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San Jose functional landscapes

Comfrey - a multipurpose plant for the sustainable landscape and garden

Gardening with pandemics in mind (the 'home-grown medicine chest') Permaculture - a viable solution to the threat of industrial ag induced disease...
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Philly's first Permaculture Design Certificate Course announced - learn sustainable design

The Eastern Pennsylvania Permaculture Guild (EPPG) has announced the details of their upcoming educational programming. The Guild, located in metro...
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Edible Forest Gardening

Edible forest gardening is a permaculture technique in which principles of forest ecology are used as the basis for creating resilient, sustainable...
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New "garden-farms" sprout up in the Delaware Valley in response to the buy local movement

Characterized, not by acres of corn fields and loud combine harvesters, the new "garden farm" phenomenon - plots of land in urban/sub...
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Microgreen salad with orange champagne vinegar and shaved Piave cheese

In another article I detailed a method for growing microgreens - the versatile and nutritious greens that are obtained after seeds have sprouted,...
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Local, hands-on gardening workshop - Seed Starting: Getting Rid of the Guess Work

Local, Hands-On Gardening Workshop: Seed Starting: Getting Rid of the Guess WorkCome spend the day with the Organic Mechanic! Potting soil can be...
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Growing back-yard pancakes: Small-Scale Grain Raising

Book review:Small-Scale Grain Raising: An Organic Guide to Growing, Processing, and Using Nutritious Whole Grains for Home Gardeners and Local...
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SPIN Gardening: Using Small Plot Intensive Gardening to increase yields and save money

‘SPIN’, an acronym for ‘Small Plot Intensive’, is a model for organic gardening that employs techniques adapted from Small...
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Root Camp - Edible theme gardens lecture at Fordhook Farm - Bucks, County

Fordhook Farm, DoylestownIf you want to get started growing your 'Sustainable garden or landscape' and 'home-grown medicine chest', I recommend...
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Gardening with pandemics in mind: Ginger in the 'home-grown medicine chest'

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is an excellent addition to the sustainable landscape and garden, as well as being a must have in your 'home-grown...
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