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Ecology Action - The Garden Companion Newsletter Fall 2024 Ecology Action is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and has been teaching people worldwide to better feed themselves while building the soil and conserving resources since 1971. Victory Gardens for Peace is a project of Ecology Action. This is the 35th edition of our e-newsletter and we hope you like it! Read it online at http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter ___________________________________________ Articles in this issue: The Jeavons Center Mini-Farm Report Read the article at http://growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Fall2024/tjc.html Victory Gardens for Peace Mini Farm Report Read the article at http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Fall2024/vgfp.html Greetings from Garden of Hope, Kenya Read the article at http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Fall2024/staars.html (Word of Mouth) The Dance of the Elements: Matt Drewno on How to Compost with the Carbon Cycle Read the article at https://wordofmouthmendo.com/word-of-mouth-stories/2024-fall/the-dance-of-the-elements Soil Science Spotlight: The Dr. John Doran/USDA Soil Quality Test Kit Guide, Part 6 Read the article at http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Fall2024/soilscience.html Recipe: Lebanese Garlic Sauce (Toum) http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Fall2024/recipe.html Food and Wine: Ultra-Processed Plant Based Foods Can Increase Health Risks Read the article at https://www.foodandwine.com/processed-plant-based-foods-unhealthy-study-8690005 What We're Doing Now: Garlic at TJC Read the article at http://growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Fall2024/garlic.html Book Review: Homegrown Flax and Cotton Read the article at http://growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Fall2024/bookreview.html Bountiful Gardens Archive - Cover Crops: Choosing and Timing Read the article at http://growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Fall2024/covercrops.html Ecology Action Calendar of Events Read the article at http://www.growbiointensive.org/events_main.html Online 4 Saturdays Introductory GB Workshop: Nov-Dec 2024 http://growbiointensive.org/workshop.html Like us on Facebook! Read the article at https://www.facebook.com/EcologyActionoftheMidPenninsula/ October Garden Tours at TJC and VGFP: http://www.growbiointensive.org/tour Donate to Ecology Action! https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/ecologyaction Download the PDF Version of this Newsletter http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Fall2024/Fall2024-Final_CMYK.pdf About Ecology Action's Garden Companion Writer/Editor and Art Director: Shannon Joyner Contributors: John Jeavons, Matt Drewno, Mlesh Mlegwah, John Beeby, Word of Mouth Magazine/Torrey Douglass, Food and Wine Magazine, Bountiful Gardens Archive, EA Staff, and GROW BIOINTENSIVE® friends from around the world. ♥
Ecology Action's Garden Companion
Writer/Editor and Art Director: Shannon Joyner
Contributors: John Jeavons, Matt Drewno, Mlesh Mlegwah, John Beeby, Word of Mouth Magazine/Torrey Douglass, Food and Wine Magazine, Bountiful Gardens Archive, EA Staff, and GROW BIOINTENSIVE® friends from around the world.

GB Africa Partner G-BIACK Website Food and Wine: Ultra-Processed Plant- Based Foods Can Increase Your Risk of Serious Health Issues, New Study Finds GB Latin America and Europe Partner ECOPOL/El Mezquite WebsiteRegister for the Fall Workshop Like Us on Facebook Click here to donate! Ecology Action Home Page Newsletter Staff and Contributors We want to hear from you! The online Fall 4-Saturdays Introductory GROW BIOINTENSIVE Workshop: Nov 16, 13 and Dec 7, 14, 2024. Click here for more information Donate Now! Seasonal how to video - saving your GB seeds Since 1972, Ecology Action has been researching and demonstrating the growing edge of sustainable food raising, making our knowledge available to people everywhere. It is your support dollars that enable this growth and global outreach. Please consider increasing your general support so we can continue to expand our fundamental outreach programs, to people here at home and around the world - and grow a healthier, fairer, and more hopeful tomorrow for us all. Click here to donate now! What We're Doing Now: Garlic at TJC GROW BIOINTENSIVE Garden Tours at TJC and VGFP this October Our Schedule of Events or call 7074590150 Ecology Action Events See the Events Calendar Garden Tour at VGFP in October The online Fall 4-Saturdays Introductory GROW BIOINTENSIVE Workshop: Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11 & 18, 2023. Click here for more information Soil Science Spotlight - The Dr. John Doran USDA Soil Quality Test Kit Guide, Part 6 Recipe: Lebanese Garlic Sauce (Toum) Book review: Homegrown Flax and Cotton Victory Gardens for Peace Mini-Farm Report The Jeavons Center Mini-Farm Report Greetings from Garden of Hope, Kenya The Dance of the Elements: Matt Drewno on How to Compost with the Carbon Cycle Word of Mouth Magazine) Cover Crops: Choosing and Timing

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