#285: Restoring Nature with Rhonda & Lisa (Bug Talk)

Field and Garden with Lisa Mason Ziegler

Join Rhonda Graves and Lisa for another episode of Bug Talk! Today, they expand into the broader topic of restoring the natural order on your farm or in your garden: the benefits, the methods, and the rewards. They share all of their favorite resources for learning more about what YOU can do to improve the natural conditions in your space.

Recommended Reading

Vegetables Love Flowers

Bringing Nature Home

Good Garden Bugs

The Life Cycle of Butterflies

The Secret Lives of Backyard Bugs

Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden

Good Bug Bad Bug

Other Resources

Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)

Start A New Habitat: Homegrown National Park

Identify Bugs: iNaturalist phone app

Identify Birds by their call: Merlin phone app

Other Bug Talk Podcast Episodes:

Japanese Beetles

Bug Talk with Nancy Lawson, The Humane Gardener

What Happens to Bugs in Winter?

Native Bees with Dr. Barb Abraham

Bug Talk with Author Jessica Walliser

Bug Talk: Ants on Peonies

Bug Talk: They All Have A Purpose

Bug Talk with Lisa & Rhonda

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