This is an update to an earlier post, find that article here. Back in early December, I took a mini plant propagation workshop at a neighboring farm. I got a quick but thorough download on the basic process of propagating by hardwood cutting, and left home with a few nice bundles of cuttings for […]
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We all want our kids to help out: to clean up their messes, feed the cat, maybe gather the eggs. Life works more smoothly when they do, they get the satisfaction of contributing to the team effort, and us parents get some much needed help. Getting them going with hand tools is a step
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Last week, I attended a plant propagation workshop just up the road at our neighborhoods’ own kick butt permaculture farm, Seven Seeds Farm. Seven Seeds is a diverse operation: they raise produce, tree crops, chickens, ducks, sheep and goats, as well as being the home base for Siskiyou Seeds, a new bio regional seed
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Every year around this time I’m reminded how much I love buckwheat. There are many reasons to love and utilize this fast growing pseudo-cereal, not technically a cereal (like wheat), which grow on a grass, but a fruit seed, grown on a broadleaf plant (like quinoa or amaranth). I use buckwheat mostly as a cover
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Ron Finley is a guerrilla gardener in South Central LA. I was laughing out loud in parts of this. Poignant and inspiring. Enjoy. If you like this, check out this thread at permies.com, it’s full of interesting and inspiring permaculture related videos.
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An Axe to Grind This is a great video the US Forest Service put out in the late 90’s. It’s a bit dry, as it watches more like an instructional video than a documentary. It starts off with a good demo of re-handling a double bit axe, including selecting a handle, it then moves into
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