Sheri gave me a quick tour of her front yard recently, and she discussed all the mistakes she had made when she removed her turf about a year ago. She is slowly correcting things, but we wanted to sha...
We were very excited to interview one of our heroes for the podcast this week. Brad Lancaster lives in Tucson, Arizona where they get an average of 11 inches of rain a year. Brad has converted his r...
Want to grow healthy plants and vegetables? Want to avoid weeds? Want to remove petroleum based fertilizers and pesticides from your yard? Want to grow food that is nutrient rich? It all starts with h...
Just imagine having a barren and ugly 1.68 acres with bare dirt and Washingtonian Palms and within 4 years turning it into a lush food forest and wildlife habitat. Imagine have a large beautiful pond ...
In this episode we talk about composting with worms or vermicomposting, and how we can reduce our impact on the local landfill while creating ‘black gold’ for our healthy living soil spong...
In this podcast we talk about how you can save the rain that falls on your property for use in the landscape. Many people are sceptical about the benefits of harvesting rainwater. As an introduction, ...
In our last podcast we talked about how rock and gravel gardens are not the answer, and nor is just concreting the whole back yard. Many worry about the cost associated with replacing a brown lawn wit...
Here is our list of favorite tools and supplies for building healthy soil using the sheet mulching method. Basic gardening tools are a must: A flat shovel will help with turf removal A Garden Fork�...
Here is a collection of books, tools and gadgets we use in our homes to help us be as earth friendly as possible. Books We love Brad Lancaster’s books on Rainwater Harvesting volume 1 and volum...
Continuing the series Sheri and I started a few podcasts ago, we address the question we hear the most in the classes we teach: “My lawn is brown now what?” or “Are rocks, gravel and ...