The UW-Madison Division of Extension Discovery Farms Program installed eight lysimeters on a Pepin County Dairy farm in the fall of 2021 that will remain for at least 3 years. These lysimeters capture water flowing beyond the root zone on its way to groundwater. This study will get an in-depth comparison of the ability of…
Category: Gardening
Compost Pile Has Become Too Wet
This Q&A is pulled from a collection of questions posed to me by students of my Online Permaculture Design Course (PDC). Learn more with my free four-part Masterclass series, here: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/a/12454/e3i2ci3L Question: When discussing 18-day compost Geoff emphasized ideal moisture levels but I don’t remember hearing it mentioned how to deal with a pile that…
Turning a Backyard into a Farm Insperational Permaculture Video from Palestine
“If I Can Create Heaven Here, Why Do I Have To Wait Till I Die?” This is what my friend Majd told me while he was explaining his dream gardening project. He thinks that the obstacle to independence is a limitation in imagination and not the lack of abilities. Today as the world is living…
Introductory guide to sowing seeds
Introductory guide to sowing seeds, using large and small seeds of different vegetables for sowings under cover. There are many ways to sow and I help you to choose. One tip I shall mention here is that I have never sanitised any trays, and see no need for it. My online course From Seed to…
A regional perspective on adapting inland glacial lakes fisheries management to climate change
Part of the Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership Lake Conservation Webinar Series. Presentation by Dr. Ralph Tingley. Climate change is altering glacial lake fisheries in the United States, presenting a complex challenge for fisheries managers. In this webinar, we outline processes that support the adaptation of inland glacial lakes fisheries management to climate change. Using examples…
How to compost food waste at home in plastic bottle, no foul odor, no maggot, and ready in 1 month
We use a 15 liters water bottle make opening on top but don’t cut all the way through so it functions like a hinge make a lot of holes on the side to keep the composting process aerobic to prevent growth of anaerobic bacteria that cause foul odor put some soil on the bottom, about…
Training Permaculture Teachers course – Bulgaria 2019
This video is part of the project “Teaching Permaculture for Refugees” of the Green School Village, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission. Participants in the training were Permaculture designers from all over Europe: Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain and UK, but also Lebanon, Russia and USA. It was…
Is Pre-compost Still Composting? #redwigglers #vermicompost #composting #worms
If you’re interested in awesome red wigglers, cocoons, castings and worm foods to start you worm adventure or enhance your gardening results, please go to my website: RockinWorms.com Thanks! Jayne Source
Community Garden Thriving In Turtle Creek
A local community turned an overgrown baseball field into a thriving community garden. KDKA’s Kym Gable has more. Source
Compost Heated Shower
Geoff has something unusual to show you – a compost heap that produces heat to provide free hot water for showers. This process, known as pyrolysis, involves the organisms in the heap generating heat that is used to warm the water in a plastic irrigation pipe that runs through the heap. By using 150 meters…