Fungi
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A Computer Geek Starts a Garden, Part II – We Are Chlorophyll Managers
Last night I ate a couple of dozen cherry tomatoes from my just-getting-started garden. A little pepper and salt and…
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Humus – the Essential Ingredient (TEDx video)
Learn all about Humus, the layer of soil essential for healthy food production which is being gradually depleted by unsustainable…
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Soils and Forestry Presentation (video)
by Paul Wheaton Mark Vander Meer gives a presentation on soil science as it relates to forestry. I was presenting…
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Oyster Mushroom Production: Prosperity and Problems for a Small NGO in Tanzania
The desire for sustainable projects for non-government organisations and the need of reliable sources of income for small scale farmers…
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How to Grow Your Own Oyster Mushrooms on Straw
by Dr Samuel Alexander, co-director of the Simplicity Institute and a lecturer with the Office for Environmental Programs, University of…
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Grow Gigantic Vegetables By Harnessing the Soil Food Web
This is a very cool video on fungal dominated humus and enormous vegetables. Besides a humungous pumpkin, you’ll also get…
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A Victory Garden’s First Year in Six Slide Shows (North Carolina, USA)
November 2010-November 2011 went by quickly with a lot of hard labor double digging our compacted clay to see us…
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Adventures in Hugelkultur in Australia
A while back, the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia presented an article on hugelkultur raised beds (see also here and…
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