Variations on the Pennsylvania Biochar Kiln
PLEASE NOTE: This post is a draft. I have not yet built this kiln but I have purchased the steel and will build it this May. So, I have not tested the below drawings. Use…
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Recommended Resources for the Modern Homesteader
Introductory Permaculture Books Toby Hemenway. 2009. Gaia’s Garden. Chelsea Green Publishing. Bill Mollison. 1995. Introduction to Permaculture. Targari Press. Advanced Permaculture Books Bill Mollison. 1988. Permaculture: a Designers Manual. Targari Press. This book is a…
A Primer on Formulating Horticultural Container Media from Sustainable Substrates
Dr. Richard Freeman This primer introduces the audience to a framework for understanding and formulating horticultural container media (HCM) from sustainable substrates. The intended audience includes horticulturists, orchardists and farmers who are interested in sustainable…
Instructions for Building a Sub-Irrigated Raised Bed
Philip Small, Soil Scientist, CPSS These brief instructions provide a basic description of a sub-irrigated raised bed based on a design demonstrated to work on the author’s site which has prolific sucker sprouting from hard…
Biocharring using a kontiki biochar kiln, rick (stacked) style — a pictorial
Dr. Richard Freeman