by admin | Jun 12, 2014 | Appropriate Technology, Community, Gardening, Josh Jamison, Permaculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life
One of our guiding farming principles at HEART is the stewardship of soil through building healthy microbial populations and increasing soil organic matter content. The degradation of soil is one of the key contributing factors to global hunger and all initiatives to...
by admin | Mar 17, 2014 | Appropriate Technology, Community, How To, Michael McDaniel, Uncategorized, Village Life
Over the years, the intense Florida sun destroyed the dashboard of the h.e.a.r.t. pickup truck. The plastic had become so brittle and broken that you could actually see the engine while sitting in the driver’s seat. At h.e.a.r.t., we believe in recycling and upcycling...
by admin | Feb 17, 2014 | Appropriate Technology, Community, Faith Gallian, How To, Recipe, Uncategorized, Village Life
I am the village diva…and I am ok with that. Now I know what you’re thinking: a diva is a loud woman who is rude and always has to have her way. With me, this is only half true…I am loud. While I do like to have my way (and who doesn’t) I can give in. One...
by admin | Feb 11, 2014 | Appropriate Technology, Community, Gardening, Josh Henry, Josh Jamison, Permaculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Uncategorized, Village Life
Take a quick tour of the garden at h.e.a.r.t. and see the project that the Garden Joshes are working on today!
by admin | Jan 26, 2014 | Appropriate Technology, Community, Mission, Mushrooms, Nutrition, Student, Sustainable Agriculture, Village Life
Although collecting mushrooms has been a part of everyday life in many cultures for thousands of years, growing mushrooms is a relatively new practice and there is still a lot that is unknown about mushrooms. Mushroom cultivation has the potential to be an important...
by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | Appropriate Technology, Gardening, How To, Mushrooms, Student, Uncategorized, Village Life
Most of the mushroom cultivation that I read about was being done in a high-tech way in sterile labs with petri dishes and expensive pasteurization equipment. I was interested in growing mushrooms as a food source in developing countries where this type of production...
