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The Crises That Have Come With Urbanization
THE CRISES THAT HAVE COME WITH URBANIZATION One of the defining aspects of our current civilization and one of the most worrying trends of modernity is our urbanization as a species. When we take the long view of human history, it becomes obvious that for 99% of our history, we have been a rural people, […]
The Complete Guide to Growing Potatoes
The Complete Guide to Growing Potatoes Potatoes need slightly acidic soil, a lot of sunlight and a lot of water to thrive in your garden. The plants are annuals usually grown in zones 1 through 7. Along with growing potatoes in the ground, outdoors, many gardeners are able to successfully grow a crop of potatoes in […]
How Does Your Local Food Grow?
HOW DOES YOUR LOCAL FOOD GROW? CAN WE BUILD A LOCAL FOOD WEB INSTEAD OF A GLOBAL AGRI-CHAIN? Wayne Roberts looks at all the ways local food webs are already growing, ready to become the Next Big Thing in creative disruption. Several weeks ago, I went to and wrote about an exciting international conference in Montpelier, France, on […]
Designing a Lifestyle, Not Just a Garden
DESIGNING A LIFESTYLE, NOT JUST A GARDEN Implementing a permaculture design is much more than building a garden. It’s also more than a house that utilizes passive solar energy or barrels to catch rooftop runoff. While these things often are incorporated into permaculture plans, the practice itself is getting at something much deeper. It’s redesigning […]
What to Do to Prepare for Financial Collapse: “Get Out of Debt. Store. Prep. Cash. Gold.”
What to Do to Prepare for Financial Collapse: “Get Out of Debt. Store. Prep. Cash. Gold.” Prepare by balancing debt. Before you max out your credit cards on top notch gear, make sure you can survive the economic conditions that are coming. Mass unemployment. Loss of income. Heavy dependence on assistance. And the biggest strain […]
Learn Exactly How to Grow 25 Vegetable Garden Favorites for Maximum Harvests
Learn Exactly How to Grow 25 Vegetable Garden Favorites for Maximum Harvests Finally….the week we’ve all been itching for. At least where I live, it’s planting time! Did you ever wonder exactly how to grow specific vegetables in your garden for the biggest, healthiest harvests? I’ve spent the past few weeks pouring over my gardening books and scouring […]
DIY Aquaponic PVC Garden
DIY AQUAPONIC PVC GARDEN Do you like fish? How about gardening? If you said yes to both of these questions, you’ll definitely love this project! The Aquaponic PVC Garden is powered by water pumps that push water up from a fish tank, up a higher pipe where the plants are, and lets gravity do its […]
Investing in Soil Health, One Piece of Land at a Time
Jim Baird in a field of organic vetch in the Columbia River Basin Investing in Soil Health, One Piece of Land at a Time Three years ago, in collaboration with a group of farmers and investors, my spouse and I formed an LLC called Living Lands. Together we wrote our purpose and articles of incorporation […]
Dirt Cheap: The Best Frugal Gardening Ideas on the Internet
Dirt Cheap: The Best Frugal Gardening Ideas on the Internet With the price of healthful groceries going no place but up, lots of thrifty folks are starting a garden to save money on their bills this year. But what about the money to start a garden? It can be a very expensive undertaking, especially if […]
Beyond Honeybees: Pollinator-Friendly Farming for the Future
Beyond Honeybees: Pollinator-Friendly Farming for the Future Imagine a world without strawberries, apples, chocolate, coffee, squash, or almonds. More than three-quarters of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts we eat rely on pollinators like honeybees. The phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has raised concerns about honeybees over the last decade, and although CCD is no longer the primary worry, honeybee […]
The Future of Farming
THE FUTURE OF FARMING Timothy Gertson comes from a lineage of farmers. His grandfather, father, and three uncles currently own Gertson Farms Partnership in Lissie. Gertson and his cousin co-own their own business, G5 Farms, and have land in Fort Bend, Colorado, and Wharton counties. Agriculture is in his blood. Yet even for a man […]
Surviving In Suburbia: How One Family Turned Their Suburban Lot Into A Productive Mini-Farm
Surviving In Suburbia: How One Family Turned Their Suburban Lot Into A Productive Mini-Farm Gather together a group of preparedness minded folks and the conversation invariably turns to pulling up stakes and moving to the country to create a self-reliant home and life. But, for many, moving is not an option. Work, family, kids, health, […]
Apple crop under threat after cold snap follows early spring
Apple crop under threat after cold snap follows early spring Warm weather caused apple trees to start budding earlier than normal, and the fruits are now in danger by the cold snap that followed. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters) Apple farmers in the East worry the late-season Arctic blast could take a big bite from their budding crops. […]
Cuba’s sustainable agriculture at risk in U.S. thaw
Cuba’s sustainable agriculture at risk in U.S. thaw Organic farm, Alamar. Melanie Lukesh Reed/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND President Obama’s trip to Cuba this week accelerated the warming of U.S.-Cuban relations. Many people in both countries believe that normalizing relations will spur investment that can help Cuba develop its economy and improve life for its citizens. But in agriculture, U.S. […]
