How to Know Which Plants Will Be Best for Your Growing Area By Megan Wild Gardening is the number one hobby in the United States (1), and each year more people are joining the ranks of the green thumbs as they seek to grow their own food and make the planet a little greener. It’s also…
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Greeking Out Over Greek Yogurt By Emily Powell If you’re reading this, thank you. You’ve taken interest and initiative in digging deeper to learn the story, the truth, the fallacies and the legitimate claims behind our most modern food fad: Greek yogurt (or, more appropriately, Greek-style yogurt. Most of America’s “Greek” yogurt is not made…
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38: Stephen Walden on Ergonomic Gardening Tools Stephen is a 26-year-old entrepreneur with an MBA in Finance from Loyola Marymount University. Always inspired by entrepreneurs in his family, Walden decided to try his hand at inventing a new product when he was a senior in college. Upon graduation, Walden moved back to his hometown in…
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37: Justin Rhodes on Permaculture and Chickens Abundant Permaculture near Asheville, North Carolina Justin Rhodes is an author/film producer at AbundantPermaculture.com where he teaches folks how to live more sustainable lives by growing their own food and running their own businesses. Live a more sustainable life. It all started with eating a healthy diet, beginning…
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36: Ginger Duncan on Self-Sufficiency on Kodiak Island Take a walk on the wild side with our guest Ginger Duncan who lives the wilderness lifestyle. Shout-out to Oz and Ella – Listen to the podcast to find out just what that means! You don’t want to miss this amazing story!By the way, Ginger Duncan is also…
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Featured Farmer: Ginger Duncan from Mystic Mountain Eco-Village in Alaska Editor’s Note: Ginger Duncan was also on our podcast! Listen Here. I’m Ginger Duncan, a 48 year old, life-long Alaskan. Although I’d lived on the island of Kodiak since I was 2, it wasn’t until I met & married my husband in 1992 that I really…
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35: Danielle and Jordan Nuhfer on Raised Garden Beds “Grow Your Own Freedom” is a sustainable living business that provides raised bed garden bedsThey grow what they can, know what they buy, go back to the basics and discover nature’s goodness.Their goal is to pass on what they learn.The “Grow Your Own Freedom” business idea…
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34: Jake Mace on the Best Fruit Trees in Warm Climates His 10 Favorite Trees and Wood Chips Which trees give you the most bang for your buck? What are the most nutritious fruits to grow? Urban farmer Jake Mace weighs in on his Top 10 favorite trees to grow, some tree-growing tips, and what he…
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Organic Vegetable Gardening for Amateurs By James Smith Organic vegetable gardening may seem difficult; however, let me assure you that it is actually not as difficult as it looks. For amateurs, the most important thing is to get the basics right. If you have the right foundations, you can get a high yield from the…
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Dairy Milk or Soy Milk: A Sustainability and Nutrition Perspective By Emily Powell There seems to be a new milk substitute on the shelves each time I go to the grocery store. The most common (and least taboo, I suppose) is soymilk, but the list goes on from there—it seems that you can get a…
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