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Sticking Carbon Where The Sun Don’t Shine
I was nine years old, standing face to face with a pine tree, taking long deep breaths. “Breath in…. And out….In…. And out” As far as field-trip activities go, it…
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Gardening With Nature: How to Grow a Cover Crop
Plants greedily soak up soil nutrients, leaving the soil weak and malnourished, that is how we tend to view it. But, look at a natural ecosystem. There are plants that…
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My Pet Worms: How to Make Your Own Worm Bin
“It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organized creatures.” Charles…
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Compost: The Quick and Dirty Way
Compost happens. It doesn’t require a designer bin or an esoteric method. For food to break down you do not need to employ any special algorithms or store-bought “starters.” Compost…
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What I’m Reading: Teaming With Microbes
There is a world beneath your feet, or, if you avoid stepping on your garden soil, beneath your hands. Bacteria hide from hungry protozoa in tiny soil pores the protozoa…
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10 Easy Edible Plants to Propagate
The only thing better than plants is free plants. If you have a friend who brags about their pomegranate tree’s perfect fruit or how their rosemary bush thrives with no…
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Free Plants: How to Propagate Plants From Cuttings
Imagine cutting off a finger, sticking it in some soil and growing a new you from it. Many plants can do exactly that. Seeds are the most common way to…
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growing microgreens – how to grow microgreens at home
For this post on growing microgreens, I want to send you to an article I wrote for The Gardening Cook. Follow the link below to learn how to go from…
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Garden Cocktails: The T-Rex (A Kale Cocktail)
I once read that the Greeks boiled and ate leafy greens as a cure for drunkenness. I realized kale has not made its way into the cocktail world yet. While…