Fungi
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Food Forests, Part 4: Humanure (black water)
Poo. We all do it. Even the smallest microbes do it. However, when you are connected to a centralised sewerage…
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Compost Teas and Extracts: Brewin’ and Bubblin’ Basics
by Rob Avis Permaculturists everywhere are crazy about their compost teas and extracts. They have turned building compost tea brewers…
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Pasture Cropping: an Integrated Approach to Grain and Pasture Production
Harvesting oats as green native perennial pasture grows up between the cereal rows (Seis, 2006) Pasture cropping is a farmer-initiated…
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Background on Our ‘How to Make Your Own Natural Fertiliser’ Soil Science Course
Paul Taylor, the main teacher of our ‘How to Make Your Own Natural Fertilizer’ biological soil science course, is the…
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Maya Mountain Research Farm Update: Pigs and Biochar
Maya Mountain Research Farm (MMRF) is a small NGO and working farm located in southern Belize. The farm has about…
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Our Backyard Soil Sample – The Results Are In!
Four years ago Now A few weeks ago we had our amazing interns prepare a soil sample to be sent…
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Soil Microbes Help Save Plant-growing Input Costs (Video)
by Doug Weatherbee Learn how beneficial soil microbes can provide soluble nutrients and plant disease suppression to your farm or…
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APC11 Presentation: Albert Bates on Biochar (Video)
Albert Bates talks about biochar at APC11 (Turangi, New Zealand) Photo © Craig Mackintosh I’m personally unsure about biochar. This…
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The Frontiers of Crop Science
by Nico Snyman: B.Sc. Agric (Agron.)Pret. Six years after we started farming in the tropics, in the upper catchment areas…
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A Recipe for a Hugelkultur Raised Bed
I’ve been wanting to do a hugelkultur bed ever since I saw an article about a village store garden where…
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The Howard-Higgins EcoSan and Waste Management System
In January 2010 Richard Higgins, founder and CEO of Well End Permaculture International, arrived at the epicentre of the Haiti…
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How to Prepare a Beneficial Microorganism Mixture
Many have heard of EM mixtures, sold worldwide with cultures of effective microorganisms, that due to their symbiotic relationships with…
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