Leave the Leaves!
The best way to reduce greenhouse gases and benefit your garden is to leave the leaves as a natural mulch that protects pollinators and the micro-organisms in the soil.
Embrace the Chaos
A Chaos Garden is a functional and fun expression of the soil health principle: maximizing diversity!
Regenerating old Farm Fields to create Native Habitat
A conversation with Cameron Weber, Rio Grande Return’s Habitat Conservation Director.
Farmers Test Whether Cardboard Can Keep Bindweed at Bay
Weed suppression using sheet mulching seems promising for small-scale producers.
Turn Barren Soil into Black Gold: 9 Simple Steps to Sheet Mulching
Sheet mulch can be as simple as three layers –cardboard, compost, and wood chips. It’s an easy, inexpensive and fast method to regenerate bare soil.
Building a Microfarm from the Ground Up
Rocket Punch Farm in Belen uses no-till sheet mulching and ecological pest control methods modeled after the urban farms, community gardens, and school gardens in Washington, DC.
Plants are Cool!
As New Mexico is moving into a record-setting heat wave, the cooling effect of living plants becomes ever more evident. Learn how it works and why it’s important to keep a green cover!
How to apply the Healthy Soil Principles
New Mexico’s Healthy Soil Act is based on five soil health principles: keeping the soil covered; minimizing external inputs and minimizing soil disturbance on cropland; maximizing biodiversity; maintaining a living root; and integrating animals into land management. Here are some … Continued