Soil
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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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Invasive Thoughts: A Battle with Conscientious Consciousness
I did a lot of research. I hummed and hawed, danced around the issue, came up with a veritable pros…
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How to Green the Desert: Europe’s Heatwave and some Holistic Suggestions
In the Northern Hemisphere, the balance of light is turning ever more towards darkness as we approach the Autumn Equinox.…
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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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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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Straw Bale Gardens
What do straw, paint brushes and the human blood circularity system have in common? The answer is capillaries, very narrow,…
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What to do with bad soil
After watching the sun set and the full moon rise atop my neighbour Sergey’s hill which overlooks the entire eco-village,…
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Understanding Biological Farming: A simplified understanding of ‘compost tea’ a plant and soil probiotic
In ideal soil ecosystems, we would have dramatically different soil and certainly a dramatically different level of ‘made made’ toxins.…
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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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Principles for Designing a Holistic Food System
Most people have an unconscious feeling that we can´t continue down the path we´re currently on. The supposed abundance witnessed…
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No-Till Farming for Healthier Soil and Lifestyles
Masanobu Fukuoka, the late Japanese farmer, developed a unique farming system he called “Natural Farming.” Trying to replicate what he…
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Soil Erosion and Its Monetary Cost
The modernized food industry has pushed farming practices to the back burner in the eyes of consumers. Still, the majority…
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