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How Traffic and Soil Compaction Affects Growth and Yields
As any farmer will tell you, the health of the soil is directly responsible for the health of a crop.…
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Learn About Permaculture From Award-Winning Engineer & Ecologist, Rob Avis.
WORKSHOPS OFFERED ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO IN FEBRUARY 2017. ABOUT THIS ONE-DAY WORKSHOP: Maybe you’re looking to cut your energy use…
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Giving Classes on the Homestead
Hosting classes on the homestead can make extra income while helping people that are interested in what you have to…
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Nutrient Density for Real
One of the things that we are trying to accomplish with permaculture is to take over the Earth, actually feed…
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Aquaponics Green House
My aquaponics system is the heartbeat of my hoop house. I created this system as an experiment which has been…
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Just Enough Is Plenty (Book Review)
In my early twenties I came across Henry David Thoreau and attempted to read Walden. I admit I struggled. If only Just…
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Hügelkultur
Hügelkultur is a German word that means mound culture or hill culture. This is a growing method that has been…
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Small Scale Composting
Organic waste comprises an estimated 20-40% of the solid waste stream that ends up in landfills. Organic matter breaks down…
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The Great American Farm Tour
Family of six travels America in their converted school bus discovering the greatest sustainable yards, homesteads and farms.
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Stay Busy with Winter Permaculture
Winter isn’t the signal for rest: it’s just the signal to get ready for spring. Any grower or farmer knows…
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Farming the Garden – The Curse of Abundance
I remember pushing a mower over the grass, hot, sweaty, itchy, 4 hours every week from May to September. I…
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The Moral and Ethical Weight of Voluntary Simplicity: A Philosophical Review
A vast and growing body of scientific literature is impressing upon us that human economic activity is degrading planetary ecosystems…
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