Soil Biology
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Keyline Plowing with Compost Tea Application
Part I: Introduction Employing the methods developed by P.A. Yeomans, keyline pattern plowing is a proven component in the job…
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Six Ways to Save the Planet with Mushrooms – Paul Stamets
No, we’re not talking about your average portobello mushroom here, found on pizzas the world over. The topic of this…
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Phosphorus Matters II – Keeping Phosphorus on Farms
Editor’s Prelude: Peak Phosphorus barely registers alongside it’s more gregarious, attention-getting bigger brother, Peak Oil. Yet, the implications are even…
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Wonder Weeds
PIJ #63, June-Aug 1997 by Linda Woodrow How to harvest weeds for their best nutrients Sometimes gardening seems to me…
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Greening the Desert Project Outcomes Profiled
Most readers will be familiar with the awesome, seemingly miraculous work Geoff and Nadia Lawton accomplished with the ‘Greening the…
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Nitrogen Fixing Trees – The Multipurpose Pioneers
The myths about the wonders of nitrogen fixing trees are many. Craig Elevitch (see bio at bottom) and Kim Wilkinson…
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Humanure Handbook – Free Download
With chapters like ‘Crap Happens’, ‘Deep Shit’ and ‘A Day in the Life of a Turd’, this is sure to…
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Soil – Our Financial Institution
Soil — the substance you walk on, build on, and live from — provides your food, clothing, and even the…
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Greening the Desert
We've uploaded our famous Greening the Desert flash movie to YouTube after converting it to a Quicktime movie. Click thru…
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Compost miracles
Excerpted from the Humanure Handbook by Joe Jenkins. Compost microorganisms not only convert organic material into humus, but they also…
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