Ecosystems are way more dynamic than what they are given credit for. Our current management of built, grazed, cropland, orchard / treed and natural landscapes is entropic (degenerative). The integrity of all these landscapes is degrading rapidly because of our reductionist understanding of what syntropy actually entails. NPK plus some other mineral nutrients is how …
Many enthusiastic gardeners and farmers use mulch but still have little understanding of the functions of it, how to apply it, and what to avoid. Firstly, what is mulch? The mulch mentioned hence forth will be of the organic variety, or only from a previously living organism. Some sources mention inorganic mulches, but these don’t …
If many people are working at the individual and community scales, the knock-on effect of our collective actions will trigger a cascade of system changes that will inevitably lead to meaningful societal transformation. Your one hour a day will be most productive if you join like-minded groups (preferably online during the Covid-19 Pandemic) and log …
Yes! We definitely can plant a trillion trees — and we can do it in five years! To achieve this, we would have to use a diverse array of planting techniques. Relatively, only a few plants planted will be traditional nursery styled plants-in-a-bag type. Most of the trees will be planted as young ‘forestry-styled’ seedlings …