By Ice Age Farmer Christian Westbrook of the Ice Age Farmer broadcast speaks at The Greater Reset Activation (http://theGreaterReset.org) on the transition to an emergent, regenerative, decentralized food system to feed and empower our families and communities into the future. https://IceAgeFarmer.com FULL SHOW NOTES: SUBSCRIBE…
A new study finds that glyphosate residue in manure fertilizer decrease the growth of strawberry and meadow fescue as well as runner production of strawberry. Earlier experiments with Japanese quails showed how glyphosate residue in poultry feed accumulated in quail manure. In these experiments, half…
By James Prigioni In the video below, food forest gardener James Prigioni shows you how to easily build a shade covering for a raised bed garden so you can be eating fresh veggies all year long – including in the middle of a hot summer….
This ability of couch grass and wheat to phytoextract toxic metals can be used for effective cleaning of soils Irina Shtangeeva is a researcher at the Department of Soil Science and Soil Ecology, St Petersburg University. She has studied the ability of wheat and couch…
By Melissa K Norris One year ago, we decided to cover half of our vegetable garden in wood chips with the Back to Eden method of gardening. We try to grow as much of our own food as possible but keeping up on the weeding…
By Josh Sattin The video below is market gardener Josh Sattin of Raliegh City Farm showing his proven method for flipping and preparing organic no-till garden beds for new crop plantings. Watch the entire streamlined procedure including all the steps, amendments, and tools below: Subscribe…
By Patrice Lewis With the current shift in the economy, and with supply lines being interrupted all around the nation, there has been a massive – massive! – spike in the number of people interested in growing a garden this spring. Hundreds of thousands –…
Pest issues can affect anyone, but when you’re working hard to develop a flourishing garden, they can be particularly frustrating. It’s enough to make anyone want to turn to harsh pesticides in an attempt to protect their crops. That’s not the best choice for your…
Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) caused by tomato yellow leaf curl virus-like viruses is the most destructive disease of tomato, causing severe damage to crops worldwide and resulting in high economic losses. To combat this disease, many farmers opt for intensive application of insecticides….
Garlic and spearmint essential oils most effectively repelled pests in a study to help organic brassica farmers Agricultural insect pests seek out familiar scents to find their plant hosts. However, they can also be repelled by odors from other plant species. A new study from…
Bees are valuable to humans not only because they produce honey, but also because they pollinate wildflowers and food crops. They exclusively eat nectar and pine pollen. So in areas where intensive agriculture is practised, they suffer from the thin supply of flowers in May…
