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Nature’s Original Toothbrush
Photo by vadim kaipov on Unsplash Nature’s Original Toothbrush Researching the topic of homemade toothpastes recently, I began to wonder what people did before there were plastic toothbrushes. Turns out that we’ve been cleaning our teeth since probably before we walked upright on two legs. In this article, I’ll share what I’ve recently learned about how it was done (and […]
Permaculture design for Stephan Schrotter at Cairo Montenotte, Italy
The House Permaculture design for Stephan Schrotter at Cairo Montenotte, Italy This article is in three parts. The entire series will take us through a Permaculture Design Project at a property in Italy. Firstly we will look at how the project was observed, then the analysis that was undertaken before starting the design. Holistic Goal […]
Are Small-Scale Farms the Key to Feeding the World?
Image by Zen Chung (pexels) Are Small-Scale Farms the Key to Feeding the World? In the United States, agricultural production has been shifting to larger farms for many years. The demand for cheaper food and lower production costs has turned fertile fields and small operations into industrial plots and factory farms. Today, these large-scale operations […]
Zero Input Agriculture
Zero Input Agriculture On Tuesday afternoon, 24th November, Evita and I ventured to meet Shane at his 40 acres near Pomona. I first heard Shane on an Abundant Edge podcast in July 2020. It was his first podcast and it was incredible to hear him talk about growing food without using inputs such as irrigation, fertiliser, and imported […]
Frost in the Garden
Image by atrix9 from Pixabay Frost in the Garden Plants That Love It, Protecting Plants That Don’t It seems many a gardener spends the winter locked up inside, hiding from the chilly weather, darning socks in front of the cookstove, the gardens tucked in with mulch and awaiting the spring. But, that’s no way to be when there […]
How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Certified Wildlife Habitat
How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Certified Wildlife Habitat Climate change continues to alter the planet and make it less suitable for sustaining life. Animals have felt this effect more than anyone else. As people look for new locations to build safer, more weather-proof cities, wildlife species have retreated to the minimal spaces still […]
Different types of biogas systems
Different types of biogas systems In our three part series we have examined the use of biogas to reduce emissions and drawdown carbon as a tool to address climate change. We looked at some of the factors that make biogas suitable and some of the limitations that might make biogas less than optimal for a […]
People power: everyday Australians are building their own renewables projects, and you can too
People power: everyday Australians are building their own renewables projects, and you can too In the town of Goulburn in southern New South Wales, an energy revolution is brewing. The community has come together to build its own 4,000-panel solar farm – everyday citizens are invited to buy shares in the venture and reap the rewards. Goulburn […]
Ancient Gardens of the North America
“Milpa seca” by Carlos_Citalan is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 on flickr Ancient Gardens of the North America Native Americans, like many other ancient civilisations, were clued in on the inner-workings of nature. They found ways to harmonise with it, taking advantage of biological cycles and utilising astute observation to make abundance seem almost fortuitous. But, it wasn’t […]
Edible Weeds on Farms
Edible Weeds on Farms A Free E-book The word “weed” has negative connotations to many people. As such, some humans go about disturbing the landscape, poisoning and removing what they perceive to be valueless plants, a nuisance, a pest. In some cases (if not many) these actions are carried out without fully understanding the true […]
Why Permaculture?
Image by author Why Permaculture? It’s been several years since I first stumbled upon permaculture, and several years minus a couple of months since I started doing my best to practice it. Many people have a similar story, and my guess is, like me, they’ve been asked dozens, possibly hundreds, of times what permaculture is. But, it’s […]
The Importance and Complexity of Community
The Importance and Complexity of Community Image by John Hain from Pixabay I deeply believe that people are the only critical resource needed by people. We ourselves, if we organise our talents, are sufficient to each other. What is more, we will either survive together or none of us will survive. –Bill Mollison, from Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual […]
Easy Ways to Increase the Available Minerals in Your Food
Image by author Kate Martignier Easy Ways to Increase the Available Minerals in Your Food Assuming you’re eating the healthiest plant foods, grown in the healthiest soils, that you can find or afford, what else can you do to increase your mineral intake without using pills? In the first article in this series we discussed the relative […]
My Permaculture Design Mistakes
Photos Courtesy of Emma Gallagher My Permaculture Design Mistakes Wrong Turns in the Right Direction Like anyone, I find it much more inspiring to talk about gardening and building successes. That rhubarb we planted last year has gone nuts! Emma and I have probably foraged 15 kilos of chanterelle mushrooms so far this summer, so […]
Weeds: Real Nutrition, For Free
Dandelion leaves are extremely nutrient-rich, accumulating over 400% more calcium and zinc than the average plant. Weeds: Real Nutrition, For Free If you’re walking over chickweed and dandelion in your lawn or ignoring a nettle patch by the garden wall as you hop in the car and drive to the grocery store and pharmacy, you’re […]
