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 1, 2014 | Community, Community Driven, Gardening, Generation Y, Josh Henry, Mission, Nutrition, Values, Village Life, Worldview
And What Does the Lord Require of You? will give you a little background for this entry, Josh’s second blog. When our 2SOL team was in Zimbabwe in July, one of the main goals was to implement nutrition gardens at 2 different schools. Before we started working at the...
by admin | Nov 23, 2013 | Ashley Carter, Community, Nutrition, Primitive Cooking, Recipe, Values, Village Life, Worldview
Growing up, I hated to hear that dinner was going to be leftovers. I mean, yuck. I wanted something hot, fresh and new not a buffet of things I didn’t eat that much of the first time around. And I know I’m not alone in these thoughts. But maybe it’s because we’ve had...
by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Community, Gardening, Josh Jamison, Nutrition, Permaculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Village Life
Nitrogen fixing plants are a very special tool for those doing poverty relief work and sustainable agriculture. Nitrogen is one of the key elements determining plant growth and is analogous to gasoline for a vehicle. For poor subsistence farmers, securing enough...
by admin | Nov 11, 2013 | Andrew Hillmer, Fermentation, How To, Nutrition, Primitive Cooking, Recipe, Values, Village Life
Sauerkraut is salted, fermented cabbage. It originated as a way of preserving cabbage through the winter, and continues to be loved today for its delightful, pickle-like taste. Sauerkraut may be the easiest fermented vegetable to make. It has just two ingredients:...
