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Growing annual vegetables on hay bales is a way to rapidly add lots of compostable organic matter to the soil’s surface in a short period of time. Here’s the recipe (See illustration from Designing & Maintaining Your Edible Landscape – Naturally) based on my trial garden in 1977!
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[Robert Kourik's Garden Roots]

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Slow Food

Non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization counteracting fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat.
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Buy locally produced food to support our small, regional farms and preserve our agricultural heritage and traditions. It strengthens our local economy and reinforces the web that connects us to others within our communities. It [...]

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Starting a mass propagation system for food seedlings and crops can use small spaces like greenhouses. Grow plants and food crops in a small amount of space with a professional permaculture gardener in this free video on mass propagation of food crop seedlings.
Organic farming: more than just a hobby. Today we know that many of [...]

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“This section of my web site is the largest which contains general information about fungi, some fun things to do with them and a large collection of photographs that have been taken over many years. Many are from the Auckland region of New Zealand although not limited to this region. This site is not intended [...]

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Negative impact of traditional farming systems
Traditional methods of agriculture in most developed nations have long ignored environmental concerns. Factors such as soil erosion, water shortage and the impact of chemicals on bio-systems have been overlooked in favour of massive crop yields and cheaper food. But what impact does this have on our health [...]

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At the living edge…
Permaculturist work with both the land and water, oh and the sun and wind too, but lets just look at some neat water stuff today. Sustainable aquaculture is a great way to increase biodiversity and beneficial relationships with in a landscape. Here is a great film to watch with permaculture farmer Sepp [...]

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I just read the Manifesto on climate change and the future of food security
It is an amazing document that addresses many of the issues facing our world as climate destabilizes and globalized food networks are threatened by drought, soil loss and social injustice. It is a great step forward in creating the potential for localized resilient food [...]

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Leonnie Shanahan explains how to build your own Worm Tower and keep your garden fertilised with worm castings the natural way.

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