Composting with kids
Composting is a great activity to practice with your children. Sure, they learn all about the “Circle of Life” from the Lion King, but kids generally don’t understand how the […]
Regenerating our garden soils
The first land plants are believed to have grown more than 460 million years before humans walked this Earth. Plants have developed incredible relationships with the natural environment. Humans need […]
Cleaning with bokashi microbes (EM)
Have you ever looked on the back of a bottle of cleaning product and been horrified to read all the warning signs? Toxic! Caution! Corrosive! Unsurprisingly, many people are looking […]
Common plants that are unsafe for pets
Thanks to Emily Cline (from CertaPet) for this insight into pets and our plants Pets are more popular than ever. And along with them, so are houseplants including plants for […]
Is it OK to compost non-organic food waste?
According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), in 2009 “the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national bio-monitoring program has detected pesticides in blood and urine samples from 96 percent […]
Using bokashi bran as a soil amender: how-to and benefits
Bokashi bran is not just for composting. Each handful of bokashi bran is teeming with plant friendly microbes. A simple way to harness the power of these microbes is to […]
Microplastics in our garden soil
Did you know that microplastics are a threat to more than just our oceans and beaches? There are worrying levels of microplastics in the air as well as in freshwater […]
Why bokashi?
Before you start bokashi composting, it’s useful to understand why bokashi is so beneficial for your plants and gardens. This starts with knowing what makes a healthy soil structure, how […]
The benefits of microbes in your garden
People have become fascinated by microbes in recent decades. Historically, microbes have been mis-characterized as the bad guys, and unfortunately associated with infections and diseases. However, more recently, microbiologists have […]
No-dig gardening
What is no-dig gardening? No-dig (or no-till) gardening is exactly as the name suggests; gardening without digging the soil. Once a bed is established, the surface is left undisturbed except […]