Compost
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The Wonderful Multi-Purpose Comfrey Plant
Comfrey (Symphytum spp.) has been cultivated and valued by many cultures for almost 2500 years. A native to Europe and…
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How to Establish a Small Space Intensive Food Garden
Editor’s Note: This post is a good reminder to ensure you take good before, during and after photos as you…
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The Art and Science of Making a Hugelkultur Bed – Transforming Woody Debris into a Garden Resource
Wooden debris will decompose faster, (and be transformed into a resource) when hugelkultur techniques are employed. Used for centuries in…
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A ‘New’ Discovery – Soluble Nitrogen Destroys Soil Carbon
How many times must we ‘discover’ something we’ve discovered before – particularly when our lives and our futures depend on…
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Soil Carbon – Can it Save Agriculture’s Bacon?
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Darren Doherty of ReGenAg for sourcing and getting permission to run this. by Christine Jones, PhD…
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Municipal Waste Compost Agreement Signed with Local Council in Far North Queensland
Close to nine months ago, a group of passionate young Far North locals decided to approach their local council with…
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Measuring Soil Carbon Change
Measuring Soil Carbon Change 2mb PDF Thanks to Darren Doherty for the head’s up on this new draft document from…
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The Story of Soil
by Rob Avis What is the difference between soil and dirt? Soil is alive. Dirt is dead. A single teaspoon…
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Compost Heated Hot Water in Canberra
Leigh Blackall has set up a compost water heating system after being inspired by a series of Youtube videos including…
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Great Soil Biology – The Silver Bullet
When you put the Permaculture lens on and look at where our food comes from there are hundreds of dead…
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Urban Worm Farm Solution – Step by Step Setup
After discovering our family compost bin was in a dangerously anaerobic state I decided a worm farm would be a…
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Regeneration – an Earth Saving Evolution
Regeneration – an Earth Saving Evolution How biological farming builds healthier soils, healthier plants, healthier animals and certain hope in…
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