Don’t purchase that expensive piece of equipment, borrow it! The Minnesota Tool Library may have what you need, without breaking the bank. Plus, it’s more sustainable. Check out the tool library’s extensive inventory of tools and classes on how to use them.

You don’t need to pull all your grass and weeds by hand to clear space for a garden. Follow these simple steps for solarizing your lawn from the University of Minnesota Extension. All you need is a relaxed attitude and time.

Before we even start talking about pests, let’s be clear: Most bugs are good bugs, and trying to keep your vegetable garden bug-free is not only an exercise in futility, it’s not good for the food you are going to eat or the planet. One way to keep destructive pests at bay is to plant…