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Marjory Wildcraft: Growing Your Own Groceries

Marjory Wildcraft, founder of The Grow Network and author of Grow Your Own Groceries, explains how we can contribute to the local food production movement by using our own windowsills, planters and backyards as a food production system.

Even those with no prior experience can swiftly learn how to grow and raise a meaningful portion of their dietary calories.

Marjory Wildcraft: Growing Your Own Groceries

by Adam Taggart

Even those with no prior experience can swiftly learn how to grow and raise a meaningful portion of their dietary calories.

Singing Frogs Farm: The Science Of Healthy Soil

by Adam Taggart

Three years ago, I interviewed Paul and Elizabeth Kaiser about the remarkably effective model being pioneered at their farm, Singing Frogs Farm, a small micro-farm in northern California. It quickly became one of Peak Prosperity's most popular podcasts of all-time.

Developed over years of combining bio-intensive land/forestry management theory with empirical trial & error, the farming practices at Singing Frogs have produced astounding results.

This week, I sit back down with Paul and Elizabeth to discuss the science behind their latest farming practices & techiniques, the importance of biology over chemistry when it comes to gardening, and the hands-on workshops they offer, and what they think it takes to make a 'resilient farmer'.

Singing Frogs Farm: The Science Of Healthy Soil

by Adam Taggart

Developed over years of combining bio-intensive land/forestry management theory with empirical trial & error, the farming practices at Singing Frogs have produced astounding results.

Toby Hemenway: Explaining Permaculture

by Adam Taggart

"Permaculture" is a word fast gaining adoption in (and beyond) the agricultural and gardening worlds. We see it mentioned fairly often here on PeakProsperity.com.

But what exactly does it mean?

When asked, many of our readers have a fuzzy sense, at best. So, we've asked one of the top experts in the permaculture field, Toby Hemenway, to provide an 'everyman's' overview of the philosophy, science and best practices of the craft.

Toby Hemenway: Explaining Permaculture

by Adam Taggart

"Permaculture" is a word fast gaining adoption in (and beyond) the agricultural and gardening worlds. We see it mentioned fairly often here on PeakProsperity.com.

But what exactly does it mean?

Jean-Martin Fortier: A Model for Profitable Micro-Farming

by Adam Taggart

As we awake to the realities in store for us in a future defined by declining net energy, concerns about food security, adequate nutrition, community resilience, and reliable income commonly arise.

Small-scale farming usually quickly surfaces as a pursuit that could help address all of these. Yet most dismiss the idea of becoming farmers themselves; mainly because of lack of prior experience, coupled with lack of capital. It simply feels too risky.

Enter Jean-Martin Fortier and his wife, Maude-Hélène. They are a thirtysomething couple who have been farming successfully for the past decade. In fact, they've been micro-farming: their entire growing operations happen on just an acre and half of land.

Jean-Martin Fortier: A Model for Profitable Micro-Farming

by Adam Taggart

As we awake to the realities in store for us in a future defined by declining net energy, concerns about food security, adequate nutrition, community resilience, and reliable income commonly arise.

Intensive Gardening

by JW

A great article exploring the two most popular types of types intensive gardening techniques and some of the considerations for each. http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/intensive-gardening-zm0z14fmzsto.aspx#axzz2x5YLENdv Also check out the following groups on Peak Prosperity the discuss intensive gardening techniques. Agriculture & Permaculture: http://www.peakprosperity.com/group/agriculture-permaculture Biointensive Gardening: https://www.peakprosperity.com/group/biointensive-gardening

Intensive Gardening

by JW

Doing the Next Thing

by Chris Martenson

The whole reason we spend our time looking at where the world is going is so that we can position ourselves to have as prosperous, joyous, and fulfilled a life as we can, while leaving behind a better world for those who will follow us.

Today I can say with complete sincerity that I am a better, more fulfilled, happier, and healthier person than I was ten years ago.

Doing the Next Thing

by Chris Martenson

Today I can say with complete sincerity that I am a better, more fulfilled, happier, and healthier person than I was ten years ago.

Jere Gettle: Growing Heirloom Plants

by Adam Taggart

Jere Gettle runs one of the country's largest heirloom seed catalogs. His mission is to preserve long-standing plant varieties and combat the growing homogenization of our food stock, along with the genetic manipulation that Big Ag is responsible for.

Jere Gettle: Growing Heirloom Plants

by Adam Taggart

How to Install Raised Garden Beds

by Adam Taggart

If you’ve been intending to become a gardener but aren’t quite sure yet how to get started, this how-to guide is for you.

It chronicles the steps that I successfully followed to put in my own garden this year, all while working hard on the PeakProsperity.com site and traveling frequently with Chris. From start to finish, it was a one-manpower project.

Hopefully this guide will give you the direction, inspiration, and confidence that you, too, can do this.