Its almost Springtime. Gardening Time

 On of the most important people in modern agriculture, and author of ' The One Straw Revolution " by Masanobu Fukuoka. Well worth reading, very good story and short. Only about 140 pages. Some of his methods were adopted and perfected or changed to be used by permaculture practitioners. This from Wikipedia Fukuoka re-invented and advanced the use of clay seed balls. Clay seed balls were originally an ancient practice in which seeds for the next season's crops are mixed together, sometimes with humus or compost for microbial inoculants , and then are rolled within clay to form into small balls. This method is now commonly used in guerilla gardening to rapidly seed restricted or private areas.  This is an excellent way to reseed areas that have been degraded by drought and desertification, commercial and chemical agriculture or global warming. Areas can be reseeded while dry, and the clay seedball will protect the seeds from birds or other animals that might eat the...

    Over the next few months, we will be publishing the information and research from the book. Imagine Your Best Garden Yet, Seven Simple Ideas. The Ebook is here. Check it out on Amazon.    We will be publishing a book on the problems around agriculture and the climate, and other climate solutions next.   Regenerative agriculture returns more carbon into the soil in stable forms that will also help grow more quality food. This will help to heal the planet and the people. Small farms and traditional forms of agriculture use fewer fossil inputs. Make the earth a better place and a better environment. Soil has many insects and billions of healthy bacteria and fungi. In regenerative and organic agriculture, real organic removes more carbon from the air than it puts out. Listen to the short clip in the above link When I was young there was a local dairy, a local slaughterhouse, and local chicken houses. The “Green” revolution was just starting to really ...

  Imagine Having Your best Garden Yet, Seven Simple Ideas By Bill Bradshaw For My Grandmother, My Kids and My Big Sister. Kristal Breeze Knight, And Professor Potato. Table of Contents Seven Simple Ideas 1. Triple mix 2. Compost 3. Animal Manure 4. Teas. Manure teas or Compost tea. 5. Mycorrhizal fungi, and other good bacteria. 6. Pest Control 7. Timing 8. Minerals and other Extra tips. Bonus Ideas. Introduction. Gardening is fun, or at least it should be. Doing things in the garden that offer a reward in eighty, or one hundred days might seem like a long way away. If you are not inspired to wait that long. Start...