Organic Living and Sustainability

03/05/2024

Knowing 'When' and 'Where', is Permaculture design.

03/05/2024

Hej havefolk. Er der nogen der kan fortælle mig hvad mine tomatplanter mangler eller har for meget af?

25/04/2024

CUBE SHAPED WATERMELONS in JAPAN
Farmers in Japan have begun to ‘grow’ cube-shaped watermelons by inserting them into tempered glass squares while the fruit is still growing on the vine. Not only do they look cool, they take up less room in the fridge too and are easier to stack !

18/04/2024

Cob - Building with Earth
"It all started with two small independent canisters made of reeds and old clothes dipped in lime. Our increased needs for hosting have led to the joining of these two domes with the space shown in the photos" (translated to English by Facebook)

18/04/2024

Beautiful outdoor kitchen 🥰

18/04/2024

"Live differently, live well."

This illustration by Rob Allsop from the "Earth Restorer's Guide to Permaculture" has so many clever and wonderful features that not only improve efficiency and resilience but also just make sense!

Some wise words on housing by Rosemary Morrow, author of "Earth Restorer's Guide":

"For thousands of years some cultures have enjoyed a high quality of life without compromising the needs of present and future generations. They have lived without destroying or polluting life’s processes. Compare this with modern western life-styles characterised by:

• excessive consumerism
• alienation from nature
• over-processing of materials
• over-consumption and dissatisfaction
• embarrassing levels of waste of all resources
• overly busy and complicated lives.

In affluent countries most homes, offices and shops can be thought of as having one or all the characteristics.
All these houses take in clean good materials and spew out air, soil, water pollution, and foul materials.

So how can you live differently and still live well? You can build a new house or retrofit an old one. You can make significant changes to your lifestyle and buildings that reduce the destructive impact that your living has on the environment."

"Earth Restorer’s Guide to Permaculture" is full of excellent insights and information. To get a hold of your own copy, just follow the link below:

https://holmgren.website/er-guide

18/04/2024

👉 How to Become Self-Sufficient on ¼ Acre (or less)... http://www.ecosnippets.com/self-sufficient-backyard/

18/04/2024

18/04/2024

By Heritage Acres Homestead

18/04/2024

Make your plants thrive 👉 http://www.wormfarmingsecrets.com

18/04/2024

Love it

13/04/2024

Let us close all governments down and start from scratch again : no government, small town counsels, perma culture forrest gardens everywhere and a planet full of anarchists !!!

01/04/2024

KAN VARMT ANBEFALES

29/03/2024

I LOVE IT

🍇🍆🫐🍏🍐🥦🥬🥒🌽🍋🍊🥕🍓🍅

28/03/2024

TARTARIA WAS A WORLD WIDE EMPIRE (NOT the new world order, but something much better)

28/03/2024

Less lawn, more planet

27/03/2024

WHOOOOOW 💚💚💚🤩😍😍🙏🙏🙏

13/03/2024

This is a tribute to one of my all-time heroes. The course footage that I've featured here is from a PDC that Bill and Geoff did at Melbourne University in 2...

11/03/2024

STØRST KVÆLSTOF-TAB TIL HAVET FRA STORBY-OMRÅDE

Den nyeste DCE-rapport om udledning af bl.a. kvælstof, viser at det suverænt største tab af kvælstof (diffust og punktkilder) sker fra det nordlige København - lige ud i Østersøen, som man jo ellers roser for dens trods alt stadig eksisterende torskebestand.

Tankevækkende, ikke?



Læs rapporten her:
https://dce.au.dk/fileadmin/dce.au.dk/Udgivelser/Videnskabelige_rapporter_500-599/SR590.pdf

07/07/2023

VI SKAL FANME UD AF DET MONSTER KALDET EU !!!

