Articles: efficient

urban gardening

Urban Gardening Tips: No Space? No Problem!

Do you want to learn how to transform your balconies and windowsills into productive vegetable gardens? Try urban gardening! Choosing…

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soil health

5 Principles of Soil Health

Wondering how to make your soil (and plants) thrive? Use these principles of soil health to properly prepare your farm…

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garden planning

Garden Planning: The Most Promising Veggies

Getting ready to do some garden planning? Here are some of the most promising veggies that Eliot Coleman suggests to…

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goats

Good Fences and Gates Make for Great Goats

Wondering how to get your goats to stay in one place? The secret is all in choosing the right fences…

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Author Ben Falk

Perennial Power: Why You Need Perennials in Your Garden

Keeping up with a garden can be a lot of work; luckily, there’s a secret weapon that will take away…

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arugula

The Endless Arugula Bed

What if we told you that there was a way to extend your growing season and save time & money?…

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winter gardening

Winter Gardening Without Heated Greenhouses

Think you can’t enjoy winter gardening without a heated greenhouse? Think again. As long as you’re adding layers to keep…

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extend the growing season

How to Extend the Growing Season

Winter may be coming, but that doesn’t mean you should put away those tools just yet! Extend the growing season well past…

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Compost: Small Farm-Style

With the right strategies and practices, composting on a small farm is surprisingly easy and inexpensive. Just follow these steps…

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fallen leaves

How to Make Mulch With Fallen Leaves

The leaves are falling, which means it’s time to start raking and figuring out what to do with them. This…

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root cellar

Building Your Own Root Cellar for the Fall Harvest

Building a root cellar is a great way to keep your harvest fresh through the cold months. With protection from…

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greenhouse on a slope

Not Level? No Problem. How to Build a Greenhouse on a Slope

Is your yard uneven or sloped, but you want to build a greenhouse? It may not seem like the “perfect spot,”…

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Ditch the Pots, Use Soil Blocks!

What’s a cheaper, easier, and surprisingly more efficient way to start your seedlings? Soil blocks! If you’ve never used them…

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weatherproofing

Weatherproofing Your Windows: Preparing for Winter

Getting ready to pile on the blankets this winter? Warm up your home and increase efficiency this winter by weatherproofing…

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NYC Composting Project

The Phases of Composting

Although the stages of composting are very closely intertwined, each separate one has its own value and needs to be…

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cow

Why Cows are the Premier Dairy Choice

Let’s be honest… cows (should) rule the world. Well, at least the dairy world. While many grazing animals have been…

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chickens, goats, and a young farmer feeding the animals

Homesteading: Highlighting Our Need For Each Other

Homesteading isn’t meant to be a solitary adventure, done in isolation. Building and living on your land takes at least…

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garden

Save Your Soil the Power of Pee

It’s time to roll up your sleeves and get down into the dirt – but you may want to grab…

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Earth Day

Earth Day Reading: 13 Essential Books

This year, people all around the world are celebrating a milestone—the 50th anniversary of this international day of action for…

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home garden

Resiliency: Becoming an Adaptive Human

They say history is bound to repeat itself if we don’t take the time to learn from the past. Our…

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This avian pest control expert deserves a rest after a long day of helping in my gardens.

Plants & Pests: Will Bonsall’s Advice on “Wee Beasties”

  In his book, Bonsall maintains that to achieve real wealth we first need to understand the economy of the…

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hand holding a green earth

Doing Well By Doing Good

The list of issues impacting Earth’s rapid decline continues to grow at a highly alarming rate. Environmental concerns are entering…

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bootprint

Creating a Better Earth & Future: Overshoot & Collapse

The environment can only take so much gas emission, over farming, and plastic. What can you do to minimize your…

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droplets on spiderweb and plant

The Miracle of Farming: Toward a Bio-Abundant Future

Farmers have a close relationship with nature, seeing life cycles happen right in front of their eyes marvel in what…

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Gateway to a garden

Permaculture Advice For Beginners

Trying something for the first time can be intimidating, especially when it’s something as big as learning how to live…

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