Compost at Home
DEFINITION I recently had a request asking about how to make compost at home. Most of us live in the city so I'll keep urban setups in...
Unusual Harvests
CLIMATE EXTREMES Here in Red Deer Alberta we generally live in a Plant Hardiness Zone of 3b (total range of zones is 0a-9a moving from...
Increasing Soil Health Naturally
COLLECTING FREE COMPOST MATERIAL It is October and we are expecting Winter snows to arrive and stay in the next few weeks. People are...
Chickens: Enhancing Soil Health
The photos feature my youngest son raking up the bedding where our chickens have been living this past Summer. During these months, they...
Kombucha: "The Tea of Immortality"
HISTORY Seedsofhealth.co.uk describes Kombucha as, ... a living health drink made by fermenting tea and sugar with the kombucha culture....
Swales, Using Slope and Gravity to Collect Water
DEFINITION Swales are water harvesting ditches on contour (Geoff Lawton). By etching these level ditches along your sloped property, you...
Uncommon Edibles - The Herb, Borage
A few days ago I posted about a great salad. I featured the hollyhocks. Today I want to feature the borage in that same salad. So let's...
Worms and Worm Castings at Home
Featured are some photos and videos I took that may interest you. You'll see worm cocoon's or capsules that hold usually 1-3 baby worms....
Try Some Dill
Dill weed is a perennial herb used all over the world. It is healthy and adds a strong delicious flavour to food. You can eat it raw as...
Enhancing Soil - Microbial Brews
TEAMING WITH MICROBES If you want to understand soil, I recommend a wonderful book called Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to...
