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Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation: Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation
What would it take to grow mushrooms in space? How can mushroom cultivation help us manage, or at least make use of, invasive species such as kudzu and water hyacinth and thereby reduce dependence on herbicides? Is it possible to develop a low-cost and easy-to-implement mushroom-growing kit that would provide high-quality edible protein and bioremediation…;
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What would it take to grow mushrooms in space? How can mushroom cultivation help us manage, or at least make use of, invasive species such as kudzu and water hyacinth and thereby reduce dependence on herbicides? Is it possible to develop a low-cost and easy-to-implement mushroom-growing kit that would provide high-quality edible protein and bioremediation in the wake of a natural disaster? How can we advance our understanding of morel cultivation so that growers stand a better chance of success?
For more than twenty years, mycology expert Tradd Cotter has been pondering these questions and conducting trials in search of the answers. In Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation, Cotter not only offers readers an in-depth exploration of best organic mushroom cultivation practices; he shares the results of his groundbreaking research and offers myriad ways to apply your cultivation skills and further incorporate mushrooms into your life―whether your goal is to help your community clean up industrial pollution or simply to settle down at the end of the day with a cold Reishi-infused homebrew ale.
The book first guides readers through an in-depth exploration of indoor and outdoor cultivation. Covered skills range from integrating wood-chip beds spawned with king stropharia into your garden and building a “trenched raft” of hardwood logs plugged with shiitake spawn to producing oysters indoors on spent coffee grounds in a 4×4 space or on pasteurized sawdust in vertical plastic columns. For those who aspire to the self-sufficiency gained by generating and expanding spawn rather than purchasing it, Cotter offers in-depth coverage of lab techniques, including low-cost alternatives that make use of existing infrastructure and materials.
Cotter also reports his groundbreaking research cultivating morels both indoors and out, “training” mycelium to respond to specific contaminants, and perpetuating spawn on cardboard without the use of electricity. Readers will discover information on making tinctures, powders, and mushroom-infused honey; making an antibacterial mushroom cutting board; and growing mushrooms on your old denim jeans.
Geared toward readers who want to grow mushrooms without the use of pesticides, Cotter takes “organic” one step further by introducing an entirely new way of thinking―one that looks at the potential to grow mushrooms on just about anything, just about anywhere, and by anyone.
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Permaculture Paradise: Alex Ojeda’s Fertile Back Yard!
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Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living
The urban homesteading movement is spreading rapidly across the nation. Urban Homesteading is the perfect “back-to-the-land” guide for urbanites who want to reduce their impact on the environment. Full of practical information, as well as inspiring stories from people already living the urban homesteading life, this colorful guide is an approachable guide to learning to…;
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The urban homesteading movement is spreading rapidly across the nation. Urban Homesteading is the perfect “back-to-the-land” guide for urbanites who want to reduce their impact on the environment. Full of practical information, as well as inspiring stories from people already living the urban homesteading life, this colorful guide is an approachable guide to learning to live more ecologically in the city. The book embraces the core concepts of localization (providing our basic needs close to where we live), self-reliance (re-learning that food comes from the ground, not the grocery store; learning to do things ourselves), and sustainability (giving back at least as much as we take). Readers will find concise how-to information that they can immediately set into practice, from making solar cookers to growing tomatoes in a barrel to raising chickens in small spaces to maintaining mental serenity in the fast-paced city environment. Full of beautiful full-color photographs and illustrations, and plenty of step-by-step instructions, this is a must-have handbook for city folk with a passion for the simple life.
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Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southwest (Regional Vegetable Gardening Series)
There is nothing more regionally specific than vegetable gardening—what to plant, when to plant it, and when to harvest are decisions based on climate, weather, and first frost. The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southwest, by regional expert Trisha Shirey, focuses on the unique eccentricities of the Southwest gardening calendar, which include…;
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There is nothing more regionally specific than vegetable gardening—what to plant, when to plant it, and when to harvest are decisions based on climate, weather, and first frost. The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southwest, by regional expert Trisha Shirey, focuses on the unique eccentricities of the Southwest gardening calendar, which include extreme temperatures and low rainfall. The month-by-month format makes it perfect for beginners and accessible to everyone— gardeners can start gardening the month they pick it up. Perfect for home gardeners in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, eastern California, and southern Colorado.
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Man Quits Job in Finance to Create Incredible Permaculture Property – From Finance to Farmer
Andrew Martin once worked in the finance industry in Australia, but after learning about the true state of the world as peak oil and climate change begin to take effect, he knew he had to leave that unsustainable lifestyle behind and do something useful to help heal the earth and to be more resilient in the face of change. He and his wife Beth moved to New Zealand, where they’re in the process of turning green-desert farmland into a productive and bountiful forest of food.It’s incredible to see how much they’re harvesting after just three years. Andrew researches extensively about the big interconnected issues in the realms of economy, environment and energy and offers his skills and knowledge to city and regional councils that need to build their own resilience (that would be pretty much all of them!). Find out more about Andrew’s work on his website Rethink Enterprises.
