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Many people would like their home to be more self-sufficient and efficient. For those starting from the ground up and…
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Mealworm in an oat substrate. | Photo courtesy of Robert Nathan Allen & Little Herds Good news: if your mealworms…
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Photo by Gabor Degre This year, multinational health supermarket giant Whole Foods named regenerative agriculture first in its top food…
A few weeks ago, I declared my second planting of shell peas a failure. And true to form, Mother Nature…