DirtLiving
Living grounded, sustainable, sustaining, and innovative use of low- and high-technology. Thriving in balance on this ball of rock and dirt and water. Feb 5
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Growing
Small space gardening
Down below this jungle of tomato and snap pea plants lies layers of organic waste and lots of composting worms busily converting the materials into rich vermicompost. As I mentioned a while back (and written about recently on Red Worm Composting), I’m involved in a pretty sizable restaurant food waste composting project this year. In a nutshell, I am receiving hundreds of pounds (per week) of fruit and vegetable waste from a very popular local restaurant and have been composting these materials on my property. Given the quantity of wastes, I’ve had to get a little creative with my methods, and I’ve certainly discovered some methods that really work well, and others that…well…don’t work quite so well! Most of my efforts have focused on various forms of vermicomposting.
Garbage Gardening
Indoor gardening
Aquaponics
Moon planting
Hemp
Be lazy for best results
I used to have a boss that said “if you ever wanted to find out the best way to get a job on a farm done, give it to a lazy person first.” This seems counterintuitive, but it makes sense.
Energy
Can Mushrooms Be The New Plastic?
Today, plastics are among the most toxic and polluting substances we use on a daily basis. Simply focusing on styrofoam alone, it is a $20+ billion industry who’s products are found in anything from TV protective packaging to disposable coffee cups. The trouble with all of this styrofoam is that it cannot be recycled or disposed of.
Shelter
Inspiration
Health
Physical bodies on a physical planet. Tools, tips, and ideas for making the combo work. by pangasius Jan 15