by Brenda NTP | Feb 25, 2014 | Autoimmune, Blog, Digestion & Elimination, Fermented Foods
A Little Background and History on Gut Microbes You’ve probably already heard about how our little gut microbes (bacteria, yeast, and other microorganisms) are a big deal! Maybe you’ve looked into probiotics (beneficial microbes) and eating probiotic...
by Levi Meeuwenberg | Feb 19, 2014 | Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Blog, Farm, Permaculture/Homesteading, YouTube
Realeyes Homestead and Bay Area Recycling for Charities are teaming up to turn city waste streams; Old Produce, Food Waste, Pallets, …into marketable products; Nutrient Rich Compost for amending gardens and farm soils, Pastured Pork, Poultry and Eggs. Andy Gale...
by Brenda NTP | Feb 9, 2014 | Blog, Recipes
Yum! Smoothies are a great way to incorporate raw greens and fruits into your diet. Making smoothies from frozen fruit is the way to go in the winter. If you were thinking ahead, you stocked up on fruit when it was towards the end of its season and it was super cheap...
by Levi Meeuwenberg | Feb 9, 2014 | Blog, Permaculture/Homesteading
Principle 1: Observe and Interact – “By taking the time to engage with nature we can design solutions that suit our particular situation.” “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Principle 2: Catch and Store Energy –...
by Levi Meeuwenberg | Feb 1, 2014 | Blog, Justice, Permaculture/Homesteading, Politics
Privilege is one of those uncomfortable topics that most of us might feel guilty about but don’t really know what to do about it. I’ve heard some people claim that “Permaculture is a feel good hobby for the affluent.” And like a good permie, my...
by Levi Meeuwenberg | Jan 2, 2014 | Agriculture, Blog, Climate Change, Economics, Fossil Fuels, History, Natural Resources, Permaculture/Homesteading, Politics, Why Permaculture
All of this paints a very different picture of the future than we were raised to believe. In short, life will be very very different in the future than the relative stability we’ve seen for most of our lives up to this point. Some geologists have described...