Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
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 …
Nettle Urtica dioica is a plant that needs little introduction. As children we quickly learnt to recognise them just so that we could avoid their itchy burning sting. They are part of our linguistic culture too. To nettle some one is to annoy them; to grasp the nettle – face …
Is there an alternative to lime when my PH is acidic? This is the most misguided topic in agriculture today. Why? We have been conditioned for so long by US Agriculture and constituents to force soil chemistry into what we want it to be. We learned nutrients are only available …
Mainstream alternative health and television news outlets have really highlighted hormone D (vitamin D) the past few years. As always, the goal is to inject more confusion into people’s minds about natural health. I have always been concerned about people popping vitamins for health. I don’t think we …
I went on a mission to learn the best method for growing a beautiful lawn naturally. I took it back to the historical roots, learned the reasons we are obsessed with it and then saw grass from an ecological standpoint. Grass is an amazing and super beneficial edible and medicinal …