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Leaf Mold? Black Gold! A Simple Recipe for Turning Autumn Leaves into Garden Dreams.

Making Leaf Mold Compost

Leaf Mold? Black Gold! Leaf compost is simple, free, and will transform you garden soil If there’s a single ingredient I recommend for almost any soil, it’s the leaves that carpet the ground every fall. I like to use them

Ea Murphy November 14, 2015November 14, 2015 Compost & Amendments, Dirty Little Toolbox, Featured, Stories & Secrets Read more

Buckwheat Green Manure: Fill the Summer Gap to Build Soils Fast

Young lush buckwheat green manure.

Simple Summer Buckwheat: Fast, friendly, and fresh summer soil food for the short gap to build long-lasting soil health At last, summer has arrived! Gardens overflow and our hands are happily busy weeding, seeding, harvesting spring veggies, and prepping for fall. If you are like

Ea Murphy June 26, 2015 Cover Crops, Dirty Little Toolbox, Featured, Stories & Secrets Read more

Feed the Soil, Part 1: What are Organic Soil Amendments

Orchard trees on the edge of a Japanese farm

The what and why of organic soil amendments and soil food What’s the secret to rich, productive soil? Food! Soil has to eat…just like us and every other living thing out there. Our most important garden job is feeding the

Ea Murphy May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 Compost & Amendments, Dirty Little Toolbox, Featured, Stories & Secrets Read more

Radical Ranching at the Forefront of the Soil Health Revolution

Mob grazing improves forage production and soil health.

A few years ago, a found myself in the unlikely position as the Forage and Pasture Specialist with the Oregon Small Farms Program. Certainly grazing and pastures hinge on soil health, and a soil scientist I could provide consultation for how

Ea Murphy April 9, 2015May 19, 2015 Featured, Stories & Secrets Read more

Why Soil? Why Now? 2015 the International Year of Soils

Pattypan squash in summer garden

You might have thought, according to the Chinese zodiac, that 2015 rang in the year of the sheep. This year, however, sheep will share this title with the soils that grow their green pastures. To help celebrate the New Year,

Ea Murphy April 5, 2015February 5, 2019 Featured, Stories & Secrets Read more

Let Daikon Till Your Garden: Radish Cover Crop Works Soil Wonders

Let Daikon Till Your Garden: Radish Cover Crop Works Soil Wonders

The Secret to Soil Health is in the Roots When planting a cover crop to protect or feed our soils, we focus on the cover. Success comes in swaths of green that protect the bare ground and add nutrients when we till

Ea Murphy March 15, 2015May 25, 2015 Cover Crops, Dirty Little Toolbox, Featured, Stories & Secrets Read more

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An interview with the Urban Farm Podcast

THE URBAN FARM PODCAST WITH GREG PETERSON283: Elizabeth Murphy on The Importance of Healthy Soil
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