The glory of the sweet-pea bloom is behind her, but Glenys Johnson still loves autumn, perhaps most of all. As she pulls the dry pods from her spent vines and opens them to remove the seeds, she knows ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

“You can tell it’s spring,” says Ramona Markalunas, “because the sweet pea seeds are ready.” Over 1,100 packets of seeds, in fact. And they’re now available, free of charge, at The Aspen Times’ office ...