Food
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Ancient Gardens of East Asia
When we think of gardens in Asia, particularly the Far East, it’s hard not to envision rice terraces. Terraces shape…
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Supermarket Food Is Like A Tiger In A Zoo
Real food is more expensive than supermarket food if you measure only in dollars. But here’s the thing: if you…
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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…
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How To Make Your Own Simple, Cheap And Toxin-Free Body Hygiene Products
Body hygiene products often contain a large number of dubious substances such as artificial perfumes, microplastic, silica, aluminium and a…
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How to Use Your Fresh Culinary Herbs
I’m a huge fan of the herb garden right outside the kitchen door, as well as dotting herbs throughout vegetable…
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House Cows, Golden Eggs, and the True Cost of Cheap Supermarket Food – Part 3 – Updated
In the previous part of this Series we explored how the drive for more and more “golden eggs” in large…
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Protein for the Plant-Based Permaculturalist
Whether plant-based eating (veganism) is the guiding force behind your diet, or you simply enjoy having plant-based dishes just because…
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House Cows, Golden Eggs, and the True Cost of Cheap Supermarket Food – Part 2 – Updated
Part 1 of this Series told the story of Pixie, the house cow who made too much milk, and why…
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House Cows, Golden Eggs, and the True Cost of Cheap Supermarket Food – Part 1 – Updated
Pixie’s Story The little house cow herd in the picture above is made up of Pixie, her bull calf, Tinaroo,…
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How to make Kombucha
Kombucha is a drink made from fermented green tea that enjoys a great reputation among many people as a health…
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How Many Ep(idem)ic Fails Does Factory Farming Get Before It’s Finished?
This time we don’t have to get into the animal rights side of things, how cruel the factory farm system…
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How to Harvest and Use Queensland Arrowroot
Queensland arrowroot (Canna edulis) provides food for us, food for chickens, pigs, cattle and goats, mulch and/or compost material, and…
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