A couple bought an abandoned farm in Portugal for $103,000 and turned it into an off-the-grid homestead where they're raising 2 small kids — see how they did it (www.businessinsider.com)
Alternative to phosphate fertilizer: Biochar basis controls plant response (phys.org)
TL;DR: New research shows that biochar made from phosphate-poor feedstock encourages much more symbiosis with mycorrhizal fungi, compared to biochar made from phosphate-rich feedstock, which encourages very little mycorrhizal symbiosis.
Local Food for Rapid Transition (www.resilience.org)
What’s It Mean to Be Invasive? (www.resilience.org)
Have you heard of Kernza? I find it so fascinating (www.greenmatters.com)
Kernza is a newly-domesticated form of wheatgrass that was designed to be planted from a single seed and regrow on its own, year after year. This would make it unique amongst most other commercial or industrial crops, which are usually annual and need to be replanted every year. According to The Washington Post, annual crops...