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609: Growing Cover Crops for Multiple Benefits

Companion Planting, Cover Crops, Education and Learning, Frugality, Garden Based Education, Gardening Basics, Health, Healthy Soil, Homesteading or Farmsteading, Managing Plant Issues, Nitrogen Fixation, Permaculture and Design, Podcast - Patron Only, Regenerative or Sustainable, Support systemsLeave a comment

Gardening tips, tricks, and advice in short, bite-size episodes –  Marlene Simon from Flower Power Garden Hour Podcast returns to reveal the many ways that cover crops can be used in the garden to add nitrogen, shade, moisture, and more. Marlene explains the process of…

Jane's Favourite Vegetable

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Jane’s Favorite Vegetable. by Guest blogger: Jane Rabinowicz of SeedChange. It’s green, grows on trellises, and it’s my favourite vegetable. On a recent trip to Timor-Leste, I was ecstatic to find my favourite veggie growing on trellises around the home of local Batara village leader Tomas Pinto. Even better, I was treated to a lunch that featured the delicious vegetable.

425: Katie Fiore on Sweet Potatoes and Fruit Trees

Food Forest, Fruit Trees, Gardening Basics, Homesteading or Farmsteading, Podcast - Patron Only, Small Space Gardening1 Comment

Building a living green mulch – After a long career in retail, Katie Fiore knew it was time for a change. Part of her future vision was a backyard full of fruits and vegetables. The other part was a flexible, fulfilling lifestyle educating others. Katie discusses changing her life direction at 37 years old, how…