Plants
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Yarrow for Oral Care
In a recent article I described the use of the herb yarrow (Achillea millefolium) as first aid for a bleeding…
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Yarrow for Wound First Aide
The herb yarrow (Achillea millefoleum) has had many names, attesting to its many, many uses. Its particularly well known for…
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Growing a fig tree up a wall
Our garden has some constraints: (a) available space; and (b) available sunlight. Taken together it was not possible to generate…
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Frost in the Garden
It seems many a gardener spends the winter locked up inside, hiding from the chilly weather, darning socks in front…
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A Year in the Life of a Deciduous Tree and Understanding Our Role as Facilitators
Unlike other methods of growing food, in permaculture, we try to understand the natural order of things and do our…
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Edible Weeds on Farms
The word “weed” has negative connotations to many people. As such, some humans go about disturbing the landscape, poisoning and…
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A Permaculture Take on Why to Grow Zinnias
I’ve been getting into flowers this year. At one of my jobs, a gardening gig, in addition to growing organic…
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Nitrogen Fixation
An essential component of any regenerative landscape will be the Nitrogen-fixing perennial plants within the community of fruits, nuts and…
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The Essential Guide to Probably Everything you Need to Know about Growing Persimmon
Highly regarded in Eastern culture for thousands of years, the Persimmon has rightly so started to gain more appreciation in…
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What’s Happened To Your Mineral Intake?
Minerals are essential to life, but they’re becoming less available to us in our food. This article, which follows on…
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Weeds: Real Nutrition, For Free
If you’re walking over chickweed and dandelion in your lawn or ignoring a nettle patch by the garden wall as…
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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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