Here’s a treat for you. This couple has built an amazing homestead in Idaho over the last 30 years that includes a workshop, log home, fruit trees, garden, greenhouses and lots of custom woodwork.
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Cheap, Lean, and DIY Greenhouses
A simple greenhouse design by Urban Farmer Curtis Stone that is fast and cheap to install. Also known as Caterpillar Tunnels. Cost is about $1,000 for a 12’ x 100’ poly tunnel made with 1-3/8” galvanized top rail tubing that’s used on chain link fences. Metal hoops are 4’ apart.
Geoff Lawton – Soils (FULL MOVIE)
“Geoff Lawton presents his outstanding movie, “Soils”, helping you to have a better understanding of soil creation and maintenance, making soil healthier and optimal.”
Making Biochar and Charcoal with a Brick Chimney Kiln
“Here is a full tutorial by O. J. Romo on making Charcoal and Biochar using a Brick Chimney Kiln.” The charcoal can be used for numerous things such water filters and building soil in gardens.
Turn Deserts into Oases with Mycorrhizal Fungi in Under 10 Years
Here’s the article I mentioned yesterday. The article is about mycorrhizal fungi (commonly called myco). It explains how a research center near Delhi, India turned a salty, rocky soil wasteland into an oasis in under 10 years using plants inoculated with myco. Now they are selling vast quantities of mass produced myco around the world. Today it’s easy to find myco products including myco inoculated compost in most garden stores. Myco can turn deserts, abandoned mining sites and other inhospitable areas into oases as explained in the follow article.
Better to Buy Inferior/Degraded Land Rather than Have No Land
Most people who want to build a sustainable homestead look for the perfect piece of land with good soil for their garden. The trouble is, the most productive land is locked up in profitable farms that’s typically not for sale, or if it is for sale it costs a fortune. This blog post explains one way to solve this dilemma.