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Preserving the Harvest: Low-Cost Dehydration Methods
May 2024
A Journey with Urushiol: From Poison Ivy to Cashew Trees
Living in Ecuador, I now tend to my eight cashew trees, which I planted nearly four years ago. When I first planted them, the trees were just 3 inches high. Witnessing their growth has been an incredible journey. With both male and female trees necessary for fruit production, I was …
Boosting Curcumin Absorption: Piperine, Emulsifiers, and Gut-Friendly Options
We have all heard of taking turmeric (curcumin) with black pepper (piperine) to enhance the bioavailability and absorption of curcumin. Piperine, the bioactive compound found in black pepper, has been shown to significantly increase the absorption of curcumin by inhibiting metabolic enzymes that break it down and increasing intestinal permeability. …
Secret Garden’s Book Nearing Completion
‘I’m thrilled to share exciting developments at the Living Ground Project Site – the creation of a secret garden soon to be home to 54 versatile plants, thriving globally. As part of my recent mission, I’m diligently digitizing teachings on self-reliance, covering topics like Microbe Compost creation, sustainable gardening, and …
Human Self-Reliance: Living Ground’s (Leisha’s) Call for Support
Living Ground’s journey is at a crucial juncture, and I’m reaching out for your support. Currently, I’m personally covering the weekly wages of our dedicated local staff, amounting to $615 per week. The responsibility is immense, and I’m working tirelessly to keep this lifeline intact. Currently, I am employing 4 …
Leisha’s December Muse – Why I Am Passionate About Microbes
In the face of change, many of us feel a sense of helplessness, convinced that the magnitude of the environmental and collective crisis is beyond our individual reach. We observe the vastness of Nature, the intricate web of ecosystems, and the relentless forces of nature, and wonder if our …
The Soil Sponge: A Cradle of Life
In the face of an escalating climate crisis that is daily headline news, it is obvious humanity stands at a crossroads looking at the destruction we have caused. Perhaps, at that crossroads, we should start to understand that the micro is the same as the macro. For me, I …
Fire Restoration Thoughts
Like many places in the world, our local area has experience and rash of crazy and intense fires threatening the living ground of our nature and soil. Prevention work is important. One local solution is to pipe waters from our local national forest, the Podocarpus. Living Ground feels …
Living Soil Yum Booster: Humic and Fulvic Acid, Azolla, Comfrey, Yarrow & Nettle
The success of your garden begins with one fundamental factor – its soil and the microbes. This ensures a flourishing garden. Living Soil Yum is our latest, tested all natural product to help our soils, plants and humans. It is a mixture of our Microbe Grown Compost Humic and Fulvic …
Can Plants Truly Hear and Respond?
The natural world never ceases to astonish me. Learning about the microbes (the unseen world) and the recent research into plant senses (communication) raises the intriguing questions about whether we truly understand how nature is alive and conscious. Can plants hear? Do they possess the ability to sense …