What I Found Interesting This Week 3/17/2013
Here’s what I found interesting this week. Enjoy. What’s your home’s solar potential? Here’s a nice way to find out. This tool was …
Will Compost Tea Supercharge Your Garden?
Here’s an experiment you can do. Have your heard about compost tea? It’s a concoction that is supposed to supercharge your garden. Does it …
Gardening isn’t only for Grannies
Here’s a stereotype that I heard recently. It needs to end. It’s the idea that only grannies are gardeners. That’s so wrong…. Up until …
What if Farmers made House Calls?
“In backyard farming, your not only selling the veggies, your selling the experience.” Charlie Radoslovich of Rad Urban Farmers In the US alone, there’s …
How to Turn Organic Waste into Food and Income with Mushrooms
I had a great talk today with Ryan Sansbury. Ryan is one of the founders of LoGROcal, a sustainable mushroom farm outside of Austin, …
What I Found Interesting This Week 2/24/13
It’s amazing easy to get started with building a resilient home. Additionally, it’s possible to do it with a budget that is close to …
A Biochar Revolution? Let’s Find Out
I just had a great phone call with Jeff, one of the founders of the Biochar Company. He and his company are doing the …
What I Found Interesting This Week 2/16/13
Here’s a few of the things I’ve found interesting in resilience this week. Make your own soil blocks for seed starts. Stephen M. sent …
Forget Food Scandals. Let’s Focus on How to Produce More Food Locally
There’s a food scandal raging in Europe. Apparently, horsemeat was sold as beef in a wide variety of supermarket products, from burgers to packaged lasagna. …
Does Your Community Need a Public Greenhouse?
One of things my town has going for it is that it provides community gardens (not just sports fields). Unfortunately, there’s so much demand …