Biochar in the Forest, Creating the World's Richest Soil, Self Reliance Garden, Planting Fruit Trees

Living off the land and being self reliant is challenging in the forests of eastern Canada and growing food means creating productive soil with fire and composting with any organic material available in season. Watch the playlists by clicking on these links: To see what I’m up to during the rest of...

50 min - Home, Garden & Craft - My Self Reliance

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