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August 23, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
What if I told you about an amazing plant? Among its good qualities: *Green most of the year *Controls erosion *Soft enough to walk on barefoot *Strong enough that kids and dogs can play on it *Cheap to…
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May 27, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
When you first heard of compost tea did you think, “This time the organic gardeners have gone too far”? Tricia has a story about that in our new video on compost tea. To be clear: compost…
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April 8, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
It’s a war in there. Or the cycle of life. And death. And decomposition. There’s a fascinating ecosystem that turns your mound of oak leaves and banana peels into soft, sweet-smelling humus…
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April 7, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
We hope our new video, Composting 101, inspires you to start a compost pile. Composting is easy! Most of the time, that is. But solving any problems with your compost pile, is definitely easy. We think…
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March 17, 2010 - Kalita from Peaceful Valley
Hi Everyone, I am new to the Peaceful Valley Farm Blog site, but will be offering ideas and comments regularly. Hope I can be of help with your farm and garden questions. I have a new homestead…
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May 5, 2009 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
Our conference room was packed on Saturday for Marney Blair’s composting workshop and with good reason… Marney had us all sitting on the edge of our seats as she explained micro-biological…
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April 8, 2009 - Autumn from Peaceful Valley
Contributed by Bill from his Bay Area community garden plot. This year we are making a more concerted effort to actually, like, plan meals and buy what we need as opposed to ending up with the world’s…
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April 24, 2008 - GrowOrganic
My brother gave me a call the other day and said “Hey brother, I want some organic fertilizer for my garden this year.” And I said “OK, what are you growing?” “Tomatoes and…
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March 4, 2008 - GrowOrganic
The heart of organic growingAt the heart of organic growing is the art and science of fertilizing organically. Healthy soil nurtures healthy plants which grow better, taste better, store longer and have…
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