Articles tagged “Permaculture”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Organic Gardening 101: 5 Tips for Avoiding Seed Catalog Overspend By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Nov 18 2009 Seed catalogs are a sore temptation to every gardener. But unless you're careful, you can end up with a large bill, and a whole bunch of seeds that will never make it into the ground. Here's how to avoid seed catalog overspend. + READ MORE

Avert a Food Crisis: 5 Tips for Saving Phosphorus in the Garden By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Nov 17 2009 Phosphorus is a prescious resource that is increasingly scarse supply. That could mean serious trouble for our global food system. But there are things we can do to keep the phosphorus cycling in our soils. + READ MORE

Permaculture Principles: Diversity By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Oct 28 2009 Diversity breeds resilience. Cultivate it wherever you can-but too much of a good thing can get you in trouble too. + READ MORE

Cardboard Makes Awesome Mulch! By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Oct 6 2009 A cardboard mulch feeds the soil, prevents weeds and retains moisture. But is it better than recycling? + READ MORE

Permaculture Principles: Recycling Nutrients By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Sep 30 2009 Waste equals food - that's one of the fundamental principles of nature. Whatever is discarded by one organism or process get's used by another. Permaculture seeks to design gardens that recycle nutrients within their system for as long as possible. Here's how to do it. + READ MORE

Permaculture Principles: Plant Succession By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Sep 23 2009 Permaculture may derive from "permanent agriculture", but it is anything but static. A good permaculture design, like an ecosystem, evolves over time. . + READ MORE

Permaculture Principles: Biological Resources By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Sep 15 2009 Human beings work hard and create fantastic technology. but often, if we look around, nature may have a better solution for our problems. + READ MORE

Permaculture Principles: Energy Efficiency By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Sep 9 2009 Like many green philosophies, permaculture preaches energy efficiency. But permaculturists try to think a little beyond efficient light bulbs and insulation - it's also about saving ourselves some work too... + READ MORE

How to Get Into the DIY Mindset: Even Nerds Can Practice Self-Reliance By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Sep 3 2009 I never thought of myself as a DIY kind of person. But even geeks and nerds like me can learn skills to grow food, save energy and cut our carbon footprint. Here are a few pointers for getting into the DIY mindset. + READ MORE

Permaculture Principles: Single Function with Multiple Elements By Sami Grover IN Home & Garden Sep 2 2009 Don't put all your eggs (or tomatoes) in one basket. If a need is as important as water, energy or food, it makes sense to supply that need from as many different sources as possible. + READ MORE