Mother Nature Gardening

Creation of Lichen c. 1508.

HEIRLOOMS hold the keys to the past, though their patina may have changed over time. They provide cultural context, common roots, and shared stories, and these are times to cultivate common ground. Heirlooms come in many forms, all of which involve a legacy of skill, craft, and memory. A cross-stitch sampler, a yellow-edged photograph, a recipe box or sourdough starter, a seasonal holiday tradition observed across generations. Unlike common antiques, heirlooms are artifacts of our life experience that beckon us to preserve them. Most come with a toolbox of clues that require our participation—an old jar of bean seeds calling us to plant them, a much-loved quilt in need of mending. When our hands pick up the work, they retrace life skills that, with a stitch in time, can help these timeworn artifacts live on for another generation.
With each stitch, each sprout, each taste, we unearth more of the
world view, flavor, and history that encouraged people to save and
pass along these heirlooms for another generation. In the process of becoming seed stewards, we can also learn to create our own future heirlooms. And have no doubt: thousands of preservation efforts like yours and mine all around the world can have a far greater impact than a global seed vault...

From the intro to my book "The Heirloom Gardener - Traditional Plants and Skills for the Modern World"
Woodcut by Mary Azarian, the artist featured in my book.

Permaculture Garden Produces 7000 Pounds of Organic Food Per Year on a Tenth of an Acre Family grows 7000 pounds of organic food per year on a tenth of an acre, supplying 90 percent of their diet… They spend less than $2 per day per person on other kitchen staples and make over $20,000 a year selling excess produce Fifteen minutes from downtown Los Angeles, just […]

Who knew a blade of grass (under a microscope) could bring a smile to your face. Happy Friday - isn’t nature fab!

One of my favourites, passion flower 💖 stunning !!

Free online composting event

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Composting for Everyone Learn about the fundamentals of composting, the best systems for you and how to avoid some of the common problems with composting.

Angelina Jolie is working with UNESCO and Guerlain on a Women for Bees initiative that will ultimately build 2,500 bee hives and restock 125 million bees by 2025—while training and supporting 50 women beekeepers in their own operations. In honor of World Bee Day, Dan Winters photographed Angelina using the same technique Richard Avedon employed for his iconic portrait, "The Beekeeper" 40 years ago. https://on.natgeo.com/3f1NQnT

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'If This Time' By Kevin McCormack Verse written and voiced by Kevin McCormack, Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher, Writer and Actor.'If This Time' carries a message of Gratitude and Hope, and w...

P*e on Your Plants and Never Use Chemical Fertilizer Again A year’s worth of urine is enough to fertilize a year’s worth of food, researchers say “The urine one person produces annually contains enough fertilizer to grow nearly a whole year’s supply of food,” Rich Earth Institute claims. Adults produce between 100 and 150 gallons of urine per year...

🌱 Does leave you feeling and ? Do you sometimes have an urge to grab a fist full of soil? Does watering plants give you great, unexplainable ? Your brain might be telling you something. Gardening is actually an effective way of improving your physical and psychological well-being. With all the digging, lifting, pruning, weeding, watering, harvesting, planting, raking, transplanting, and moving, it's clear how gardening can have many physical benefits. But research shows that these benefits can also extend to our minds as well.

🌱 In Japan, there's a growing trend called “forest bathing” where people immerse themselves in the outdoors as a way to refresh, unwind, and boost concentration. Why has this caught on? Because it's effective. Studies have shown that forest bathing forces people to disconnect from distractions and be more mindful of their immediate surroundings. This can also happen while gardening. If you've ever weeded a garden bed, you'll know that it requires a high degree of focus in order to identify unwanted plants. By noticing the smallest details, you're also improving your concentration.

🌱 Another important aspect of gardening is getting your hands dirty and research shows that this can improve your mental wellbeing. Scientists have discovered that the found in soil can improve brain functions while boosting moods. The mycobacterium vaccae found in the soil increases serotonin produced in the brain. By getting your hands dirty, you're also making your happy.

🌱 There's also the sentimental attachment to your garden. Gardening takes effort and because of this, a natural responsibility for the survival of your plants starts to take bloom within you. Sometimes you see them from seed to blossoming shrub. Other times there may be a plant that takes extra tending to. Caring for something other than yourself can be gratifying and purposeful. And as a bonus, the hard work will provide you with tasty little vegetables (who doesn't love free food?)

🌱 So what if you don't have a backyard? This is a tough challenge for many people. If you live in the northern hemisphere, your first step is to find south. If you live in the southern hemisphere, you should find north. These directions provide the most sunlight. Once you've found your ideal spot, look for areas to put planters. Balconies are excellent places for container gardening.

🌱 Gardening is a perfect family activity. Working together in your garden with your children is togetherness time. You build bonds with children and create memories from your experiences in the garden. While your children are learning a lifelong love of growing things, you are learning more about your children—how they think, what they like and dislike and how capable they really are. Your plants can create a beautiful environment, whether they are in a garden, a raised bed or a pot, and you and your children will enjoy every stage of the process

🌱 Another key role that family gardening plays is that you'll teach your children skills that can be passed from one generation to the next. When you make gardening a tradition, it will carry on through many more generations to follow.

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Indian State Bans All Pesticides. Wildlife, Crop Yields and Tourism Flourish. State goes 100% organic. Wildlife returns, crop yields improve, tourists flock. Governments around the world are looking to the Indian state of Sikkim to see if going organic is viable. So far all signs are pointing to yes. The state banned the import of all pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertili...

It’s all about the seeds

Free cornflower seeds

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