Want to Grow Your Own Food? Here Are 6 Masters to Learn From
So you want to grow your own food, and you want to do it successfully. Good news is, you’re not on your own. You …
Timeless Lessons in Permaculture & Tree Crops From Tuscany, Sardinia & Corsica
For the French Kingdom, chestnut was also “the food of laziness” because “a chestnut forest does not require any cultivation” (de Pommereul 1779, as …
The Ultimate Companion Planting Guide + Chart
Shortcuts Why Companion Planting? Benefits of Companion Planting Case Study: Three Sisters Garden Companion Planting Charts Companion Planting Plant Index Apple Apricot Asparagus Basil …
An Alternative Now Where Food is Free and Freedom Reigns
Often when I think about the future I think about how it could be different. How it could be better. Did our ancestors also …
Essential Sources of Protein For Resilient Vegetarians
I’ve been talking a lot about growing vegetables lately, but what about the protein? If we can’t rely on the current food infrastructure due …
Harvesting the Three Sisters Garden for Self-Sufficiency
There was a time long ago when most Americans planted, cultivated, harvested and ate their own crops. The fresh bounty of nutritional foods grown …
Three Kinds of Tools You Need For Successful Gardening
The first two articles in this series talked about how to make compost and how to select your seeds. Now it’s time to talk …
How To Choose The Right Seeds For Your Garden
After getting compost for your garden (here’s how to make good compost), the next thing that you will need for your garden is seeds. …
The Four Essentials For Successful Composting
Last week I talked about how getting ahead on learning organic farming would give you advantages in a community. In this week’s series of …
7 of the Best Seed Catalogs to Order Ahead of Next Growing Season
Now, when it’s dark and freezing outside (in the Northern hemisphere at least), is the right time to start thinking about what you want …