How To Make An Organic Houseplant Fertilizer
We don’t refer to houseplants as ‘plant babies’ for no reason! Showering our indoor flowers and greenery with a little tender loving care is not to be neglected, especially during the summer. Keep your houseplants happy with the easy recipe for indoor plant fertilizer, courtesy of Stephanie Rose’s book, Garden Alchemy: 80 Recipes and Concoctions for […]
The Continued Organic Certification of Hydroponics
Tips For Removing Weeds From The Garden
For most of us, weeding is one of the least pleasurable aspects of having a garden and a cause for procrastination. And while I totally understand how important it is to finish binge-watching Bridgerton, it’s also essential to make sure your garden is weed-free. June 13th is National Weed Your Garden Day, so there’s no […]
Cultivating Hope Through Regenerative Organic Agriculture
Regenerative agriculture is a big topic of discussion in growing communities worldwide, but do we know what it means? When we think agriculture, we often picture large fields of crops, tractors, pesticides and fertilisers. However, the word regenerative bears a hopeful image of flourishing nature, harmoniously uniting all the elements of the plant, animal and human […]
Après La Pluie: An Artisanal Organic Cannabis Farm
The smell of a forest after it rains evokes a sense of peace and tranquility. Warm, almost sweet, and incredibly earthy, the aroma has been studied by scientists and perfumers for years (1). The fragrance results from rain hitting the dry ground and the molecule geosmin, which is produced by bacteria. The scent’s scientific name […]
Get Better Fruits By Understanding Roots
Growing Monster Plants Organically
Merging Hydroponics With Organics In Korean Natural Farming
This article was originally published in Garden Culture Magazine US24 & UK26. Segregation is not usually synchronistic with peace and prosperity. I can’t really think of any point in history when separating and isolating peoples and things have ever had anything other than a negative impact on the overall success of a people. To name […]
Korean Natural Farming: DIY Water-Soluble Organic Nutrients
If there is any one place where the complaints of organic gardeners differ to that of my wife, it is in relation to the speed of which particular practices occur. Much like my gardening friends, I am inclined to justify the opinion that a quick release is a much more preferable option to a longer one. The problem is, typical organic nutrients are bound up in carbon complexes and take much longer to release their special life-giving properties.
Korean Natural Farming: DIY Organic Growing Inputs
Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) are a particularly interesting group of bacteria that are one of the key components of a full-blown KNF regime. Why are they particularly interesting, I hear you ask? Well, they are one of the few groups of bacteria that are capable of functioning in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. “Anaerobic bacteria?” I hear you cry, “What the crikey-fuck do you want them for? That’s root disease territory isn’t it?” Well, yes, the majority of root diseases are anaerobic pathogens, but these bacteria are cut from an entirely different cloth, my friend.
Korean Natural Farming: Feed Ferment To Your Plants
If you’re looking to get into a more genuinely organic form of farming, then you are in the right place, my friend. Korean Natural Farming puts the ‘fun’ in the fundamentals of organic gardening. Okay, that might be an embarrassingly weak pun, but you know what I mean.
Organic, Exotic, and Sustainable Food Trends For 2019
There are some exciting new food trends on the horizon for 2019. From exotic fruits and veggies to brand new lettuce and various homemade staples, our plates may look a little different this year. In 2018, we all wanted transparency. The consensus amongst industry experts was that we wanted to know how our food was […]
Sustainable Agriculture Reverses College Enrollment
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.91″ background_layout=”light”] From liberal arts colleges to land-grant universities, sustainable agriculture is making its mark upon higher education. Not so much for growing organic food on campus, as it’s making an education in agriculture a desirable career pursuit again. Hearing that enrollment in traditional agriculture studies stagnated back in 2008 doesn’t surprise […]
Beware of Farm to Table Fraud Eateries
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.91″ background_layout=”light” header_font=”Special Elite||||||||” header_2_font=”Special Elite||||||||” header_3_font=”Special Elite||||||||” header_4_font=”Special Elite||||||||” header_5_font=”Special Elite||||||||” header_6_font=”Special Elite||||||||”] Can you trust local restaurants’ farm to table menu? The answer is maybe, which is appalling, yet not totally surprising. People will pay more for locally grown when dining out. Everyone wants a full house, and well, to […]
Preparing your Soil for Winter
Soil is considered as an essential foundation for growing plants and trees. Though each plant type requires different needs, you can easily give them appropriate nutrients through soil preparation. Fall is the best time to prepare your soil for winter. Certain activities may be completed such as stray plants clean up and tilling your soil. […]
5 Autumn Organic Lawn Care Tips You Should Know
Once autumn arrives, you do not immediately have to store your lawn care equipment. While this is a season when the days become shorter and the temperature becomes cooler, you still need to take a few necessary steps to ensure the optimum health of your lawn. After all, this is not just a period when […]
Science Discovers Organic Onions Have More Bioactive Benefits
Wonderful, both raw and cooked, onions enrich the flavor of many recipes worldwide and pair well with just about anything except sweet fruits and desserts. Surprisingly packed with health benefits, recent research proves that organic onions offer higher bioactive compound levels than when conventionally grown. Not only that, but earlier organic food health benefit studies […]
Urban Gardens and Green Spaces: Holistic Environmental Health
You don’t have to work in a garden or partake of its harvest to benefit from one. Research is proving that urban gardens and green spaces have a profound effect on a person’s physical and mental health, and the community environment. An ornamental garden is not frivolous or wasted space. They have the power to […]
How to Make Humidity Disks for Herb Jars
Simple homemade clay humidity disks (a.k.a. “Grubbycoins”) can be used to extend and improve the life of dried herbs and spices by helping regulate humidity. Clay particles when bisque fired will fuse together enough that they will no longer separate in water, but the overall structure remains porous enough to absorb or release moisture. Bisque […]
Will Technology Make Community Gardens Obsolete?
With each passing month, a new indoor gardening gizmo or system leaps into existence, a vacant lot or rooftop farm is born, or an indoor agriculture operation starts its inaugural hydroponic crop. One might wonder what will become of community gardens with all the personal agriculture options out there today, along with food banks, soup […]