Foraging? Focus on Safety!
Featuring Five Articles from the Archive, Plus Commentary on Surviving Societal Collapse.
Gardening & Foraging for Life
Author, blogger, science & garden writer, wild food enthusiast; and retired naturalist, master gardener, and educator.
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Eat Real Food!
It's Cheaper if You Garden. Plus, your first garden can be a fall garden. :)
Synthetic Fertilizer? Bad for You & Bad for Your Soil!
You'll learn why and how to thrive without it, from the resources collected & shared in the article.
Garlic is Amazing
For Our Health & For the Health of Our Gardens!
Is Recycling 'Greywater' For You?
Graywater is most useful in low rainfall areas, hot or not. (Part 4, 'Gardening in Hot Summer Climate.')
A Few Things You May Not Know About Slugs
While they are the main menace of many gardens, some slugs are not all bad, and some may be worse than you think.
Watering the Garden Today and in Ancient Times
Today and in Ancient Times
Real Food & Brain Health
In the news and in your garden!
The Strawbale Experiment Part 2.
Real Life in the Little Community Garden
Garden Timing is Hyper-Local
We are only experts in our own gardens, and if we aren't there yet, we can get there by careful observations, experimenting, allowing volunteers, and saving seeds.
Nature Builds Soil, We Can Too!
Nature's soil is living soil. Our garden soil can be full of beneficial life as well.
Organic Pest Control Basics
1. Identify the culprit - then make a plan, 2. Managing small rodents, 3. Starting indoors, 4, Crop rotation or not, 5. Flea beetle strategies.
The Strawbale Experiment Part 1.
The Strawbale Experiment Part 1.
Rain Barrels for Beginners
This is part three of Gardening in Hot Summer Climates, but it is useful information for anyone with rationed or expensive water.
Just Say No to Toxic Chemicals
Dirty Dozen, Glyphosate Toxicity, & Political Support for Toxic Chemicals
Healthy Protein You Can Grow!
Beans, Peas, & Nuts: Way Better for Your Health than Processed Meat
Making Compost: Pile, Bin, Bury, Bokashi?
Finding the best method for you and your garden might take a little experimenting.
Conversations on Managing Slugs
Organically, of course!
Be Careful When Gardening on Slopes
Pause before digging, building, irrigating, and removing vegetation. This is Part Two of Gardening in Hot Climates, but it applies to gardening on or near slopes everywhere.
Seed Starting Strategies, Part 2
Along with Part 1, This is Your Complete Spring Seed School!