The Monarch Butterfly counts are down, and I can verify that based on what I am experiencing in my garden. On July 18th, the number of...

The Milkweed came up right on time, and the first Monarch explored my yard mid-May. It was a promising beginning and lived up to its...

Every year is a little different. Last year, we had a cold snap that slowed the Monarch migration down. This year, the first Monarch...

The butterflies arrive later each year and there are not as many of them. I see noticeable decline since I started raising Monarch...

This was the summer of the human virus pandemic: COVID-19. It was also the summer of the Monarch Butterfly pandemic of the Black Death:...

The Squash Borer is alive and well in my organic garden. And challenges my determination to avoid harsh chemicals that will endanger...

This was my banner year! I raised and released 79 Monarch Butterflies. The butterflies were late arriving. The Spring was cold and rainy...

The Monarch Butterflies have a memory of where the Milkweed patches are. The first butterflies appeared Mid-May. One female looked like...

A year of experience behind me, I was ready to make Summer of 2017 a banner year. The first caterpillars appeared in early June. I raised...

Year One Raising Monarch Butterflies The plight of the Monarch Butterfly came front and center for me when I read a report that tracked...

Here it is. This is why the pollinators are disappearing. This is destroying the natural balance of our ecosystems. I took a walk to a...

It took me a while to understand this. Each year, I see fewer and fewer birds, bees and butterflies in my garden. What was wrong? To be...