Food
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Vanilla Cultivation: A Practical Guide for the Tropical Homestead
The vanilla orchid (Vanilla planifolia) is one of the world’s most interesting plants. Of the nearly 35,000 species of orchid,…
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The Herbs of Zaytuna Farm – Rosemary
Welcome to Zaytuna Farm. To get here you turned off the highway and drove through rolling hills, covered with macadamia…
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Two Diffrent kinds of healthcare – Part 2
READ PART 1 here How did we become dependent on the doctor visit and the prescription? What happened to…
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Cooking Against Capitalism: Oaxaca’s Traditional Kitchens
After an earthquake in late 2017 destroyed their outdoor kitchens, Tehuantepec locals opted to rebuild themselves rather than relying on…
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Growing Grains at the Home-Scale Farm
I dream of growing grains, of being so far down the line in establishing a kitchen garden, a vegetable garden,…
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Humanure part 1: Why should we give a crap?
Permaculture is not just about garden design. Even if you don’t have land or access to land, looking at life…
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7 Ways to Use the Humble Choko Vine
Its spring time in Australia, and our area in Far North Queensland has gratefully received a decent fall of rain.…
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Backyard chickens, and the interconnectedness of all things. Part 3
This article is Part 3 of a Series that is mostly about chickens. It’s not a how-to-care-for-chickens article, but a…
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Horseradish: Why I Should Try It Again
Earlier this year, in the spring, I was able to acquire a handful of horseradish roots to plant in a…
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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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Flexitarianism
DISCLAIMER: These are my thoughts and experiences on what can be a deeply cultural, charged and personal topic: diet. There…
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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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