Greening the Desert – Learning To Live And Love God's Way

Loving the Soil – Part 2: Using Organic Matter Intelligently

[For the first half of this article and a video presentation on soil restoration by Michael Meléndrez, please see: Loving the Soil – Part 1: The Importance of Humus (Carbon Matrix).]

It seems that there is a misconception even among the land-restoration enthusiasts that simply adding organic matter and water to the soil is going to provide what it needs for healing. I believed this too for the most part. Continue reading “Loving the Soil – Part 2: Using Organic Matter Intelligently”

Loving the Soil – Part 1: The Importance of Humus (Carbon Matrix)

As many of you probably know by now, I have a keen interest in land restoration. God has created an amazingly vital, diverse, beautiful and resilient natural world for us to enjoy and learn from, and I want to assist, even if in a small way, to support that natural world to heal and thrive. And there is much healing to do, especially on land like mine that has been severely overgrazed and is now highly eroded and barren. Continue reading “Loving the Soil – Part 1: The Importance of Humus (Carbon Matrix)”

Clever, Clever God—Part 1, The Pond

The monsoon season is tapering down to a close. It has been a good one for some folks around here, but many of the good downpours seemed to have missed my little corner of the high desert. Continue reading “Clever, Clever God—Part 1, The Pond”

Hope for the Desert

I am on the 17th week of a 20 week Permaculture Designers Certification Course given by Geoff Lawton of Australia, a highly experienced and passionate teacher who has helped to transform some really degraded landscapes, even deserts. Continue reading “Hope for the Desert”