My lone experience in urban archaeology came about five years ago, when I decided to carve out a garden in the decrepit backyard of my Brooklyn apartment building. The yield: batteries, crack vials, ...

If you spend any time gardening, you probably understand what I mean when I say it feels good — despite the lifting, sweating and straining involved. Yes, exercise is good for our bodies, but there’s ...

There’s a primal satisfaction to the act of digging into the earth. It begins with the firm, cool resistance of the topsoil, a dense layer yielding slowly to the purposeful push of fingers or the ...