Guest post by Nathan Harman of the Bloomington Permaculture Guild.
The basic concept of mulch is that it mimics the natural soil cover that any ecosystem has evolved with. Whether it is leaf cover in a deciduous forest, dry grass stalks in a prairie, or the constant compost of a rainforest, natural systems include some annual [...]
Guest post by Dave Parsons of Real Compost.
Composting is a hot topic and should be! It can cut atmospheric CO2 and methane by reducing landfill waste, can reduce the use of fossil-fuel based fertilizers and nitrate runoff and can capture carbon from the atmosphere and put it in the soil. And this happens as we [...]
Tags: compost, fertilizer, garden, gardening, soil
Guest post by Art Sherwood of Nature’s Crossroads and LIFE Certified Organic Farm.
Spring is here! It is March 21, one of my favorite days of the year. My mind is drifting to preparing for the spring planting. One is getting to bed preparation and doing what we can to prepare the soil. As I start [...]
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