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The Naturally Bug-Free Garden: Controlling Pest Insects Without Chemicals (Permaculture Gardener Book 2)
No more harmful sprays in the garden!Do you want to grow beautiful, delicious fruits and vegetables without poisoning your yard with chemicals? The Naturally Bug-Free Garden shows you how to bring your garden ecosystem into balance so that beneficial insects and larger animals do the work of pest control for you.In addition to ecosystem balancing,…;
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No more harmful sprays in the garden!
Do you want to grow beautiful, delicious fruits and vegetables without poisoning your yard with chemicals? The Naturally Bug-Free Garden shows you how to bring your garden ecosystem into balance so that beneficial insects and larger animals do the work of pest control for you.
In addition to ecosystem balancing, the book includes hands-on pest-control techniques such as succession planting, choosing resistant plant varieties, and shielding plants with row covers. Paying attention to the nutritional needs of your vegetables can also deter pests, and the remaining insects are simple to hand-pick.
Hess’s newest book sums up seven years of experience growing all of her family’s vegetables. With the help of this photo-rich text, your garden can also be naturally bug-free.
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Container: Herb Gardening, Made Easy: How To, Grow Fresh Herbs, At Home, In Pots (Beginners, Guide, Green House Plan, Medicinal, Homegrown Use, Natural … Tiny House, Backyard Farming Book 5)
Amazon best sellerHerbs are the spice of life. They can turn an ordinary meal into a mouth-watering feast. As much as we love to cook with herbs, we often don’t buy all the herbs we’d like because of their high cost. But there is a solution–Dr. John Stone and his new book Container Herb Gardening…;
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Herbs are the spice of life. They can turn an ordinary meal into a mouth-watering feast. As much as we love to cook with herbs, we often don’t buy all the herbs we’d like because of their high cost. But there is a solution–Dr. John Stone and his new book Container Herb Gardening Made Easy, the ultimate go-to guide for container herb gardening. From knowing the benefits of growing your own herbs (and there are many!) to the actual process of creating your container herb garden, Dr. Stone’s concise and easy to follow blueprint is the answer to all your container gardening prayers, this guide even includes plans on how you can quickly make your own greenhouse with very little time or expense. Get your copy today and let the leading expert in container herb gardening guide you into a plentiful harvest of herbs.
Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn…
- The Benefits Of Growing Your Own Herbs
- The Basics Of Growing Herbs In Containers
- Useful Tools
- The Potting Soil
- Selecting The Right Container
- Watering Container Herbs
- How To Grow Herbs Indoors
- Eleven Herbs You Can Grow In containers
- How To Make Your Own Miniature Green House At Very Little Cost
- Much, much more!
Readers say…….
“Gardening is one of my passions. I have found this book to be full of practical advice for starting an herb garden. Dried herbs simply don’t compare to growing and having your own, fresh herbs available. Maintaining your own garden gives you such a feeling of tranquility. This book is full of practical advice and makes an emerging gardener feel as though they can tackle this project. I’ve always had problems keeping my herbs alive, watering too much or too little or having the wrong soil mix. Many different common herbs are addressed and information is given in a clear format as to the care and handling of them all.
I highly recommend this book to any gardener looking to start an herb garden!!!!”…….Julie Armat.
“Having Herbs on hand and in easy reach all the time is great. The knowledge of knowing what each herb likes and dislikes (light, water, etc.) helps get every thing off to a good start. I will be going back to this book many times”…….Frannie Vice
“This very short book makes growing container herbs seem so easy. It wasn’t time consuming but packed alot of information in a small space. Kinda like a container herb garden. I didn’t realize some are perennials, so I can count on them to regrow every season. This very concise book made me feel like this is something I could do”……………..anne
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Organic Pest Control: The Practical Guide: How To Naturally Protect Your Home, Garden & Food from Pests & Pesticides (Bug Free, Homesteading, Pesticide … Pesticide Application, Pesticide Book)
Over 6300 Downloads To Date And An Amazon Best Seller In The Organic Pest Control NicheAnnoying household pests don’t have to take up space in your abode. Inside the pages of this book, you will find an easy-to-read guide to expunging insects and rodents from your home for good. There are practical solutions that don’t…;
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Over 6300 Downloads To Date And An Amazon Best Seller In The Organic Pest Control Niche
Annoying household pests don’t have to take up space in your abode. Inside the pages of this book, you will find an easy-to-read guide to expunging insects and rodents from your home for good. There are practical solutions that don’t have to cost a lot of money that will rid your home of any and all of the unwanted guests. With instructions for creating natural products, you will take the control back from anything from ants to roaches and rodents. This book is full of tips and tricks for almost every pest problem. Take back your home and live comfortably again.
Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn…
- About The 12 Most Common Invasive Pests in the Home
- The Easiest Ways to Prevent Pest Infestations
- About The Best Organic Sprays to Help Control Insects
- How Naturally To Protect the Interior of Your Home from Pests
- About Beneficial Insects vs. Harmful Insects in the Garden
- How to Prevent Pests from Invading Your Garden Whilst Insuring the Safety of Your Plants
- How to Encourage Beneficial Insects to Your Garden Whilst Metering Harmful Insects
- How To Make Organic Pest Control Sprays At Home
- How To Make Other DIY Pest Control Formulas At Home
- How to Remove Pesticides from Your Non-organic Produce
- Much, Much More
Readers say…….
“Get rid of those annoying household pests with the help of this book.
Control anything using the best tips,tricks and guides to create your own natural products.
Learn how to be practical on preventing Pest Infestations”…………….Paul Cameron“I have a personal passion for gardening and organic food. Unfortunately, so do aphids! They attack my rosebushes most of all, and I have just the WORST time with cockroaches. Who knew that a simple catnip spray could keep some of these buggers away! I am so pleased with the knowledge this book has imparted to me. Thank you so much, Paul Jackson, for your easy-to-follow pest advice”…………….Rebecca Grosch
“This book is a easy-to-read guide to expunging insects and rodents from your home for good. This book also provides practical solutions that affordable methods that will rid your home of any and all of the unwanted guests. Thank you so much Paul for offering this high quality kindle book!”…………….Lavonte Martin
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Cliff of Spiral Ridge Permaculture show us his Permaculture Forest Garden (takes just 2 hours of maintenance per year). Plus, his OFF contour swales, agroforest, Pig/Goat operation and permaculture ducks!
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Fairy Gardening: Creating Your Own Magical Miniature Garden
Fairy gardens are enjoying an astonishing surge in popularity and now you can begin making your own enchanting miniature landscapes, complete with pint-sized accessories, diminutive plants, and quaint fairy figures. Gardeners Julie Bawden-Davis and Beverly Turner provide you with step-by-step instructions for creating a magical garden that will attract Thumbelina herself! Learn how to design,…;
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Fairy gardens are enjoying an astonishing surge in popularity and now you can begin making your own enchanting miniature landscapes, complete with pint-sized accessories, diminutive plants, and quaint fairy figures. Gardeners Julie Bawden-Davis and Beverly Turner provide you with step-by-step instructions for creating a magical garden that will attract Thumbelina herself!
Learn how to design, plant, accessorize, and care for your very own small corner of the world by following seven simple steps, including choosing the perfect container, planting luxurious pint-sized plants, decorating with properly scaled accessories, and telling a story through the delicate fairies you choose to inhabit your magical wonderland. Included are full-color photographs showcasing various types of fairy gardens and accessories, which are sure to inspire the designer in you! And best of all, these perennial gardens are perfect for the busy gardener, as they require less than ten minutes per week to maintain—this could be your new favorite hobby! For the inner child in us all, Fairy Gardening is sure to enchant both the novice and the experienced gardener who wishes to stir up Lilliputian flights of fancy.Skyhorse Publishing-Fairy Gardening
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Indoor Gardening & Container Vegetable Gardening Made Easy Box Set.: The Urban Gardener’s Beginner’s Pack (Organic Gardening, Urban Homesteading, Vegetable … Green House, Seed Saving, Prepper, Guide)
Two Best Sellers For The One Low Price! Indoor GardeningGardening is an activity that is good for both you and your environment; it is relaxing and leaves you with a sense of achievement. With people increasingly living in apartments and in urban areas, they often assume that a garden is not even an option for…;
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Indoor Gardening
Gardening is an activity that is good for both you and your environment; it is relaxing and leaves you with a sense of achievement. With people increasingly living in apartments and in urban areas, they often assume that a garden is not even an option for them. There’s no need to miss out on the joy and health benefits gardening brings just because you may not have an outside space. Whether you live in an urban loft, a studio apartment, or a traditional house, Indoor Gardening Made Easy will be your guide to bringing a little bit of outside, inside.
Container Vegetable Gardening Made Easy
Container vegetable garden refers to growing veggies in a container which is small in size. The container can be a pot, drum, bushel baskets, gallons or wooden boxes. Here is some of the information you’ll find in Container Vegetable Gardening Made Easy:
- The Benefits Of growing Your Own Vegetables
With the availability of a wide variety of fresh and processed vegetables these days at your local supermarket or grocer, why would you bother growing your own vegetables? Listed are ten benefits you can enjoy from growing, rather than buying, your own vegetables.
- The Basics Of Growing Vegetables In Containers
Learn what kind of pot or container you can use to grow your plants and what materials to avoid.
