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Love and Compassion will Not be Canceled
We are globally united by the challenge to flatten the curve of the Covid19 Virus. Many of us are practicing social distancing, self-isolation, or are in quarantine. Depending on where you live, limits to your daily movements and activities may vary, but one thing is certain, this virus knows no borders.
A bee-friendly approach to apiculture
Read an excerpt from Keeping Bees with a Smile: Principles and Practice of Natural Beekeeping by Fedor Lazutin and edited by Leo Sharashkin, Ph.D.
Interview with author Robert Pavlis
Today's author interview featuring our winning giveaway questions is with Robert Pavlis, author of Soil Science for Gardeners: Working with Nature to Build Soil Health
What Components Make for Ideal Soil?
Have you ever been curious about what components make up our soil and what ratios make ideal planting medium? Find out in today's post from Soil Science for Gardeners: Working with Soil to Build Soil Health by Robert Pavlis
Managing Slugs and Snails in the Garden
As many of us on the west coast know, slugs wreak havoc on our gardens, and unless you have a child with a slug fascination around, chances are you need an alternative method of control. Luckily for us Linda Gilkeson, master gardener and the author of Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest, offers an alternative to small children for snail and slug control.
Soil and the Role it Plays in the Health of Your Plants
Read an excerpt from Soil Science for Gardeners: Working with Nature to Build Soil Health by Robert Pavlis
Interview with author Crystal Stevens
Today's author interview, featuring our winning giveaway question, is with Crystal Stevens, author of Your Edible Yard: Landscaping with Fruits and Vegetables
Yard to Table Eating
If we revisit the idea of the home system, let’s start in the kitchen. What do you eat? How much money do you spend on food? What percentage of food do you grow and preserve? What changes would you like to make with the food you purchase and consume
Tips for gardening in the Pacific Northwest with Linda Gilkeson
Master gardener and author Linda Gilkeson has just released the Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition of her best-selling book Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to Year-round Gardening in the Pacific Northwest. Linda agreed to answer some of our most pressing gardening questions in the interview below, and chose two winning questions from those submitted in our online contest.
Growing Oyster Mushrooms on Straw
Part of the secret to growing great oyster mushrooms on straw is pasteurizing the straw. In this excerpt from Mycelial Mayhem: Growing Mushrooms for Fun, Profit and Companion Planting, David and Kristin Sewak explain the basics of pasteurization and the steps for growing oyster mushroom on straw.
Spring Giveaways are Back!
Did you hear the news? Spring Giveaway are back! We just couldn’t wait for spring so we decided to start early. This week's giveaway running on Facebook and Instagram, started today, February 20th, for Your Edible Yard: Landscaping with Fruits & Vegetables by Crystal Stevens.
Your Edible Yard, Design Ideas to Turn your Yard into a Beautiful, Bountiful Feast
Read an excerpt from Your Edible Yard: Landscaping with Fruits and Vegetables by Crystal Stevens
Top 5 Reasons to Cure your Own Meat
From the Blog Vault: We hear from Meredith Leigh author of The Ethical Meat Handbook Complete Home Butchery, Charcuterie and Cooking for the Conscious Omnivore and the recently released Pure Charcuterie: The Craft and Poetry of Curing Meat at Home. Today Meredith shares with us her top 5 reasons to cure our own meat.
Interview with author Meredith Leigh
Today's author interview featuring our winning giveaway question is with Meredith Leigh, author of The Ethical Meat Handbook, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition: From Sourcing to Butchery, Mindful Meat Eating for the Modern Omnivore.
Mindful Meat Eating for the Modern Omnivore
Read an excerpt from The Ethical Meat Handbook: From Sourcing to Butchery, Mindful Meat Eating for the Modern Omnivore, revised & expanded 2nd edition by Meredith Leigh