For best all-round health we set our land up so that water soaks both into our soil, and/or moves across our landscape to a place of our choosing. We don’t want water to sit and puddle or pond anywhere near our food crops, so if after rain it does and takes a while to drain […]
Managing Weeds: Naturally + Easily
By | LastUpdated December 4, 2023
Weeds are on your side. They’ve come to heal the soil from its historical treatment. They do this in many ways – drawing minerals that are missing, soaking up toxins, moderating excessive minerals, adding organic matter, improving soil structure … they are nutrient dense, mineral rich powerhouses – and the fastest way to awesome soil, […]
A Simple Drainage Test
By | LastUpdated May 1, 2025
Winter is a telling time in your soil health journey – from now through early spring you get to see your drainage in action. Those of you at the basemap phase of gathering info and learning your land – perk your ears on up! How wet are your soils? Drainage is absolutely key for edible gardens! When […]
A DIY Greencrop Seed Mix
By | LastUpdated December 24, 2023
Greencrops (also called greenmanures) are awesome! Diversity, homegrown fertility + living mulch all in one. Take your greencropping next level, and rather than sowing single greencrops, sow a mixture. Each plant attracts different soil organisms, draws different minerals and reaches different depths. The greater the variety of plants = the greater the variety of soil […]