- Useful Tools
Included is information about the basic tools that you will need in order to make your gardening experience easier and more productive. - The Potting Soil
The most critical consideration when you’re purchasing or blending your own potting soil is to ensure that the mix is light enough to provide adequate pore space for air, water and healthy root growth. Included is a quick basic recipe for making your own potting mix. - Watering Container Vegetables
This chapter discusses ways to help you determine when you should water you plants and how much you should water them. Learn to recognize the signs that your plant is suffering from over watering or dehydration. - Fertilizing Your Crops
For container gardeners, creating a living soil, rich in humus and nutrients, is the key to growing vegetables and herbs. Here are instructions to create an organic liquid fertilizer, which can be absorbed quickly by your plants. - Growing Vegetables Indoors
There are many types of vegetables that can be grown indoors without the aid of extra lighting. Here are some of the best ways you can grow vegetables on windowsills and near natural light sources, such as glass doors and windows, and some handy hints you can implement to keep them healthy.
The aim of this eBook is to introduce you to basics and advanced container vegetable gardening. You will learn how you can grow resourceful vegetable garden in your house. Also included is a list of 10 vegetables you can easily grow in containers and information on how to quickly make your own miniature greenhouse at very little cost.
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Companion Gardening for Beginners: How to Create a Flower or Vegetable Garden Using Companion Plants (Homesteading, Backyard Gardening, Vertical Gardening Book 1)
Secret Bonus Included Inside The Book!!Get this kindle book for $2.99 only! Regular Price $4.99Read on your Mac, Pc, Tablet, Smart Phone or Kindle Device.Home gardening has never before appeared as simple and efficient than with the help of this book. This insightful and practical approach to companion gardening demonstrates how you can best achieve…;
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Read on your Mac, Pc, Tablet, Smart Phone or Kindle Device.Home gardening has never before appeared as simple and efficient than with the help of this book. This insightful and practical approach to companion gardening demonstrates how you can best achieve a happy and varied home garden through strategic planning; indeed, there are a number of plants that have proven to stimulate one another’s growth. Conversely, experience has indicated that there are other combinations of plants that inhibit one another’s health.
This text does an excellent job of outlining the different organizational principles behind companion gardening. This particular aspect is helpful in illuminating how seasoned gardeners can modify their gardening techniques so as to improve their efficiency. The organizational principles behind companion gardening include intercropping, and sequential planting. Two simple principles that acknowledge the different properties of plants and their varied maturation processes.Following this, the book moves on to help readers both select and cultivate companion plants. Indeed, it outlines just what sorts of vegetables pair well with one another, as well as the flowers and herbs that prove beneficial to the growing process. Knowing just what plants work well together—and moreover, why they pair well together—is the most substantive challenge posed to successful companion gardening. And this book helps any and all readers surmount this challenge.
Finally, this text actually walks the reader through how to implement intercropping and sequential planting. This portion of the book is incredibly helpful to readers who prefer a simplistic, pragmatic guide to gardening. With this invaluable book, readers everywhere are given a gift; namely, the gift of companion gardening. Companion gardening is an approach to gardening that mimics the processes of nature. It is an approach that takes into account how certain vegetables, plants and herbs interact. With this book, home gardeners everywhere benefit from having their plants do much of the flourishing for themselves. As such, you open up pockets of time in which to enjoy nature, your family and your garden all the more.
Here’s A Little Peek Inside The Book:
* Principles Of Companion Planting
* Widely Implemented Companion Plants
* Cultivate Some Variation Of ‘The Three Sisters’
* Pairing Flowers With Your Vegetables
* Integrating Companion Herbs In Your Garden
* Organizational Strategies For Your Companion Garden
* All that and much more…Would You Like To Know All That And Much More??
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Tomato Gardening: Tomato Container Gardening Guide for Beginners – How to Grow Home Grown Tomatoes in Small Spaces & Containers (Vegetable garden, homesteading, … garden, urban farming, organic gardening)
Learn More about Tomato Container Gardens And How to Make your Very Own!Set up a tomato container garden right in the comforts of your own home. Don’t have enough space in your garden, or even a garden at all? Then container gardens are the perfect solution. They don’t take much space and can be done…;
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Learn More about Tomato Container Gardens And How to Make your Very Own!
Set up a tomato container garden right in the comforts of your own home. Don’t have enough space in your garden, or even a garden at all? Then container gardens are the perfect solution. They don’t take much space and can be done even in households with no garden space.
This book contains information on tomato container gardens and the ways to set one up, take care of it, and other tips.
Having container gardens is a growing trend; millions of households are beginning to plant their own container gardens. It saves a lot of space, helps control pest problems, overcome soil issues, and most importantly, lets you enjoy homegrown produce fresh from your own container garden. Growing tomatoes in containers can be incredibly rewarding and satisfying.
Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn…
- Choosing a Container
- Choosing a Tomato Variety
- Setting-up the Container Garden
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Container Gardening
- Common Mistakes When Growing Tomatoes in Container
- Final Thoughts and Tips
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Gardening for Beginners: 3 in 1 Collection – Container Gardening, Greenhouse Gardening, Vertical Gardening
WANT TO LEARN THE INS AND OUTS OF GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS?Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn About Container Gardening…Getting the Containers for Your GardenCreating a Good Environment for the Container PlantsChoosing the Right Time to PlantThe Best Plants to Grow in Your Container GardenTips for Helping Your Plants to ThriveMuch, Much, More!Here Is…;
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WANT TO LEARN THE INS AND OUTS OF GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS?
Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn About Container Gardening…
Getting the Containers for Your Garden
Creating a Good Environment for the Container Plants
Choosing the Right Time to Plant
The Best Plants to Grow in Your Container Garden
Tips for Helping Your Plants to Thrive
Much, Much, More!Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn About Greenhouse Gardening…
Setting Up a Greenhouse Garden
Growing Plants in Your Greenhouse
Ways to Control the Climate in the Greenhouse
Some of the Best Planting Methods in the Greenhouse
How to Get Rid of the Pests
Much, Much, More!Here Is A Preview Of What You’ll Learn About Vertical Gardening…
Setting Up the Base You Need in Your Garden
Working on the Maintenance of Your Vertical Garden
Making Room for the Plants
Picking Out the Right Plants
Some Tips for Your Vertical Garden
Much, Much, More!
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Permaculture on the Farm: Lessons of Resilience – Women Who Farm
By Rain Parker of Eight Owls FarmsteadThere is a reason that my kale used to always grow slowly and get its best bits chewed on by aphids or caterpillars. Sure, it was in part because I don’t spray a single chemical on it to enhance its growth rate. I’d rather have holes from caterpillars than poison on my food, so I don’t fog it out to protect it from pests. That being said, these days I firmly believe that there were even more reasons for its slow growth.
I used to plant kale in straight rows all by its lonesome. I stripped it of its protective layer of ground cover when I weeded down to bare soil. I didn’t know to give it a support team of friends who all had a function to serve my kale. I didn’t know how much my annual plants would like to be nestled between established perennials, elders who hold the soil firm and strong around them while they establish their young roots. Plants like to be on contour so they can soak up all the water they desire. They need a system that is designed for them to survive and thrive… and not suffer or get sick. They need community and support too… just like we humans do.
I was a slow learner. I didn’t take a permaculture class until my fourth summer of learning to be the farmer. Even after that, it took a couple years to sink in. I just kept weeding. I kept sowing my kale all in the same straight rows. I didn’t give it any functional friends or an option of self-care. Though they say kale is so easy to grow… mine was always stunted, sad, and covered in bugs.
No more! I learned my lesson. I love you kale. I aspire to be a permaculture farmer. So, I won’t weed to bare soil again. I get it. I’ll keep all the weeds that are helping you and slowly work in the ground covers, diggers, nitrogen fixers, and pest control friends you need. I can just about swear to all things holy I won’t forget again, now that I’ve got a visual example of just how poorly things grow all on their own and with no protection or support.
Watch the video below from Eight Owls Farmstead about breaking weeding habits!
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I see some commonalities between all of us humans and the kale. I see that we all got sown in the same straight, chemical sprayed row, and separated from each other by deep furrows. (See… how I always manage to relate like every single thing, back to food, permaculture, or organics? I love that.)
In this farmer’s opinion, we are all facing an interesting and challenging time. I look around and see a lot of environmental issues popping up on our planet. I see a lot of problems in the way we’ve been taught to eat and to handle our health care. I see that the focus is often placed on making more money than we actually need and not on making more of a difference. I see a lack of access to affordable organic food for people of all sorts, and a lack of knowledge on how to grow and cook it well. I see communities of people clashing against each other because they are different.
Yet, me being me, I also see humans’ amazing potential to come together and grow…companion planting style. I see how using permaculture techniques can make such big change in our lives and communities. It’s a design system that allows us to exist within nature and our communities in a very different way. I see how much our planet needs us to embrace those techniques, even if we were taught very differently. I see how much can be done in small, marginal, or neglected spaces by people that are excited to grow. I see farmers and foragers, like the two owners of my educational farm, that are willing to share knowledge without wrecking impassioned student’s already thin wallets.A very un-permacultured system tried to bury me in GMO food and plant me behind a television screen, but it didn’t know I was a seed. And while I may have had a long stratification time, I finally germinated. For this lady that so needed to sprout, I found freezing wasn’t the only way for me to stratify. Being unhappy and overweight can go a long way with pushing that seed to grow…leaner, stronger, and more confident too.
