Huge collection of PDF plans.
Via the Japanese NASA equivalent.
Another natural solution forms positive feedback loop. Crop yield increases, biodiversity improves, yields increase.
It's like a hackerspace for gardening! Has sharecropping now come full circle?
Via msiegel
From the site: "Connecting growers to people with land to share".
Via msiegel
From the site: "Connecting growers to people with land to share".
Conservation Farming (CF) and Conservation Agriculture (CA) techniques developed for Zambia, now available for the rest of the Earth. Small scale, sustainable agriculture is responsive and efficient. Widespread practice of these techniques could eliminate hunger on the planet and restore biodiversity. Don't miss the publications on the site.
From the site: "The benefits of CF and CA are proven and offer farmers the opportunity to:
* Dramatically increase their yields, diversify their production base and engage in economic activity.
* Regenerate their soils and sustain adequate levels of production in all but the worst droughts.
* Liberate themselves from dependency on food aid and excessive use of costly external inputs.
* Practice sedentary agriculture on a sustainable basis.
* Regenerate rather than exploit the environments in which they live."
From the site: "The benefits of CF and CA are proven and offer farmers the opportunity to:
* Dramatically increase their yields, diversify their production base and engage in economic activity.
* Regenerate their soils and sustain adequate levels of production in all but the worst droughts.
* Liberate themselves from dependency on food aid and excessive use of costly external inputs.
* Practice sedentary agriculture on a sustainable basis.
* Regenerate rather than exploit the environments in which they live."
This brings integrated pest management and soil fertility to a whole new level...
From the page: "Among them are plants such as ornamental tobaccos, and some species of potatoes and tomatoes which have sticky hairs which trap aphids and other small invertebrates. It is thought that rather than devour the prey directly the dead bodies decay slowly and the nutrients fall to the ground where they are taken up by the roots."
From the page: "Among them are plants such as ornamental tobaccos, and some species of potatoes and tomatoes which have sticky hairs which trap aphids and other small invertebrates. It is thought that rather than devour the prey directly the dead bodies decay slowly and the nutrients fall to the ground where they are taken up by the roots."
"An Agricultural Testament," the root document of the modern organic ag movement.
Combining open source and organic gardening practices with modern fabrication technologies, this site aims to create sustainable faming communities with minimal material input. This is serendipity. Thanks, msiegel!
From the site: "Open Source Ecology is a movement dedicated to the collaborative development of tools for replicable, open source, modern off-grid "resilient communities." By using permaculture and digital fabrication together to provide for basic needs and open source methodology to allow low cost replication of the entire operation, we hope to empower anyone who desires to move beyond the struggle for survival and "evolve to freedom."
"By our analysis, most of the technologies needed for a sustainable and pleasant standard of living could be reduced to the cost of scrap metal + labor. There is immense potential for social transformation once this technology is fully developed for building interconnected self-sufficient communities, since people will be freed from material constraints and able to seek self-actualization. "
From the site: "Open Source Ecology is a movement dedicated to the collaborative development of tools for replicable, open source, modern off-grid "resilient communities." By using permaculture and digital fabrication together to provide for basic needs and open source methodology to allow low cost replication of the entire operation, we hope to empower anyone who desires to move beyond the struggle for survival and "evolve to freedom."
"By our analysis, most of the technologies needed for a sustainable and pleasant standard of living could be reduced to the cost of scrap metal + labor. There is immense potential for social transformation once this technology is fully developed for building interconnected self-sufficient communities, since people will be freed from material constraints and able to seek self-actualization. "
Excellent introduction to growing many lesser known crops, from Adzuki Beans and Amaranth to Forage Sourghum and Vernonia. Cultural information is generally specific to the northern USA, but of sufficient detail so that generalities may be extrapolated to other regions.
From the site: "This Alternative Field Crops Manual addresses the need for detailed information on the production of a number of agronomic crops adapted to the upper Midwest. Our intent is to provide county extension agents and others in educational roles a concise, uniform source of information on those field crops which may be considered as alternatives to traditional farm commodities."
From the site: "This Alternative Field Crops Manual addresses the need for detailed information on the production of a number of agronomic crops adapted to the upper Midwest. Our intent is to provide county extension agents and others in educational roles a concise, uniform source of information on those field crops which may be considered as alternatives to traditional farm commodities."