Jonathon Engels
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Sep- 2018 -5 SeptemberGeneral
The Reflective Art of Garbage Collection and Deflection
The way we handle trash nowadays allows us to put it on the curb or in the dumpster and forget…
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Aug- 2018 -26 AugustGeneral
Chores by Design
When the concept of sustainability moves past buying things labeled “green” into personal action, the cold hard truth is that…
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3 AugustGeneral
7 Productive Zone-7 Plants That I Think I’m Falling For
I love discovering new, useful plants to incorporate into garden design schemes. Of course, there are a great number of…
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Jul- 2018 -27 JulyGeneral
12-Plus Methods for Keeping Challenging Weeds and Pests Out of the Garden
With organic gardening, especially at the outset, comes a few new challenges for transitioning growers. Pesticides and other chemicals…
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20 JulyGeneral
Weeds Aren’t Actually All That Bad
Weeds, many say, are but misunderstood plants, plants that have somehow fallen out of favor. Often, they are ready growers,…
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14 JulyVideos
How to Make Instant Garden Beds
A common problem when just starting a garden is dealing with the fact that we’ve not had time to condition…
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7 JulyFood Plants - Perennial
Different Methods for Propagating Fruit Trees from Cuttings, Etc.
While saving seeds is a great practice and every budding grower should be starting a personal seed bank, certain plants…
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1 JulyBuilding
How Dry Composting Toilets Work
Dry composting toilets are an efficient, cyclical way of dealing with human waste without using and/or fouling fresh water, which…
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Jun- 2018 -23 JuneBiodiversity
Ornamental Plants That Are Edible and/or Edible Plants That Are Ornamental
When I first began growing food and working with ideas of permaculture, I lived in the tropics where many edible…
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10 JuneGeneral
Planting by Schedule & Plagiarizing Instinct
With a recent transition from the wet-dry tropics to Zone 7b in temperate USA, this year’s planting schedule has been…
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Apr- 2018 -20 AprilAnimals
Is Aquaponics the Right Choice?
Aquaponics has become a quick celebrity in sustainable food production, and many beginners are interested in creating these systems. In…
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16 AprilCompost
Common Composting Problems and Solutions for the Beginning Composter
Composting is standard practice on any permaculture site. This is the case for several reasons. It creates a closed waste…
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