Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
While several conventional conservation practices applied to corn-soybean fields can reduce nutrient loss, converting annual crop acreage to perennial biomass crops would be far more effective.
For those who take the long view, there are bigger ideas to achieve resilience in the face of extreme weather.
Developing perennial varieties of grains, legumes, and vegetables can help save precious soil.
Permaculture books telling you how to grow things abound. They are many, varied and wonderful. For some reason, however, permaculture books telling you how to EAT what you grow in interesting, creative and delicious ways are not, in fact, very abundant.
