Soil Biology
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Permaculture’s Origin Story: Mollison’s PDM. Oh, and Nature
The last video of the 4-part Permaculture Masterclass series is now complete with this 40-minute video titled “Permaculture’s Origin Story: Mollison…
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Where is the World?
Professor Claude Bourguinon, co-founder of the Laboratoire Analyses Microbiologiques Sols (LAMS), an independent soil testing laboratory helping farmers understand their soil…
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A Homemade Vegan Version of Natural & Organic Fertilizer
Featured Photo : Photo: Corn, Beans, Squash, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Amaranth and Gardener Last year I worked a couple of gardens…
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Don’t waste your dog’s poo – compost it
Australia has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world, with 38% of Australian households owning dogs.…
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Useful Garden Projects for Autumn Leaves
Despite having spent many of my most recent years in the tropics, and despite having grown up in Louisiana, where…
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How to Make Instant Garden Beds
A common problem when just starting a garden is dealing with the fact that we’ve not had time to condition…
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Straw Bale Gardens
What do straw, paint brushes and the human blood circularity system have in common? The answer is capillaries, very narrow,…
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Understanding Biological Farming: A simplified understanding of ‘compost tea’ a plant and soil probiotic
In ideal soil ecosystems, we would have dramatically different soil and certainly a dramatically different level of ‘made made’ toxins.…
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Peat Soils
Peat soils are formed from partially decomposed plant material under anaerobic water saturated conditions. They are found in peatlands (also…
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How to Sustainably Manage Agriculture?
Agriculture will always be here no matter what era it is and no matter the technological advancements. But the question…
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A Guide to Simple Worm Farming Techniques
Even novice gardeners are aware of worms as a driving force in the garden, and this is especially so for…
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Save our Soils
All terrestrial life depends on soil, directly or indirectly. Although our understanding of topsoil has grown by leaps and bounds…
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