A Beginner’s Guide to Making Compost at Home
“Produce No Waste.” This core permaculture principle sounds like a green ideal to reduce pollution, yes? But that’s just the beginning: this principle also reminds us that nature transforms its [...]
How Can Composting Benefit the Environment?
Cruise through suburbia one spring or fall day, and you’ll see them: rows upon rows of paper bags of leaves, lawn clippings, and yard waste, waiting for municipal pickup. Ironically, the [...]
Composting the Easy Way: Six Tips for No-Sweat Success
Work is a Failure in Design – it’s a motto I use again and again, and it’s especially true when you look at composting. The common problems that gardeners struggle with are usually red flags, [...]
Why Build a Permaculture Property Part III – Food, Water, Waste, & Shelter
In my last post, we looked at the hidden risks in one crucial system of human civilization – energy – and how those risks could undermine the entire house of cards within a decade or [...]
