From the right ratio of green and brown waste to regular aeration, here are some top tips for making compost, writes Clare Wilson Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933192-600-how-to-make-compost-your-scientific-guide/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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What To Do With Fall Leaves | 11 Smart Ways
Are you wondering what to do with fall leaves? Be glad as they are like free loads of treasure strewn all over your yard. Here are some things you can do with these organic gold. RELATED: 17 Fall Decorations To Dress Up Your Home For The Season 11 Clever Tips on What to Do With Fall…Continue Reading
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What Do Worms Eat? | Worm Farming 101
“What do worms eat?” is the first question on every beginner worm farmer’s mind. If you are looking to add worm farms in your homestead then here is everything you need to know about what worms eat. RELATED: Worm Farm Kit: Essential Supplies Every Beginner Should Have What Do Worms Eat? | FAQs What to Feed…Continue Reading
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Worm Farm Kit: Essential Supplies Every Beginner Should Have
Preparing a worm farm kit is easy. Plus, the materials you need are also very affordable. To help you get you started, here are the materials that you need to prepare. RELATED: How To Start Your Own Worm Composting Bin Worm Farm Kit For Beginners What is Worm Farming? Worm farming, or vermicomposting, is the process…Continue Reading
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How To Start Your Own Worm Composting Bin
Creating your own worm composting bin is a great addition to your homestead. It is affordable, low-maintenance, and very easy to make. It can help you decompost your food scraps organically. Plus, it can also give you rich and nutritious soil that can help your plants grow faster. To get you moving, we prepared five…Continue Reading
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15 Organic Homemade Plant Food For Your Homestead
You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars on expensive soil fertilizers. There are dozens of homemade plant food recipes and ingredients you can use to boost plant growth and improve soil health. RELATED: Homemade Fertilizer from Compost 15 Simple, Inexpensive Homemade Plant Food Recipes and Ingredients 1. Baking Soda-Ammonia Plant Food Need a quick…Continue Reading
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Becoming Environmentally Conscious: Meet the edX Sustainability Team
The Sustainability Team, a group of people committed to making the edX workplace more environmentally sustainable, was formed during Hackathon XXII—a quarterly event with the goal of driving innovation and problem solving. The team’s first initiative was measuring edX’s carbon footprint and collecting potential projects to make a positive impact. The group has since grown, and has taken on a wider…
10 Tips For Growing Perfect Tomatoes
Looking for some tips for growing tomatoes? If you want to have a better harvest for your when you plant your next batch, this will help. Growing Tomatoes I’ve been growing tomatoes on my homestead for a long time now and I’d have to say, my harvest isn’t always the same. There are some times…Continue Reading
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Organic Farming is Actually Worse For Climate Change
Organic practices can reduce climate pollution produced directly from farming — which would be fantastic if they didn’t also require more land to produce the same amount of food. From a report: Clearing additional grasslands or forests to grow enough food to make up for that difference would release far more greenhouse gas than the practices initially reduce, a new study…
Self-Sustaining Ideas For Living The Homesteader’s Dream
Are you in need of some self-sustaining ideas? If you want to be self-sufficient in your homestead, then these ideas will help you get there! Self-Sustaining Ideas For Living The Homesteader’s Dream Living in a homestead can almost always mean that you are miles away from a neighbor and most likely a couple of hours away…Continue Reading
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