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Ecology Action - The Garden Companion Newsletter Spring 2025 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 36th 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/Spring2025/tjc.html Victory Gardens for Peace: Reflections on Growing Coastal, Projections for the Year to Come Read the article at http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Spring2025/vgfp.html VGFP: Meet Our Newest Staff Person! Read the article at http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Spring2025/vgfp_staff.html The Jeavons Center: Pruning and Harvesting to Increase Yields Read the article at http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Spring2025/tjc_pruning.html GROW BIOINTENSIVE Year in Review: A Photographic Journey Read the article at http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Spring2025/pilar.html Future Heirlooms: Sangaste Rye http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Spring2025/futureheirlooms.html Recipe: Carrot Cake Scones with Creamy Glaze (GF/DF, ~Vegan) Read the article at http://www.growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Spring2025/recipe.html A Visit to Victory Gardens for Peace From Buddhist Global Relief Read the article at https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/victory-garden-of-peace/ Good Nutrition For Everyone’s Journey in Partnership with EA Read the article at http://growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Spring2025/gne.html Book Review: Making It - Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World Read the article at http://growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Spring2025/bookreview.html Bountiful Gardens Archive - DIY: Seedling Flats Read the article at http://growbiointensive.org/Enewsletter/Spring2025/diy.html The Guardian: High Fertiliser Use Halves Numbers of Pollinators, World’s Longest Study Finds Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/20/uk-agriculture-farming-fertilisers-yields-biodiversity-study-park-grass-pollinators-bees-wildflowers-aoe Ecology Action Calendar of Events Read the article at http://www.growbiointensive.org/events_main.html Like us on Facebook! Read the article at https://www.facebook.com/EcologyActionoftheMidPenninsula/ Onsite Garden Tours at VGFP (May and October) and TJC (October): 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/Spring2025/Spring2025_FINAL.pdf About Ecology Action's Garden Companion Managing Writer/Editor and Art Director: Shannon Joyner Contributors: John Jeavons, Matt Drewno, Lama Nasser-Gammett, Daniel Blake, Boaz Odour, Suraya David-Sadira, James Christie-Fougere, María del Pilar Eloisa Cline Moreno, The Guardian, Bountiful Gardens Archive, EA Staff, and GROW BIOINTENSIVE® friends from around the world. ♥
Ecology Action's Garden Companion Staff and Contributors
Writer/Editor and Art Director: Shannon Joyner
Contributors: John Jeavons, Ephraim Chirwa, Matt Drewno, Lama Nasser-Gammett, Matthew Gammett, Samuel Nderitu, Juan Manuel Martínez, John Beeby, Agustín Medina, The Guardian/Phoebe Weston, Tao Orion, Bountiful Gardens Archive, EA Staff, and GROW BIOINTENSIVE® friends from around the world.
Seasonal How To Video: GB Harvesting The Guardian: ‘A poor man’s rainforest’: why we need to stop treating soil like dirt NEW! Spanish translation of our free GB Garden Calendar available thanks to ECOPOL/EM!Rotation: A Guide to Plant FamiliesGetting Started: Choosing the Right ToolsSee the Events Calendar We want to hear from you! Click here to donate! Ecology Action Home Page Soba Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing GROW BIOINTENSIVE Malawi: Saving Seeds and Growing Better Lives 4-Saturdays Workshop on Zoom, Nov 15 and 22, Dec 6 and 13, 2025 Register for the 4-Saturdays Workshop! 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! Donate Now! Ecology Action Events The online Fall 4-Saturdays Introductory GROW BIOINTENSIVE Workshop: Nov 15, 22, Dec 6, 13, 2024. Click here for more information ECOLOGÍA Y POBLACIÓN/EL MEZQUITE: News from Our International Partner for Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean Diet Considerations and Environmental Responsibility From the Book List: Beyond the War on Invasive Species Soil Science Spotlight: Water, the First Fertilizer Empowering the Hands That Feed the Nation: G-BIACK and Women Farmers From Flood to Flower: The Incredible Resilience of Crops El Mezquite Garden Report: Winter 2024-2025 GROW BIOINTENSIVE Malawi: Saving Seeds and Growing Better Lives The Jeavons Center Mini-Farm Report Garden Tours 2025- VGFP May 3 - Oct 11. TJC Oct 12. Click here for more information Ecology Action Events Newsletter staff and contributors

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