by Aina R Ferris, The Native Explorer Co-founder *Disclaimer: The Native Explorer team discourages foraging in private land not belonging...

by Aina Ferris, The Native Explorer co-founder Organic, pesticide-free, and non-GMO. These are just some of the benefits prompting many...

by Aina R Ferris, TNE Co-founder I was a guest speaker at the Wild Ones St. Charles Chapter winter speaker series in January 2022. The...

by Aina R Ferris, TNE Co-founder Not one contributor at The Native Explorer (TNE) will call themselves a #nativeplantexpert. Not even...

by Aina R Ferris, The Native Explorer co-founder Let's get one thing clear before we begin. Not all non-native plants fall under the...

by Aina R Ferris, The Native Explorer co-founder Grow Native! and the MO Prairie Foundation have an extensive native landscape care...

by Aina R Ferris, The Native Explorer co-founder The MO Botanical Garden has a chockfull of information on everything native plant in...

by Aina R Ferris, The Native Explorer co-founder Seafood lovers will enjoy this savory, creamy entrée accented by the lemony fragrance...

by Pam Hanson, The Native Explorer contributor Garden Phlox - Phlox paniculata. This is one of my favorite flowers. It started blooming...

by MaryAnn Fink, The Native Explorer post contributor, Horticulture Specialist, and Community Program Advisor WHoooo doesn't love Gray...

Recipe courtesy of Nadia Navarrete-Tindall, PhD Fall is the season for harvesting native #Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana). The American...

Writer's Note: "The Path to Human Extinction" published on April 9, 2020 precedes this material. On March 11, 2021 the TV played its...

It's been a few years since the founding of The Native Explorer. Hundreds of followers and thousands of "likes" and "shares" later, we...

We are a species of fools. We have beguiled ourselves with the notion that humans were at the pinnacle of the food chain; that our...

Have you ever heard of the term, "Shade Coffee"? Read on and learn something new to share over a cup of your favorite brew.

I'm a mom of youngsters who are rapidly discovering the joys of multiple after-school activities. I work in an industry notorious for...

Hello, stranger. Hopefully we won't be strangers for long since I'll be opening up about my husband and myself. Just so we’re clear:...