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Raising Shiitake Mushrooms: An Inexpensive Delicacy
The Chinese have been using shiitake mushrooms as a nutritional and medicinal food for over 6,000 years. One of the…
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Astonishing Arugula
The appetizing annual Arugula (Eruca sativa) is also commonly known as rocket salad or sometimes called colewort, garden rocket, gharghir,…
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The Importance of Microclimates to Landscape Design
The climate you live in largely determines what you can grow and when you can grow it. Most of us…
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Charcoal: The New Health Hype
When you think of charcoal, you might think of a barbecue or the stigma of air pollution associated with industrial…
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Terra Preta in the Amazon
Most people believe that the Amazon Rainforest is nothing but a virgin paradise of untouched wilderness. Recent studies have shown,…
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Loose-Leaf Lettuce
Just as its name implies, Loose-leaf or simply Leaf lettuce doesn’t produce a head like Crispheads. Instead, it grows leaves…
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Urban Homesteading: How to Get Started
Every year we hear about the damage that humanity is doing to the planet. Global warming and pollution are constant…
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Can a Healthy Diet Help Our Earth?
The United States Department of Agriculture provides “leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based…
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Rainwater Catchment Systems
Of the many problems that our civilization faces, one of the most worrying problems is water scarcity. Without a safe…
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Chicken Tractors for Sustainable Poultry
Chickens have long been some of the most widely raised “farm” animals. While chickens have been valued for providing an…
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Permaculture as Philosophy: How to Apply ‘Turning Problems into Solutions’ in Real Life
Many people who use permaculture find it can be helpful not only in producing actual effective results from the systems…
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IPC India 2017: The Melting Pot
India. It’s not just a country or a word; it’s an intricate illustration. A canvas that’s as diverse and distinct…
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