Mother Earth News and Friends

Sep 1, 2021

Fermenting your compost is a low-maintenance way to recycle your organic waste and create needed nutrients for your garden.

This is the audio version of an article from the October/November 2021 issue of MOTHER EARTH NEWS magazine.

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Apr 12, 2021

Small-scale wheat production can yield a delicious, bountiful harvest, and sprout a satisfaction from making your own homegrown bread. This is the audio version of an article from the May/June 2021 issue of Grit magazine.

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Mar 3, 2021

Long-running native plant cultivar debate stems from concern about their ecological functionality and possible environmental consequences. This is the audio version of an article from the March/April 2021 issue of Mother Earth News magazine.

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Jan 22, 2021

This tasty fruit has powerful medicinal qualities and is easy to grow, whether in home gardens or market farms.

Aug 15, 2019

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, we learn about the business of flower farming from Emily Copus of Carolina Flowers.  Buying flowers from local farmers not only stimulates your economy, but it may also promote social justice.

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