Lesson from a House Sparrow At Urban Roots we often find house sparrows in the chicken coop, taking bits of chicken scratch or perching on the chicken wire. Surely the house sparrow does not understand everything about chicken life, like dust baths and kicking yard scraps around the coop. Still, the sparrows respect the chickens. They gather in the coop, sometimes a dozen at a time, to sing, play, and bask in the sun. They are brave little birds, unfazed by their much larger cousins. The...

I’ve made this blog post to appreciate a gem of a plant, the radish. They’re an adorable vegetable and deserve more attention.