This homestead will surely inspire your dreams! Talk about an ideal place for growing our favorite tropical foods & temperate veggies (thanks to the incredible climate)! We were so impressed with this site during the last trip that we had to come back to see the latest updates to this open-air home & impressive tropical […]
Should you use landscape fabric? What causes it to fail? Are there any alternatives to a synthetic weed barrier? What should be considered as a long term solution? Landscape or weed fabrics create an impassible barrier that stops the upwards growth of plants from underneath. For this barrier to work properly though, an application of […]
We would only fall short on describing just how incredible of an operation this brilliant homeowner has created to feed not only his own family, but also those who come to visit. You just have to witness it for yourself! In this special feature, you will find a whole range of permaculture techniques & some […]
Forests are ecosystems with a diversity of plants, animals, and fungi. They were designed by nature to have perfect balance. A food forest is a version of this in which the different, balanced components produce food. When we understand how nature creates its ecosystem, we can model that with productive species to produce food sustainably, […]
There’s nothing that will ruin your pool party or barbecue faster than uninvited guests. We’re talking about the flying, leaping, crawling, and creeping kind whose bite is worse than its buzz. Mosquitoes are a top offender. Their bites can leave you with more than just annoying, itchy bumps. Mosquitoes are the deadliest creatures on earth, […]
In this video John from Growing Your Greens takes you to West Knight Worms in Moca, Puerto Rico to show you how you can grow worms in your basement and make $60,000 to $100,000 by selling worm juice. In this episode, you will also learn how one man started a worm farm by building 20 […]
The short series of videos below shows one mans mission to design a unique chicken composting system. With this operation they keep 60 hens, which they’re able to keep healthy and happy and they spend almost no money to raise them. Not only do they get fresh eggs every day, they also get a ton […]
Air layering is a method of propagating new trees and shrubs from stems still attached to the parent plant. In this video you’ll be shown one of the easiest and most reliable air layer methods you will ever use to create a copy of a fruit tree. It clones your tree effectively (produces a true to […]
In this video John from Growing Your Greens shares with you the one fertilizer he added to some of his pepper plants in his garden that doubled his harvest. You will discover how John determined which soil amendment he added to his garden that made a huge difference in yield. You will learn some of […]
For most of the year the soil in Jackson, Wyoming is iced over and the town’s produce is trucked in. Nona Yehia and Penny McBride wanted to bring fresh vegetables to the ski town, but given the scarcity of available land (97% of county land is protected), they turned a tiny vacant lot next to […]