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Permaculture to Aid our World in Crisis

The global climate crisis is a consequence of deforestation and soil loss. Ecosystems, specifically forests, are the buffer between the elements and the soil and must be protected and reestablished. Permaculture teaches how to fast-track succession to repair ecosystems quickly while designing those ecosystems to be productive. Watch the full 30-minute documentary style video here:…

Creating New No Dig Beds in the UK and California

For World Soil Day (FAO) in December 2020, we compare no dig gardening in two very different climates and gardens. Also with different plus vigorous perennial weeds. We worked alongside Kevin Espiritu of Epic Gardening in San Diego, southern California and here is Kevin's video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MACArjSim00 Both videos shows our video calls, and how we…

Oops, we forgot a Meat Slicer! Still Gotta freeze this Bacon

Time to freeze our homegrown, home-smoked bacon! Too bad we totally forgot to order a meat slicer. Oh well, here's our plan B. Today’s Vlog edited by Jonah and Justin Rhodes Learning to Grow your own groceries, starts here: https://bit.ly/YouCanGrowYourOwnGroceries Try DIY Abundance (free for 30 days): http://bit.ly/DIYAbundanceFreeTrial OTHER RESOURCES ___________________________ Raise Chickens: http://bit.ly/2CoBLDr Intro…

The Edible Air Potato – Crash Gardening Season 2, Ep. 6

Air potatoes have draped much of Florida in their invasive vines - yet not all air potatoes are created equal. Today we take a look at the incredibly productive edible air potato, also known as the winged yam, the ube yam, or, most properly, as Dioscorea alata. Learn to identify the edible air potato with…

How to Save Money by growing High-Value Vegetables

Welcome back to HuwsNursery. Today's video is about saving money through growing high-value crops which are crops that cost a lot in the shop. This video will be focused on the easy high-value crops to grow and I will be using Swiss Chard as an example. I hope you enjoy this video and please expand…

From Exploitation to Regeneration

Part 2 of the Permaculture Masterclass, featuring Rob and Michelle Avis of Verge Permaculture, just went live! To see the full video, follow the link here: http://bit.ly/permaculturehope. I hope you enjoy it 🙂 Thank you to all of the thoughtful comments and questions posted on the first video, I’m reading and replying to as many…

Start Out No Dig, one method with cardboard and compost

My "maximum compost" method for starting out. Add a lot to make new beds, then very little in subsequent years. The cardboard is only for this stage of smothering weeds - keep them in the dark and they expire! Then you don't need to lay any more cardboard, once there are no weeds. For how…

Greenhouse TOO HOT! Surprisingly Easy Fix

Our greenhouse was TOO Hot for summer seed starting. So, how do we go about turning our greenhouse into a cool house!? We knew half the answer, but the rest of the solution was shockingly easy. Today’s Vlog edited by: https://bit.ly/GrassFedHomestead Learning to Grow your own groceries, starts here: https://bit.ly/YouCanGrowYourOwnGroceries Try DIY Abundance (free for…

Crash Gardening S2 Mini-Episode: The Japanese Persimmon

The Japanese persimmon is an easy-to-grow and delicious fruit tree for the south - learn more about it in this Crash Gardening mini-episode. Grow more food with less work: visit http://www.floridasurvivalgardening.com Learn the secrets of Florida Gardening: https://amzn.to/30I3Apo Survival Gardening made simple: https://amzn.to/3hymy7V Source

How does pH affect the Growth of Plants?

Welcome back to HuwsNursery. Today's video is a look at how does soil pH actually affect plant growth? We know for most vegetables we should aim for a pH of 6-7.5 for the best growth but I wanted to find out why it is so important? From the research I did I found 5 reasons…

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First Steps For No Dig on a New Area

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