How to
A how to guide
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The Oft-Forgotten Art of Growing Mulch
Mulching We know we’ve got to do. Nothing else makes quite so much sense. It drastically lessens the water needed…
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How to Build a Swale on Contour Successfully
Swales are amongst my favorite permaculture projects. Though they can be laborious, especially for a shovel and pick fellow like…
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Fermenting Beverages
It was some time ago, over a year to completely admit the extent of my procrastination, that I was working…
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Mushroom Cultivation
Mushroom cultivation is an intricate, but rewarding art. The fungal networks called mycelium need specific conditions to produce healthy mushrooms.…
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How to Grow a Seedling into a Plant
Star fruit started from seed in a yogurt pot It’s as natural as natural can be: Plants, from trees to…
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A Little Sauce on the Side: Your Guide to DIY Condiments
Homemade Condiment Collection For all of the growing and eating of fresh produce most of us do, or aspire to…
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How to Set Up and Maintain Your Own Flock of Chickens
The idea of keeping chickens at home is one that appeals to a growing number of people around the world.…
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How to Make Cider, Cider Vinegar, and Why You Should Be Doing It
Apple Cider from Above I ran into a funny story in a Michael Pollan book not long ago: The American…
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How to Make a Productive Patio
It would be great if we all had an acre or two, the time, and inclination to grow our own…
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The Magic and Mystery of Constructing a Herb Spiral and Why Every Suburban Lawn Should Have One
Herb Spiral (Panama) One of the first permaculture projects I did was building an herb spiral, and to be honest,…
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How to Grow a Medicine Cabinet
Chamomile Bunches It has crept up on us slowly, perhaps without the initial intentions of what we are now left…
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Updated – Worm Farming at Zaytuna Farm
Photos © Ingrid Pullen This update is in response to very kind and supportive readers who have read Worm farming…
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