NonComposting on the Urban Farm
Noncomposting on the Urban Farm We have a deep, dark secret at the Urban Farm. It’s the reason our greens spring to life, our flowers are happy, why everything grows…
117: Eric Toensmeier on Carbon Farming
117: Eric Toensmeier on Carbon Farming. Finding Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation in Our Own Soils. Eric is the award-winning author of Paradise Lot and Perennial Vegetables, and the co-author of Edible Forest Gardens.…
113: Penny Livingston on Urban Permaculture
113: Penny Livingston on Urban Permaculture. Looking at the science of natural systems in landscape design.. Penny is internationally recognized as a prominent permaculture teacher, designer, and speaker. She holds…
112: Becca Moore on Starting a Homestead
112: Becca Moore on Starting a Homestead. Making choices for a natural lifestyle, even with little or no land. Becca lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania with her husband and seven children.…
110: Brad Lancaster on Rainwater Harvesting
Planting edible trees and crops & water harvesting in the desert. – Brad Lancaster is the author of the award-winning Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond and co-founder of DesertHarvesters.org. Since 1993 Brad has run a successful permaculture education, design, and consultation business focused on integrated regenerative approaches to…
109: Michelle Fehler on Biomimicry
109: Michelle Fehler on Biomimicry. How Nature Can Inspire our Choices Michelle’s love for gardening most likely was imprinted during her childhood in Switzerland where she grew up surrounded by…
108: Darren Chapman on Stimulating Community Development
108: Darren Chapman on Stimulating Community Development Using Urban Agriscaping to improve neighborhoods Darren is a community pro-activist who has committed his life to helping people. He is Founder and…
102: Beth Terry on Living and Gardening without Plastic
102: Beth Terry on Living and Gardening without Plastic. After learning about the devastating effects of plastic pollution on the environment and human health, Oakland accountant Beth Terry began an…
100: Toby Hemenway on A Permaculture Way of Life
100: Toby Hemenway on A Permaculture Way of Life Toby is the author of a new book on urban and suburban permaculture, The Permaculture City, as well as Gaia’s Garden, the best-selling permaculture book…
96: Molly Cole on Starting a Small Farm in Washington
96: Molly Cole on Starting a Small Farm in Washington Molly comes from a long line of farmers in Washington state. She grew up on a farm with chickens, cows,…
