Responsibility shifts to that of the intervener.  Out of the many different design principles that I have read or been taught over the years, this is the one that resonates most with me.The idea that if you intervene in a system, you are ultimately responsible for the...

Nasturtiums are a culinary and medicinal flower/ herb that is high in vitamin C and have potent anti-viral and antibiotic properties.They also are also allegedly highly beneficial for nervous depression, constipation, indigestion, sore throats, sinus infections, and...

WHY SHOULD YOU HAVE CHICKENS?There's a lot to enjoy when you have your own backyard chickens. The eggs are a real treasure—tastier and fresher than anything you can buy at a shop. The chicken manure and crushed eggshells can be thrown into the compost or worm farm....

I was very fortunate a couple of years ago when I was able to help out a community garden in our region and was gifted several plants as a thank you. One of these plants was a passion-fruit marigold - Tagetes lemmonii. Not knowing much about it at the time and...