EU-FORSLAG: FRIT SPIL FOR GMO UDEN KONTROL OG MÆRKNING

5. juli 2023: Med dagens lovforslag om nye GMO -teknikker (bl.a. genredigeringsteknikken CRISPR) arbejder Europa-Kommissionen for at afvikle EU's nuværende GMO-regler for dyrkning af genmanipulerede afgrøder. Dette truer vores sundhed og miljø, og bringer GMO-frit landbrug som økologisk og biodynamisk jordbrug i fare. Og det ofrer forbrugernes krav om en klar mærkning af alle fødevarer m.m., der er fremstilles med GMO-teknikker. Beslutningen går imod opfordringen til at holde GMO, også de nye GMO-typer, strengt reguleret og mærket. Det krævede mere end 420.000 personer tidligere i år i en EU-dækkende underskriftsindsamling. 320 organisationer i EU har i en henvendelse til EU-Kommissionen i juni i år beskrevet de negative konsekvenser for miljø, biodiversitet og forbrugernes valgfrihed og opfordret kommissionen til at bevare de nuværende regler for dyrkning af GMO-planter.
Andre betegnelser for de nye GMO-typer er genredigering, gen’saks’, NGT/New Genetic Techniques. De er, iflg en dom fra EU-Domstolen i 2023, alle omfattes af EU's GMO-regler for genteknologiske organismer.
Sammenslutningen ’Biodynamisk Forbund Demeter International’ BFDI, som Foreningen for Biodynamisk Jordbrug er medlem af, har i mange år været engageret i GMO-frit landbrug og frøudvikling sammen med den økologiske sektor. Faktisk forbyder de biodynamiske Demeter-regler brugen af frø, formering og plantemateriale produceret af GMO-metoder. "Men uden sporbarhed og mærkning er der ikke noget klart grundlag for at beskytte GMO-frit landbrug. Begge dele er afgørende for at garantere landmændenes og avlernes valgfrihed og for at undgå at lægge yderligere byrder på økologiske og biodynamiske operatører," siger Clara Behr, chef for politik og public relations i BFDI.
GMO: ukendte risici for miljø og biodiversitet
Mens en overgang til mere bæredygtige landbrugsmetoder er en nødvendighed for at tackle klimaforandringerne, er en svækkelse af de nuværende GMO-regler helt klart ikke vejen frem. I stedet for at forlade sig på teknologiske løsninger, hvis fordele ikke er bevist og med potentielle utilsigtede effekter og risici for vores miljø og biodiversitet, bør EU fokusere på gennemprøvede løsninger som økologisk og biodynamisk landbrug, der har vist reelle fordele for klima og biodiversitet.
Svækkede GMO-regler – flere patenter på liv
En afvikling af EU's GMO-regler vil også forværre problemerne med patenter på frø, der truer landmændenes ret til frø, små og mellemstore forædlere og mangfoldigheden af frø. I modsætning til konventionel planteforædling kan både processerne og produkterne fra de nye GMO-metoder patenteres i henhold til EU-lovgivningen. At undtage nye GMO-frø fra EU's GMO-regler vil derfor resultere i en strøm af patenterede frø på markedet. For de fleste landmænd og forædlere vil det være en stor udfordring at navigere gennem denne "patentjungle", samtidig med at det vil øge frøindustriens monopol.
Trussel mod biodynamisk og økologisk frøudvikling
Landbrug starter altid med frøene, og som sådan er frø et fælles gode, og alle landmænd har ret til frø. Alligevel går 75% af verdens landbrugsdiversitet tabt i dag på trods af deres betydning. I stedet vil GMO'er og deres tilknyttede patenter yderligere koncentrere udbuddet af frø i hænderne på nogle få multinationale virksomheder. Samme dag, som EU-Kommissionen offentliggør sit forslag til en reform af markedsføringen af såsæd, vil Biodynamisk Forbund Demeter International BFDI minde EU's beslutningstagere om, at håndteringen af de aktuelle udfordringer med klimaforandringer starter med at fremme såsædsdiversiteten ved at styrke økologiske og biodynamiske sorter.

Det er nu op til medlemmer af EU-Parlamentet og medlemsstaterne at beskytte EU's nuværende GMO-regler. Deres mandat er at beskytte vores sundhed og miljø, at sikre valgfrihed for landmænd og forbrugere og samtidig sikre GMO-frie landbrug.

10/05/2023

COMMON TOMATO AILMENTS + TREATMENTS

Here is some good information for Families that had issues with your Tomatoes this last season, or issues you are having now. It is important to be able to identify and treat the common Tomato plant ailments that might crop up.

1) BLOSSOM END ROT--This is one of the most common ailments, and you can tell if your plants have it by looking at where Tomatoes attach to vine. If the attachment appears brown and leathery between the size of a dime and quarter, than that Tomato has Blossom End Rot.

TO TREAT--You will have to take all the Tomatoes off the plants that are affected, and dispose of them. If you don't, it will spread and to all of them. Calcium is required in relatively large concentrations for normal cell growth. When a rapidly growing fruit is deprived of calcium, the tissues break down, leaving the characteristic lesion at the blossom end. Blossom-end rot develops when the fruit's demand for calcium exceeds the supply in the soil.

