Now suppose you’ve had success with a starter garden (producing enough food to consume a balanced diet for at least one full day, and probably for longer) and want to expand it the following year. You may or may not have an eventual goal of a garden productive enough...
So let’s say you’ve been reading my Substack posts and have decided that you want to start up a self-sufficiency garden, and could use a little guidance. Or maybe you’ve already been growing your own vegetables for some time but aren’t sure how what you do differs...
A few weeks ago I posted an article on how Michael Pollan, the long-time famous writer in favor of all food things natural and regenerative, was ostensibly at odds with best-selling author Michael Grunwald. He holds that Pollan’s approach is less environmentally...
I was recently (Feb 12) interviewed on the podcast One Bite Is Everything (OBIE) to discuss my concept of a self-sufficiency gardening food system. It was entitled, “Is a Parallel Food System Possible?” I liked that. Although I’ve often referred to it as an...
R U up for a little friendly yet globally-consequential controversy? Yes? Then read on.Meet Michael 1If you’re a foodie, you’re likely aware of . Author of The Botany of Desire (2002), In Defense of Food (2009), and a steady stream of other books about food and the...
