Articles: Soil
How to Manage Invasive Thistle and Improve Your Soil
There are certain plants, like the Thistle, that are considered to be “invasive” to most people. But to Tao Orion,…
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Inheriting the Earth
Farmland covers 38 percent of the land area of the Earth and is a major contributor to climate change. But…
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Ten Facts About the Water We Use
Most people have a basic understanding of the importance of water conservation. We’re taught to turn the faucet off while…
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From the Ground Up: Using Soil Amendments
It may be too early to plant your garden, but it’s not too early to PLAN your garden! Beyond what…
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Saving the Soil, Saving Ourselves
The soil undeniably sustains us, without it there would be no gardens, no farms, no livestock– nothing. As we continue…
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The Ultimate Guide to Sheet Mulching
Sheet mulching is a layered mulch system that nurtures the soil. You start with a biodegradable weed barrier like cardboard.…
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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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How to Create a Nitrogen-Rich, Compost-Fed Soil Bed on Your Patio
If you have an unused stretch of patio, why not make it into a garden? Turning a concrete slab into…
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Grow Your Own Salad Indoors: No Garden? No Problem!
Think you need a vast outdoor garden in order to enjoy fresh produce? Think again! It’s entirely possible to grow…
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The Secret Life of Fungi
Fungi have intricate lives, behaviors, and uses most people are unaware of. Mychorrizal fungi form symbiotic relationships with the root systems…
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Vermicomposting: Why Venture Into It?
If you’re at all in tune to the agricultural news of late, you’re well aware that soil health is in…
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Soil to Soil: Our Environmental Impact
When you think of the impact you have on the environment, your first thought may be the waste you produce…
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The Importance of Carbon Farming
To get a sense of how carbon farming could positively affect global warming, imagine ten ranches, approximately three-hundred acres each,…
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The Insatiable Call of Composting
James McSweeney is a composting consultant and educator who has been an ardent proponent and collaborator in the community composting…
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Composting with Animals: Common Applications
When you think of a typical farm, you probably think of going out to feed the animals with a bucket…
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Composting: Breaking Down the Core Principles
Composting is about more than just flinging your food scraps into a heap in your backyard. It’s about figuring out…
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Vermicast Structures: Worm Real Estate
When you were little, you may have created homes for worms using twigs and leaves. It might surprise you then…
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Farming Against Nature
When you’re walking around the grocery store looking at all of the different vegetables, it’s probably hard to imagine that…
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The Importance of Planting Cover Crops
If you want to improve your soils, one of the most important things you can do is to plant cover…
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What Is “Good” Silvopasture Grazing?
If you’re not familiar with silvopasture, you should be. The integrated system, which combines aspects of forestry, animal husbandry, grazing,…
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Focusing on Soil Remediation with Fungi
Nature does what needs to be done if we let her. We can do two main things to assist her…
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All Purpose Potting Soil Recipe: The Perfect Mix
Check out this easy, all-purpose recipe for potting soil! The above excerpt is from The Community-Scale Permaculture Farm by Josh Trought. It…
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Organic No-Till: Farming like the Earth Matters
If we could do one thing for the planet it would be to ditch the plough. When we turn over…
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Care of the Soil
Caring for the soil is the farmer’s number one task; if the soil is healthy, the crops will look after…
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