Sustainable Living Skills You Need to Survive
It might not seem so serious to the average consumer in the First World, but the future of the world as we know hangs in the balance. The media is full of bad news that can make changing things for the better seem hopeless, but there are simple and radical things you can do to reduce your impact and set an example for others. It's not just a choice, our survival depends on it.
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The BEST No-Work TOMATO CAGE for a small garden
Trellising tomatoes can be a lot of work, and the typical tomato cage you can buy from the store is always inadequate for holding up a tomato vine. Long ago I learned about this tomato cage that is built to last and is sturdy enough to hold up the biggest fruit laden tomato plant. You should try it yourself.
PERMACULTURE Vineyard Uses COMFREY Instead of Herbicide
Of course, permaculture tends to be credited for just about every good idea, but comfrey seems to be one of those things that goes hand in hand with temperate permaculture. It’s such a versatile plant.
I’ve been doing a lot of experiments this year and I’m hoping this one will pay off in literally days of saved time during the season.
Low Tunnel on Wheels For Season Extension and Pest Control
Permaculture is all about stacking functions and creating symbiotic systems, and I try to follow these tenets in how I keep my vineyard. I intercrop my vineyard with vegetables, flowers, and green manures, not only to make use of what would otherwise be empty space, but to reduce competition with the grape vines and to cut back on the need for mowing and other maintenance.
I’ve been doing some experimenting with my low tunnel this season, not only planting crops under it, but adding wheels so that I can easily move it on and off the bed. It’s great for season extension and for protecting the crops from rabbits and deer, and it fits and moves perfectly between the rows of grapes in my vineyard.
What Happened With My Homemade Onion Sets Experiment?
In the past, I’ve planted onion starts from seed every spring with mixed results. I got kind of sick of dealing with cold early spring temps, damping off, and waiting forever to get plants big enough for planting out. I wanted the convenience and reliability of onion sets, but didn”t want conventionally grown sets from the store, which are often sweet onion varieties instead of the long storage ones I like to grow.
So last year I made a video about making my own organic onion sets, and this season I planted them out. This video takes you through the the season of growth and we get to see how they did.
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Kyle’s Crazy House: The Inside Coming Soon Plus Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage Visitor Program
If you want to see the biggest collection of natural buildings and tiny houses in the Midwest, or want to live in one of the most radical examples of sustainable living in the country, come visit Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage.
Just follow this link to find out more:
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Springtime Mystery: How do worms end up in my rain barrels?
It’s been a little while since I posted a video. I’ve been busy with early season tasks like getting the garden in and tending the vineyard, but I’ve got a lot of videos coming soon. This is a little early season vignette.