Organic Raspberries, Living Soil & Seed Saving at Granja Piedra Pintada – El...
You know, it is always encouraging when you begin walking through a farmer’s field and the first thing you see is their hands in the ground, holding what they have worked so hard to create, something...
View ArticleComposting Through The Shimamoto Microbial Farming Method — Steven Leong
‘UNLESS THE ORIGIN IS NOURISHED, NEVER WILL THE END FLOURISH’. This is the motto of “Shimamoto Microbial Farming Method”. Soil is the final product from the breaking down of rock due to weathering. It...
View ArticleA Worm Composting Manifesto
The Joy of Creating Less Waste, Soaking Up Carbon, and Fostering Healthy Soil As the industrial age draws to a close, we’re left with a bit of a mess. We are burdened with a waste stream that’s...
View ArticleTenkei Green Liquid Fertilizer
In recent years, liquid fertilizer as a supplement has become rather common especially among the vegetable and flower growers, and also in golf courses. There are definite advantages in using liquid...
View ArticleHumanure and the Carbon Nitrogen Ratio – Joe Jenkins
One way to understand the blend of ingredients in your compost pile is by using the C/N ratio (carbon/nitrogen ratio). Quite frankly, the chance of the average person measuring and monitoring the...
View ArticleThermophillic Bacteria, Composting Stages, and the Sanitization of Compost —...
A wide array of microorganisms live in a compost pile. Bacteria are especially abundant and are usually divided into several classes based upon the temperatures at which they best thrive. The low...
View ArticleFermented Bed Technology
Written by William Rutherford and Loren Cardeli There has been much discussion amongst swine producers throughout the world about the most optimal conditions for raising hogs. The most common and...
View ArticleCamphill Village Farm, Sauk Centre, Minnesota
By Stephen Briggs, Farm Manager Camphill Village Minnesota (CVM) is part of a worldwide movement of more than 100 intentional communities which strives to initiate social change through living and...
View ArticleUsing Vermiculture and Effective Microorganisms to Build Healthy Soils
Mr. Dam Van Vuong Dam Van Vuong’s Story: As a boy, Dam Van Vuong lived on his parents’ farm in Hanoi, Vietnam. From a young age Vuong felt farming wasn’t his calling. He wanted something new,...
View ArticleBiochar Bokashi Compost, Hanoi and Ninh Binh, Vietnam
Ms. Pham Nhu Trang and Ms. Thanh The Story: Soil is arguably the most important component of any landscape, so building and maintaining healthy soils are integral to any farm. Healthy soil maintains...
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