Northern Bayberry for Permaculture Income
Northern Bayberry for Permaculture Income
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Botany for Everyone
Aside from the bean growing experiments in primary school and the occasional plant part identification ditto sheet, many of us have not had any formal botanical education in botany.
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For your inspiration: Sabarmatee
A woman and her father gathered their know-how, investments and time, and turned 90 acres into a lush edible forest. Here’s their story. “Every expert…
Tales from the Underground: types of root vegetables to grow
How many types of root vegetables do you grow?
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How to grow garlic
tips and tricks for growing gorgeous organic garlic
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How to build organic garden soil
Learn from my example how to build organic garden soil.
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Plants as friends and family members
Reclaiming our sense of belonging. By Luiza Oliveira Looking at the many roots from my multi-racial family, I realized that most of my family background…
Buddhist Meditation and Regenerative Culture
By Dido Dunlop Our hearts and outer world grow hearty together To restore Mother Nature, and grow tomatoes in our cities, we must redesign our inner…
Growing vegetables from Seed
5 tips for growing vegetables from seed successfully
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It’s not enough to be an environmentalist. We must be anti-racist environmentalists.
Racism and climate change are linked in many ways. We must be anti-racist environmentalists.
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Gardening Diversity in Our Lives and Our Communities
Gardening diversity is essential for balance and harmony, as is diversity in our lives.
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The life of a stinging nettle in a permaculture garden
Stinging nettle plays an important part in permaculture.
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Celtic Wisdom and Regenerative Culture — After Corona Virus
We can use celtic wisdom and regenerative culture to deepen our connection with the Earth
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In-Situ Composting in Your Garden
In-Situ composting. Why you need it & how to do it right.
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To Bamboo or Not to Bamboo, and is there such a thing as non-spreading bamboo?
By Heather Jo Flores I recently received an interesting question from a reader,and it seemed like a great topic for this month’s column. She writes:“I…
Finding Permaculture in Iran
Despite what Western media commonly reports, there is permaculture in Iran.
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Quarantine is my Refining Fire
There’s no time like the present to deal with put-off problems. By Kali Morgan It’s ironic that coronavirus showed its ugly face right at the…
12 Plants to Grow When Gardening with Children
By Heather Jo Flores By no means an exhaustive selection of great plants for gardening with children, the following twelve plants can all be direct-sown,…
Ten Medicinal Flowers that I always plant in every garden
By Heather Jo Flores I am primarily a food gardener, but there are a handful of flowering medicinal plants that I always include in my…
The Small Beauties and The Universe of Wonders
By Luiza Oliveira By the Spontaneously Creative Plants and a Human Hello, Little Flower. Hello, “Giant” Person. I didn’t see you here a few days ago.…
What is permaculture, and what is not permaculture?
First of all, permaculture isn’t a gardening technique. It’s a design system. That system can and should include plants and other living beings but no garden, by itself, can be a permaculture design unless it connects to the rest of the system (water, energy, waste, built environment, etc.)
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Front Yard Gardens: Rules for Growing Food Out Front
So you want to turn your lawn into a front yard garden? Here’s how to stay friends with the neighbors.
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10 Benefits of having a greenhouse
they’re easier to build than you might think By Heather Jo Flores Ten reasons to build a greenhouse: Start seeds early (and late!) Many seeds need…
What do weeds indicate about your soil?
By Heather Jo Flores What Weeds Indicate About the Condition of Your Soil “Weeds are weeds only from our human egotistical point of view, because they…