Category: Permaculture

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)”

Learning to Garden God’s Way—The Economy of Perennials

At the Understanding God’s Loving Laws Assistance Group, one of the principles we learned about was that of Economy. Apparently, God wants us to create economically (efficiently) with our time, energy and resources (and rewards us for doing so). Economy makes sense; to be economical is respectful to the Creator of all that is, and loving to ourselves as well as others and our environment. Continue reading “Learning to Garden God’s Way—The Economy of Perennials”

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”