This may result from low calcium levels in the soil, drought stress, excessive soil moisture, and/or fluctuations due to rain or over watering. Lime (unless the soil is already alkaline), composted manures or bone meal will supply calcium.

2) BLIGHT--There are 3 stages of Blight. Early Blight is black and grey spots on the leaves when Tomatoes are young. Southern Blight is black and grey spots by stem and roots of the tomato plant. Late Blight gets out of hand, and is black and grey spots throughout the leaves, vines, and tomatoes.

TO TREAT--The easiest way is to treat it in it's early stages by removing the parts of the Tomato plants that are infected.. If you don't notice it until the later stages of Blight, you will need to buy an anti-fungal treatment, or you can make an organic one from home. however,

3) CATERPILLARS-- They love to feed on Tomato plants, and should be taken care of right away.

TO TREAT--– There are many treatments available to fight against caterpillar infestations at your local garden store, but you can make your own safe organic remedies at home. An Apple Cider Vinegar spray can be used to keep them away. You can also plant French Marigolds by your Tomatoes to help deter from from coming around

4) FRUIT SPLITTING--This can occur when it is dry, and then you get some heavy rains, or most frequently when there is sudden growth in the tomato plant. It doesn't hurt the Tomatoes, or affect you eating them, they just don't look good after that.

TO TREAT--If it occurs early in the Tomato plants growth phase, it can be reversed. Just water and apply nutrients, as normal, so there's no too dry too wet cycle. If it happens near harvest, it can't be reversed.

5) RED SPIDER MITES-- They are hard to spot, and usually are under your leaves. If you notice cobwebs on your Tomato plants, then you definitely have them.

TO TREAT-- You can always buy treatments at the store to take care of them, but better to make your own organic Apple Cider Vinegar spray, soap spray, or Onion and Garlic spray. Coriander, Dill, and Chrysanthemums are good to plant to deter them.

6) WILT--It is a fungal infection that starts in the roots, and blocks most of the water and nutrients from getting to the plant. It usually causes no problems until Tomatoes are growing on the vines. You will first see yellowing and drying of lower leaves, and then whole plant will wilt during hottest period of day. It will recover some at night, but then wilt again next day

TO TREAT--There really is no treatment when you get wilt that I know of. It is in the soil, so the next time you grow Tomatoes, pick a different spot in the Garden to grow them. It will deprive the Wilt of a host, and it will die out over the next year. Grow seedlings inside in clean soil before transplanting in Spring, and then make sure to pull all weeds that pop up around them

7) SUN SCORCH-- The skin of your Tomatoes will looked bruised and sunken. It sometimes happens when your Tomatoes get too much sun exposure during a real dry and hot period

TO TREAT-- Don't do any pruning of leaves during hot periods. The extra leaves will shield the Tomatoes. You can also use shade cloth to cover them during these periods Once they get Sun Scorch, you cannot do anything for the affected fruit, but you can provide shade for the unaffected ones.

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28/04/2023

examples of hybrid building systems that incorporate multiple natural building materials...wattle & daub, light-clay-straw, hempcrete, etc.

19/04/2023

inspiring photos of walls, floors, & plasters made from clay...including adobe, cob, rammed earth. Clay materials are high in thermal mass, so they can be used to absorb and store heat energy or coolness, helping to moderate temperatures inside a space.

17/03/2023

Coming up to 13yrs Stewarding this little piece of the planet!
Nothing but 'Love' for our one acre Mini Farm & Homestead :)
Website: https://www.limestonepermaculture.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com//videos
Our Homestead / Mini Farm is 4220m2 and is:
- Supporting our Family & Extended Family
- Supporting over 1400 visitors a year
- Averaging 80 & up to 120 productive farm animals
- Over 480 Fruit & Nut trees, plants & vines
- Demonstrating many re-use & up-cycle techniques.
- Demonstrating a wide variety of 'innovative' farming, gardening , animal management techniques & strategies.
- Demonstrating sufficiency & resilience in 'Real Human Needs' > Water, Food, Energy, Thermal Comfort, Protection, Family/Friends/Love!

14/03/2023

10/03/2023

Love it

Examples of mini footprint homes with big style

10/03/2023

Credit: Rose Marie Bond