Infrastructure
Dry toilets: Otji systems, composting and safe maintenance
A dry toilet can reduce flushing-water demand, but a good system must also contain waste, serve its users and provide a safe maintenance and treatment route. The toilet,…
Living Earth topic
compost
Turning organic waste into compost, worm castings and teas.
Feed
Black soldier fly larvae: record the feedstock and harvest
Black soldier fly production is easier to evaluate when incoming material and harvested larvae are measured. A successful demonstration is not enough to establish feed sa…
Garden
Keep a useful record of a LAB garden trial
Lactic acid bacteria preparations are discussed in natural farming, but a homemade mixture is not automatically identical to a published preparation. A useful trial recor…
Garden
Worm-bin liquid and compost tea: know what you are using
Liquid draining from a worm bin, an extract made from finished vermicompost and an aerated compost tea are different materials. Naming the liquid accurately is the first…
Garden
Hot compost: use a temperature record, not a countdown
A temperature record turns a compost pile into something you can learn from. It helps show when microbial activity rises, when the pile cools and what changes after turni…
Garden
Is the compost ready for seedlings?
Compost that looks dark is not necessarily suitable for a seed tray or concentrated planting mix. Maturity, salts, texture and the intended use all matter. Treat a new ba…
Chicken
Chicken manure: record nutrients, bedding and use
Chicken manure can contribute nutrients and organic matter, but one bucket is not equivalent to another. Bedding, moisture, storage and composting all change the material…
Garden
Wood ash in soil and compost: test the need before adding more
Wood ash contains mineral residues from burning. It can change soil chemistry, including pH, so it should be treated as an amendment with a purpose and a measured dose ra…
Water & soil
Continuous-flow worm composting
Feed at the top and collect mature material below. Understand the process before investing in a larger system.
Pests & protection
Whey Spray (LAB) lactic acid bacteria
Whey Using Whey as an Organic Pesticide: An Overview What Is Whey? Whey is the liquid byproduct produced during the cheese-making process.…
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