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Image | Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West
Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West
by Chris Martenson

2014 saw the extension of a historic drought across the US West. Croplands withered or were fully abandoned. Water rationing was enforced. Well tables dropped. The price of many vegetables and meats have skyrocketed.

So is an end to the drought in sight?
Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West
 by Chris Martenson

2014 saw the extension of a historic drought across the US West. Croplands withered or were fully abandoned. Water rationing was enforced. Well tables dropped. The price of many vegetables and meats have skyrocketed.

So is an end to the drought in sight?
Image | Why Bother Composting?
Why Bother Composting?
by Phil Williams

Composting can seem pretty complicated. Depending on who you talk to, or what you read, you will find tons of different advice on how to get just the right “brew”. You’ll hear about having the perfect ratio of greens and browns, and putting them together in thin shredded layers. Then you hear about occasionally turning…
Why Bother Composting?
 by Phil Williams

Composting can seem pretty complicated. Depending on who you talk to, or what you read, you will find tons of different advice on how to get just the right “brew”. You’ll hear about having the perfect ratio of greens and browns, and putting them together in thin shredded layers. Then you hear about occasionally turning…
Image | A New Opportunity For Investing In Productive Farmland
A New Opportunity For Investing In Productive Farmland
by Chris Martenson

Over the past few years, we've tracked the success of Farmland LP, a fund created to increase the economic yield of farmland through sustainable farming practices.

Today's big news is that, while the initial LP fund closed to new investors last year, the same management team has just launched a new fund, this time structured as a real estate investment trust (REIT).

A New Opportunity For Investing In Productive Farmland
 by Chris Martenson

Over the past few years, we've tracked the success of Farmland LP, a fund created to increase the economic yield of farmland through sustainable farming practices.

Today's big news is that, while the initial LP fund closed to new investors last year, the same management team has just launched a new fund, this time structured as a real estate investment trust (REIT).

Image | Humans Making Bad Choices Is Why I Garden
Humans Making Bad Choices Is Why I Garden
 PREVIEW
by Chris Martenson

As long as you're curious and read somewhat widely, if you're one of those readers who digs a bit further now and then, it's pretty much impossible to avoid the conclusion that humans are living unsustainably.

We're using up energy sources that took approximately 350 million years to accrete in a single 350-year-long orgy of consumption.
Humans Making Bad Choices Is Why I Garden
 PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

As long as you're curious and read somewhat widely, if you're one of those readers who digs a bit further now and then, it's pretty much impossible to avoid the conclusion that humans are living unsustainably.

We're using up energy sources that took approximately 350 million years to accrete in a single 350-year-long orgy of consumption.
Image | Your Garden’s Soil pH Matters
Your Garden’s Soil pH Matters
by JW

Ensuring that your soil pH is appropriate for the types of plants you are planting in your garden is an important step to archeiving success with your food production.

Use a DIY Soil Test Kit or send of samples to a state soil-testing lab to find out what you are working with.  The following article gives your a great summary of knowledge for working with soil pH and what you need to do to change pH to accommodate your plants. 

http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/soil-ph-zm0z14amzkin.aspx

Your Garden’s Soil pH Matters
 by JW

Ensuring that your soil pH is appropriate for the types of plants you are planting in your garden is an important step to archeiving success with your food production.

Use a DIY Soil Test Kit or send of samples to a state soil-testing lab to find out what you are working with.  The following article gives your a great summary of knowledge for working with soil pH and what you need to do to change pH to accommodate your plants. 

http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/soil-ph-zm0z14amzkin.aspx

Image | “Weeds” as Soil Indicators
“Weeds” as Soil Indicators
by Phil Williams

The types of “weeds” that grow seemingly spontaneously in your garden are telling you valuable information about your soil and microclimate if you care to listen. There are certain “weeds” that appear when the soil has been degraded to rehabilitate the soil back to life, or simply as a protectant cover when we leave the soil bare, and open to the elements. These unappreciated plants do all the hard work to make their home eventually no longer suitable for themselves. To add insult to injury we call these plants weeds, and pull, spray, and curse them.
“Weeds” as Soil Indicators
 by Phil Williams

The types of “weeds” that grow seemingly spontaneously in your garden are telling you valuable information about your soil and microclimate if you care to listen. There are certain “weeds” that appear when the soil has been degraded to rehabilitate the soil back to life, or simply as a protectant cover when we leave the soil bare, and open to the elements. These unappreciated plants do all the hard work to make their home eventually no longer suitable for themselves. To add insult to injury we call these plants weeds, and pull, spray, and curse them.
Image | 10 Facts About Earthworms
10 Facts About Earthworms
by JW

A wonderful summary and list of facts about earthworms and why they are so important to our soil and gardens.  Keep this information in mind the next time you use a dewormer on your pets and livestock.  Their waste stream can have a huge impact on your friendly earthworm friends. 

http://momwithaprep.com/10-facts-earthworms/

10 Facts About Earthworms
 by JW

A wonderful summary and list of facts about earthworms and why they are so important to our soil and gardens.  Keep this information in mind the next time you use a dewormer on your pets and livestock.  Their waste stream can have a huge impact on your friendly earthworm friends. 

http://momwithaprep.com/10-facts-earthworms/

Image | How to Install Raised Garden Beds
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.
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.
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