Category: farming/gardening
Posted on June 25, 2018
by John Jeavons
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Nora Waln was an unusual and adventurous woman. A Philadelphia Quaker and best-selling writer and journalist in the 1930s–60s, she was the first to report on the spread of Nazism in the lead up to WWII, and wrote on Mongolia, communism in China, and…
Category: books, China, ethnobotany, farming/gardening, GROW THE EARTH, history, history of agriculture, planning, sustainabilityTags: Biointensive, China, Ecology Action, fertility, history, John Jeavons, Living Libraries, Nora Waln, soil, sustainability, The House of Exile
Posted on June 19, 2018
by John Jeavons
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Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a dynamic late autumn, winter and early spring grain crop that is somewhat higher in calories that other short-day crops. Added to soups, it tastes great, and thickens the broth beautifully. It can also be used as a fodder crop…
Category: barley, compost crops, crops, farming/gardening, grains, grains, GROW THE EARTH, varietiesTags: Barley, Cereal Crops, farming, gardening, John H. Martin, John Jeavons, Warren H. Leonard
Posted on June 19, 2018
by John Jeavons
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Climate change has made the “treasure trove of the past a seedbed for a whole new generation of farmers and gardeners striving for agricultural sustainability.” With an emphasis on working the land in harmony with nature and producing more food through soil improvement and water management, this book is a gem and worth a read!
Category: Africa, arid climate, books, farming/gardening, GROW THE EARTH, history, history of agriculture, Spain, sustainability, sustainable practices, water conservation, water conservationTags: America, Ancient Agriculture, Gabriel Alonso De Hererra, history of sustainable farming, John Jeavons, Juan Estevan Arellano, Obra de Agricultura, Spain, Water Conservation
Posted on June 19, 2018
by John Jeavons
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Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are starchy root vegetables originating from Central or South America. Not to be confused with starchier and drier yams (Dioscorea) from Africa and Asia, sweet potatoes have a long shelf life and are usually sweeter and moister than regular white potatoes (Solanum tuberosum). In addition to being delicious, they are a very important crop in diet planning, because of the number of calories they contain per pound, and for overall sustainable gardening and farming!
Category: calorie rich crops, crops, farming/gardening, GROW THE EARTH, nutrition, sweet potatoes, varieties, vegetablesTags: Biointensive, calorie farming, farming, friedas.com, gopher cage, hawaiian purple, how to grow more vegetables, htgmv, John Jeavons, nutrition, sand hill preservation center, stokes purple, sweet potatoes
Posted on June 19, 2018
by John Jeavons
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“Hedgerows” is an old English term that refers to narrow planting strips of trees or shrubs that grow along field borders, fence lines and waterways. These borders serve as effective windbreaks and improve conditions for the nearby crops, forming an “edge habitat” that supports ecological diversity.
Category: agroforestry, books, GROW THE EARTH, hedgerows, historical use, history, interesting practices, My favorite things, shrubs, sustainability, trees, unusual techniquesTags: biodiversity, farming, hedgerow, sustainable
Posted on June 16, 2018
by John Jeavons
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Aren’t trees magnificent? They make oxygen, shade, food, building materials, fuel, habitat, and soil. They’re beautiful. They last for years – some for generations! They consume greenhouse gases and help keep our planet cool enough for us to live here. They draw nutrients from deep underground and deposit them on the surface when they drop their leaves. When they die, they form nurseries for new trees. They are a precious natural resource. Earth is currently home to ~3 trillion trees. Which seems like a lot…right? But the truth is, we could do with more. A lot more.
Category: about trees, agroforestry, books, Ecology Action, Get Involved!, GROW THE EARTH, philosophy, plants, publications, sustainability, treesTags: agroforestry, arbor day, Ecology Action, forestry, International Tree Foundation, John Jeavons, Men of the Trees, richard st. barbe baker, sustainability, tree planting, tree planting activities, Trees, trees for a change, World of Hope
Posted on June 16, 2018
by John Jeavons
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I wrote this post earlier this year, the week before Arbor day. In honor of the forest-friendly holiday, I thought I’d talk about one of my favorite trees (or, more accurately, a shrub): Eastern Leatherwood (Dirca palustris L. Thymelaeaceae), which is native to eastern…
Category: agroforestry, books, ethnobotany, GROW THE EARTH, leatherwood, medicinal plants, Native American, shrubs, treesTags: appropriate technology, Charlotte Erichsen-Brown, favorite species, Leatherwood, Medicinal and Other Uses of North American Plants—A Historical Survey with Special Reference to the Eastern Indian Tribes, Uses of Plants for the Past 500 Years and How to Grow Them, Yerba Buena Nursery
Posted on June 16, 2018
by John Jeavons
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I’m really enjoying experimenting with re-sprouting vegetables from kitchen waste! Just as celery bases and carrot tops can be cut specially and then planted to regrow without the need for seeds or seedlings (see my March 6, 2018 post), the same can be done…
Category: cabbage, GROW THE EARTH, onion, recycling, resprouting, unusual techniques, varieties, vegetablesTags: cabbages, gardening, onions, regenerative, resprouting vegetables, small scale agriculture, sustainability
Posted on June 16, 2018
by John Jeavons
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Do you ever wish you had a magically inexhaustible supply of food? Well, for some crops, that’s _almost_ possible. Celery and carrots are amazing vegetables: they’re delicious, high in nutrients, and staples in much of our cooking. As if that weren’t enough, these powerhouses…
Category: carrot, celery, farming/gardening, GROW THE EARTH, recycling, resprouting, unusual techniques, varieties, vegetablesTags: carrots, celery, gardening, regenerative, resprouting vegetables
Posted on June 16, 2018
by John Jeavons
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Indoor and Containter Gardening
Category: about indoor gardening, books, container gardening, farming/gardening, GROW THE EARTH, indoor gardening, tropical plantsTags: Byron E. Martin, container gardening, Growing Tasty Tropical Plants, Indoor gardening, Laurelynn G. Martin, Logee's Tropical Plants, The Apartment Farmer
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