If the lady I was can germinate and grow, I believe anyone can. There is a system that tries to bury us all, but that system doesn’t know we are all seeds. What amount of unrest, injustice, unhappiness, and unhealthiness will it take for us to stand up and sprout? Can we come together, right now, and live in a different way. I firmly believe that we can do anything that we are passionate about and willing to work for. And for me, it sure does feel like the time is just right for that to occur.
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
–Socrates
About The Author: Rain Parker is the co-owner of Eight Owls Farmstead, a women owned homestead that focuses on sharing our story about what organic and wild food means to us, now that we are a collective 225 pounds lighter than we were when we started! The homestead was established in 2012 and does three things. We share information on growing, raising, and foraging your own food, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and host educational events and workshops. We grow, forage and sell no spray and non-GMO produce and food. And in our massive amount of downtime on the farm since it is so calm around here, we also make and sell wild crafted art supplies and functional art.
Check out Eight Owls educational permaculture homestead website: www.eightowlsfarmstead.com
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My Father’s Garden
Discovering a whole tiny world in my father’s small garden.
there is a small pond with small falls, some stones, some plants, and plenty of life!
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The Permaculture Garden
Working entirely in harmony with nature, The Permaculture Garden shows you how to turn a bare plot into a beautiful and productive garden. Learn how to plan your garden for easy access and minimum labor; save time and effort digging and weeding; recycle materials to save money; plan crop successions for year-round harvests; save energy and harvest water; and garden without chemicals by building up your soil and planting in beneficial communities. Full of practical ideas, this perennial classic, first published in 1995, is guaranteed to inspire, inform, and entertain. -
The Permaculture Home Garden
Inspired by her own training in permaculture, Linda Woodrow has devised a totally integrated organic system of gardening that combines science with common sense. In The Permaculture Home Garden she draws us into a warmly welcoming household where everyone shares the planting, helps to tend the hens, and relaxes after a satisfying day’s work. Step-by-step instructions and helpful diagrams make it easy to plan and plant a garden to suit your taste and space – a garden that not only looks wonderful but also yields bountiful fruit, herbs and vegetables. -
9 Reasons That Make Straw Bale Gardening Fit For Survival | Survivopedia
Straw bale gardening is becoming a pretty big deal in some circles for several reasons. It’s essentially a form of container gardening, except the “container” is the bale of straw.
For those of you who don’t know, bales of straw are held together with two pieces of twine wrapped around it endways.
The gist of it is that you condition the bales, that is, you ready it for planting, then you put the plants in it. The straw does a couple of things.
First, it acts as an organic fertilizer, and it also gives the roots of the plant something to anchor to as they grow.
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Now, why is this such a good idea for survival and homesteading? Great question. Let’s take a closer look.
You Can Do Straw Bale Gardening Anywhere
Just like most container gardening, you can make a straw bale garden anywhere. Even if you live somewhere that has extremes in temperature or poor soil, (or rocks!) this method makes things easier.
Also, because it’s breaking down and decomposing inside of the bale, there’s going to be a certain amount of heat so even if you have a little bit of cold weather, your roots aren’t going to freeze as quickly as they would if they were in dirt. It’s probably not much of a difference but it’s something.
Great Growing Medium
If you listen to fans of straw gardening, they’ll tell you the little hollow tubes of straw are designed by nature to wick up and hold moisture and the decomposing straw inside creates a rich environment to nourish the vegetable plants.
You can set it up anywhere that gets 6-8 hours of sun and since the bales heat up quicker than soil, it’s great for growing in colder climates with short growing seasons because the warmth stimulates early root growth.
Portability
This is an area where straw bale gardening falls a bit short compared to other types of container gardening such as 5-gallon buckets.
If you plant it on the ground, that’s pretty much where you’re going to have to leave it because once the bale starts to decompose, it will fall apart when you pick it up. If you put it on a pallet or plant it in a decorative wheelbarrow, you’ll be able to move it, but not if you just plant it as-is.
Space
Compared to other types of container gardening, straw bale gardening is efficient because it maximized the use of space. Whereas you may only be able to put one or two plants in a pot, you can easily do three or four, depending on what you’re planting and the size of the bale, in a bale of straw. Plus, you can set it up anywhere that gets 6-8 hours of sun.
Versatility
Another advantage of straw bale gardening is that you can configure it as a small, single-bale mini-garden or you can put bales together and make it similar to a raised bed. Since you have that option, you can stack it a couple of bales high if you have problems bending over so that you won’t have to risk falling or getting stuck.
Cost
If you live near a farm, chances are good that you’ll be able to get straw for less than $10/bale even if you live in an area where prices are crazy high. Here in Florida, a bale goes for $8 or so. I have friends in WV that pay $5/bale for it.
Hint: If the place has a few bales that are loose or started to break open, you may even get it for free, or next to nothing. If you handle them with kid gloves on your way home until you get them into position, they’ll be just fine. Even if you pay full price, that’s cheaper than the same amount of planting soil.
