Between 30 to 40 percent of the United States’ food supply is wasted. Vermicomposting keeps that garbage out of the landfill and turns it back into food. You probably end up throwing away a lot of food after some meals. It’s okay, most of us wish we were better about food waste but it often […]
Delicious and packed with nutrition, sweet potatoes are a wonderful addition to any garden. Their ease of growth and the generous harvest they offer make them a top choice for both novice and seasoned gardeners. For those confronted with limited garden space or less-than-ideal soil conditions, cultivating sweet potatoes in soil bags presents an attractive […]
Too many of our communities, both here and around the world, are dealing with housing difficulties, food insecurity, social isolation, and other issues. Furthermore, the various consequences of the Covid epidemic and climate change are immediate and ongoing. How can we face these difficulties and help our communities prosper in an economic system that traps […]
We got inspired to build our own convection heater that can heat up our 220 square foot cabin while only burning oil candles. We are using oil with ten candle wicks which will remain burning at the same height even if the oil container runs low. We used JB weld to join all of the […]
After discovering the Soil Food Web Approach (Nature’s Soil Operating System) nearly four decades ago and pioneering research in the field, Dr. Elaine Ingham is recognized as the foremost soil biologist in the world. In this series of four presentations, Dr. Elaine Ingham presents her soil science for beginners masterclass. She covers what the soil […]
Compost worm farms transform household waste into a resource, a very valuable resource, a nutrient-rich fertilizer (liquid and solid) while also closing the loop on food waste cycles in households. Compost worms are a great way to make your own fertilizer for organic gardening, and they are equally as good for recycling food waste at […]
Danny and Katherine built a gorgeous house made of cob – a sustainable and natural material made from sand, clay, and straw. You’d never know that a house made from such material could be so beautiful! Cob building gets its name from the Old English term for “lump,” which refers to the lumps of clay-rich […]
The single most impactful thing a gardener can do is learn about how plants work. To do that, you must learn about the soil food web of life. In this video Keith from Canadian Permaculture Legacy, attempts to cover this topic in detail, but also to keep you awake and entertained while doing so. This […]
If you’ve been curious about how a good, biologically active vermicompost is made, Zach Books guides us through the operation at Arizona Worm Farm in Phoenix, AZ. This is an excellent video that talks about not just how to make compost and raised bed mix on scale, but some of the basic necessities for starting […]
In 2007, Ole and Maitri Ersson bought the rundown Cabana apartment complex in the city and immediately began to de-pave parking spaces to make space for what today is a huge permaculture coliving space and urban food forest. Today, the Kailash Ecovillage has 55 residents who all help farm where there was once pavement, grass, […]
Living the Change is a free full feature-length documentary first released in 2018 that explores solutions to the global crises we face today – solutions any one of us can be part of – through the inspiring stories of people pioneering change in their own lives and in their communities in order to live in […]