If I were to flip you the bird left-handed, which I sometimes do to mix things up, you’d notice that my middle finger is crooked, with a bulged knuckle. Why does it look like that? Catfish noodling.

RONAN — At what was once barren soil north of Kicking Horse Reservoir, Fred Billings led an evening class on one of several new community gardens now bursting with produce. The community gardens are ...