Effort
Have you ever built a raised bed? I have, and trust me: although I consider it well worth the effort because it’s beautiful, it was also a back-breaking, PITA project that cost quite a bit of money to get started, even doing things one the cheap.
There was the initial building, then we had to tote the bags of soil and mix it one bag at a time with the sand, which we had to dig and transfer, then of course there was the planting.
In comparison to bags of soil and digging sand, carrying a few bales of straw was nothing. Even a compact, heavy bale of straw is only going to weigh around 50 pounds, and most of them are half that.
Plus, you can roll it most of the way so that you don’t have to do much, if any, lifting after you get it out of the truck. And there is no framework to build. Oh, and it’s cheap.
Easy Preparation and Planting
You can’t just use a bale of straw as-is. You have to condition the bales for a couple of weeks in order to get the decomposition process started. To do this, it’s easiest to buy your straw when it’s most readily available – in the fall. Then let it sit all winter and come spring, it will be conditioned.
If you don’t have that kind of time and you just bought it so that you can grow something this season, you still need to let it condition for at least a couple of weeks. That’s okay though, because you need to start your plants and get them to seedlings anyway so just get your straw when you get your seeds.
Or, if you’re buying the plants, well, make two trips – one for the straw and another a couple of weeks later for the plants!
Conditioning
This is a critical step. You can’t skip it. Put your bales where you want them because after day 1, they’re going to be too heavy to move. Once they’re situated, soak them with water and do this once a day for the first three days.
On days 4, 5, and 6, you’ll still water, but you’ll also add one cup of ammonium sulfate (12-0-0) or half a cup of urea (46-0-0). These are nitrogen-rich fertilizers that will help the bales start to decompose and will also make a rich growing medium.
On days 7, 8, and 9, cut the fertilizer back to half of what you were using and continue to water the bale after adding the fertilizer.
On day 10, stop adding fertilizer, but keep watering so that it stays moist. On the 11th day, check the bale and if it feels warm to the touch – about the same temperature as your hand – then it’s ready to use. If it feels hotter than that, give it another day, and keep checking it until the temperature has dropped to where it should be. Then it’s ready to plant.
Hay vs. Straw
Though they’re both in bales and look extremely similar to an untrained eye, hay and straw are not the same.
Hay is cut grasses and grains made to feed horses, cows, and other livestock. It has seeds in it and will gladly start growing new grass and grain wherever you plant it. It may also have briars in it. Obviously, that’s a bad thing.
Straw, on the other hand, is a by-product of the wheat industry and doesn’t have seeds or briars. It’s made for mulching.
As you can see, straw-bale gardening is a great alternative to planting in the ground or even to using raised beds or containers. If you’re looking for a great growing medium that costs very little money, is convenient, and won’t take up much space, then this method is for you!
It’s an easy way to become self-sufficient and give up relying on bought foods that harm you and your family!
Have you planted in straw bales or have any advice to offer? If so, please share with us in the comments section below!
This article has been written by Theresa Crouse for Survivopedia.
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On – 03 Sep, 2017 By Theresa Crouse
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‘A garden in your front yard?’ More Mainers turning lawns to gardens — Homestead — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
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Stephenie MacLagan and Dave Oliver have been turning their yard on Veazie Street in Old Town into a large, productive garden that keeps several families in produce. -
Tomatoes and peppers are ready to be harvested at the Veazie Street residence of Stephenie MacLagan and Dave Oliver. On their house lot, which is less than a quarter acre in total, they grow more than 1,000 square feet of fruits and vegetables.
OLD TOWN, Maine — When Stephenie MacLagan and Dave Oliver say they don’t like to mow their lawn, they really mean it.
So the couple has dug up the grass on most of their small property on Veazie Street in Old Town and switched it out for an extensive garden, where they grow enough produce to feed several families. Moving from grass to garden has been a great fit for the couple, whose jokes about disliking the lawn mower are belied by the time and effort they put into growing vegetables. With more than 1,000 square feet of garden on a lot that is smaller than a quarter acre in total, they are seriously committed.
“It started out very small,” MacLagan, who works at the Island Institute, said. “Just a teeny footprint with some tomato plants and bush beans. Every year the garden expanded a little bit more and a little bit more. And it’s continuing to grow.”
In late August, when other people’s gardens may look more like tired, weedy, wilted patches of land where blights and pests have had their way on the vegetables, MacLagan and Oliver’s yard garden looks healthy and vibrant and still is producing bushels of produce. Located amid the small lawns and lots belonging to the other houses on the street, their garden is bursting with plump red tomatoes; tender zucchinis and summer squash; sweet cantaloupes and raspberries; delicate purple string beans, bright red-and-green chard; fat, glossy poblano peppers; and so much more. The land feeds a lot more people now than it did when it was a lawn, they said.
“We have extra yield we share with families that are food insecure,” MacLagan said. “In any given week we can feed up to five families.”
