How to Master Liquid Organic Feeds
The Truth about Liquid Organic Fertilizer Right, confession time. Years ago, I was trying to grow some giant beefsteak tomatoes in containers using a light, peat-based potting mix and all-organic liquid feeds. I was patting myself on the back because, in my eyes at least, I was providing them with a veritable paradise of goodies—the […]
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Celebrating World Soil Day
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Getting In Tune: Keys to Succeed at Integrated Pest Management
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Living Organic Soil: Digging Deeper Into Not Digging At All
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A Quick Guide To Growing Organic Greens At Home
How a Topdressing of Easily Accessible Mycelium Can Raise Your Growing Game
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How One Market Gardener Makes It Work Growing In The Rainy British Isles
The conversation around environmental control in urban farming is constant, but ‘old school’ soil growers tend not to engage in the topic as much. Growers worldwide cultivate a wide range of types of land in their gardens, allotments, smallholdings or farms, be it private or for profit. Ideally, these will be easy to access, with […]
Garden Advice: Ways to Feed your Plants Naturally
All plants need 17 naturally occurring elements to grow, flower, fruit and reproduce successfully. However, they require different quantities depending on the stage of growth. Macronutrients are elements plants need in large quantities. Non-mineral macronutrients are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. They make up around 96% of a plant’s mass and are obtained as carbon dioxide […]
Regenerative Agriculture The Solution To Reconnecting With Nature And Ourselves
The way we treat the soil reflects the way we treat ourselves, and the way we treat ourselves is the way we treat the world. Unfortunately, these critical truths are generally absent from the actions of modern civilization. Collectively, we have abandoned our agricultural identity and our accountability for how we engage with the natural […]
Is Organic Certification Worth It For Small Scale Farmers?
“It’s the people who spray the chemicals on their food that should have to label it!” We’ve all heard this one. And it’s true. How we got to a place where to be organic, we have to go through rigorous testing and evaluation is baffling. I suppose it makes sense, though, in some way. Since […]
A Gardener’s Journey to Self-Sufficiency, Health, and Happiness
About six years ago, Liz Zorab knew that something wasn’t right. She had gained weight, her hearing and vision were suffering, and her hair was falling out. Her health was rapidly deteriorating; she had no energy and spent 23 hours a day in bed. A trip to the doctor confirmed severe thyroid and mineral deficiencies, […]