Most people think of their yard as a place to mow, weed, and maintain. But the land around your home can do much more. The right plants in the right places can build healthy soil, capture rainwater, feed pollinators and wildlife, store carbon, and even grow food for your family. The hard part is knowing which plants belong where. That's why we're building SABZI, an ecological plant selection tool from Dandelion Foodscapes. SABZI uses climate and site data to help landown

What do you think when you hear " Community Food Forest"? Picture a forest full of fruit and vegetables, bringing communities together around one of our most essential needs: food. That's exactly what took place at Montgomery College's campus in Takoma Park, where an engaged community, caring for one another, came together to develop a food forest as a first step toward community resilience for future generations. Dandelion Foodscapes was fortunate to be involved in the initi

Why Your Workplace Should Grow the Food It Eats? Imagine walking into your office on a Monday morning. Instead of sterile fluorescent lighting and rows of gray cubicles, you pass tomato vines climbing above the conference table, herbs lining the hallway, and a living wall of leafy greens near the break room. You pick a few leaves of basil for your lunch. Your colleague harvests cherry tomatoes for a team salad. Most modern offices were designed for efficiency, not for peop

Combining Ancient Irrigation Techniques with Modern Rainwater Harvesting The concept of ollas—unglazed clay pots used for sub-surface irrigation—has been around for centuries, with roots in Northern Africa, China, and the Middle East. This ancient method has gained new attention as modern gardeners and farmers look for sustainable, water-efficient irrigation solutions. One exciting innovation that has recently caught my attention is the combination of ollas with rainwater har