For decades, the visual representation of the American dream has included a house surrounded by a soft emerald green swath of weedless, perfect lawn. But this is changing, as more people have become interested in growing food or pollinator habitat for economic, health or environmental reasons and are swapping out their yards for gardens. The national trend caught some municipalities by surprise in other states a few years ago, when would-be front yard gardeners found that not everyone was a fan of their activities. Between 2010 and 2012, home gardeners across the country were ordered to dig up their vegetables and medicinal herbs or else. One mother in Oak Park, Michigan, even faced three months in jail for refusing to take out the raised beds in front of her home and planting what her city considered suitable ground cover instead, according to a 2012 article in the New York Times headlined “The Battlefront in the Front Yard.” (Ultimately, Oak Park dropped the charge against the gardener).
Those skirmishes seem to have fallen by the wayside, according to Scarborough garden activist Roger Doiron, who runs a nonprofit organization now called SeedMoney, which helps public food gardens to start and thrive. But for years, Doiron’s organization was known as Kitchen Gardeners International, and because of it the Mainer found himself on the front lines of the fight and helping to support home gardeners against what he considered to be municipal overreach.
“It seems like we have so many more important problems to be dealing with than someone trying to grow better food for themselves,” Doiron said this week. “A lot of this has to do with a particular culture being carried over from a different time. The 1960s and 1970s were a time when people had a vision of what the perfect yard should be. It involved bright green grass and flowers and some ornamentals. The idea of having a vegetable garden in the front yard was not part of the suburban aesthetic.”
But since 2012, he said, he hasn’t been seeing much information about new cases of people being prevented from growing food in their front lawns.
“Ever the optimist, I’m going to draw the conclusion that that’s a good sign,” he said. “I think it means the culture is changing … we need to help individuals and communities redefine what a healthy yard looks like.”
In Maine, a state that is not famous for pristine green lawns, there haven’t been as many rules set down by municipalities that govern whether people can plant gardens on their front and side yards. But home gardeners might still need to cope with neighborhood covenants or even just the judgement of neighbors who aren’t used to seeing lettuces where the lawn used to be.
“I think that in a place like Maine, which has the cultural heritage of doing things for oneself — being able to hunt and fish and grow food if you want to — the feeling that you should be allowed to grow food in your front lawn resonates here,” Lisa Fernandes, the founder of the Portland-based Resilience Hub, said. “But the idea of converting your front lawn to gardens seems a little strange in some neighborhoods.”
When she started her own lawn-to-garden conversion in 2005, some people were confused by it.
“I would say at that point it was still kind of a fringe practice,” she said.
But she would not call it that anymore. People all over Maine are digging up their lawns and replacing them with gardens, including Allen Smallwood, a police dispatcher from Bradley. This summer, Smallwood planted his front yard with peas, lettuce, cucumbers, dill, string beans and broccoli. Generally, he grows his potatoes there, but this year decided to give the ground a rest.
“I have a good amount of room in the backyard but I have a lot of trees. There’s not a lot of sunny spots, and I have my leach field back there,” he said, explaining why he has chosen to situate his garden in the sunnier front yard. “Other than the aesthetics, I can’t see a reason why someone would object to having a garden in someone’s front lawn. It’s not hurting anyone, other than the landowner not having a yard.”
In fact, he finds that his garden gets positive feedback from the neighborhood.
“People honk and wave as I’m out there digging potatoes in the fall,” Smallwood said.
In Belfast, teacher Chris Goosman initially chose to put her garden in the front yard because her daughter used the back yard for playing. This summer, she has harvested onions, broccoli, lettuce, snap peas, beets, garlic, cucumbers, zucchini, cherry tomatoes and more from her garden, which is right in front of her house. At first, the placement of the garden struck the family’s midwestern relatives as strange, she recalled.
“They were just like ‘What? You’re putting a garden in your front yard?’ These are midwestern folks who have immaculate lawns, with no weeds in the front,” Goosman said. “But the neighbors like it. They like to see all the stuff that’s coming out of it these days.”That’s true in Old Town, too, MacLagan and Oliver said. Their lawn-to-garden conversion requires a lot of time and labor, but it’s been well worth it, they said. They start their seeds indoors under grow lights, and in the summers, Oliver, an educational technician in Hermon, often spends five hours a day working in the garden. There, they risk stinging themselves on the electrified fence they put up as a deterrent to the population of hungry deer, raccoons and skunks that live on Marsh Island, where Old Town is located. And recently, they went on a field trip to harvest seaweed, which they were drying on their short driveway. They planned to use the seaweed to add more nitrogen to their garden.
“Right now the neighborhood smells like low tide. But our neighbors are very appreciative when we bring over bags of jalapenos and cherry tomatoes,” MacLagan said. “Our mission is if you’re in a position where you can start a garden, it’s worth it to know where your food comes from.”
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