The Three Sisters gardening method is a sustainable gardening approach to making the most of space, using companion planting and using plants as a living support. Learn more about the Three Sisters and how to plant it.
Sustainable Lifestyle
Learn how to reduce your resource consumption and live mindfully for a better future with our sustainable lifestyle resources. Explore our library with information on gardening, homesteading, do-it-yourself projects, repurposing and more to help you live a more sustainable, meaningful lifestyle.
Vegetable Consumption Increases When Children Learn To Garden
Most of us know by now that increasing our consumption of fruits and vegetables and limiting processed foods will lead us down a path of nutritional sustenance and health for years to come. Now studies are even suggesting that simply teaching a school-aged child about the importance of gardening and growing your own food can cause them to make the choice to eat more vegetables.
Black Gold: Add Nutrients to the Garden – The Easy Way!
Black gold is the product of vermicomposting—or, in simple terms, it’s the rich, black stuff that comes out the back end of a worm. This so-called “super soil” has many benefits and it only takes a little bit of work to build your own worm farm and start getting a constant supply.
Video: Convert a Washing Machine Motor to Create Free Energy
In our consumption-based society, as soon as something is broken, we don’t think twice about tossing it to the curb and buying a new one. We do this without realizing the other uses these appliances or their parts could serve us in the future.
5 Beneficial Bugs You Want in Your Garden and How to Attract Them
There are plenty of species that are beneficial to our gardens. They can pollinate your plants, fight pests, and in some cases they can help fertilize your soil.
50 Things You Should Stop Buying & Start Making
Making things yourself not only saves you money and helps the environment, but it lets you know where your products are coming from and exactly what’s in it.
Food Freedom: Backyard Strategies You Can Try Today
If you have a yard, then you can use these steps to achieve food freedom.
Sustainable Prepping: 5 Alternative Energy Types for When the SHTF
Let’s cover some methods to generate energy and provide power, and discuss the positive and negative aspects of each one.
Garden Hack: Make Your Own Seed Tape
Try this easy diy seed tape and watch how quickly your seeds will sprout!
8 Reasons to Become a Yardfarmer
Apart from raising awareness about some of the important issues and challenges we face, Yardfarmers is about converting unsustainable suburban developments, urban food deserts, or other neglected land into sustainable, more resilient opportunities for people while building community.