Today's issue of Look What I Found is all in the green, meaning all the posts have to do with planting, growing, and gardening (sustainably, of course). All of them are just a few days old (at the max.) so there's still time to make your upvote count. Let's see what they are:
The Truth About Coffee: Part 1 by @ecoinstant
This wonderful article is part of series of posts, coming from someone who should really know their coffee: a sustainable coffee grower in the Colombian Andes. He talks about the different varieties (that is species, I've just learned), their origins, the growing process, and how to establish a food forest where the coffee plant becomes an integrated part of a complex ecosystem. @ecoinstant is also planning a coffee give-away, so it's worth checking out his other articles, and follow the guy to see his future posts. It seems like there are many other interesting articles on the way.
When I Was First Building A Chinampas Garden by @aedroberts
From the highlands of Colombia, to the riparian lowlands of the Eastern Seaboard (of North America, I assume), where @aedroberts built himself some chinampas. Having inspired each other to address the chinampa agriculture, I wanted to share his work here. Whereas the chinampa in my post was created a long time ago, used, abused, and abandoned, before becoming rediscovered, @aedroberts actually went ahead and built his own chinampa, using native plants of his region, of which he seems to have a great deal of knowledge. This post of his, together with another chinampa related one, promises to be part of an interesting series as well.
Cold Frames, Hoop Tunnels, and Greenhouses for Winter.....In Cold Climates like Canada and Northern US by @gardengirlcanada
Winter's Coming, you don't need to be a Stark to know that. And in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, even though Summer is at it's peak now, in just a few weeks the temperatures will start falling... So better be prepared! If you want to extend the growing season, there are a couple of simple techniques you can follow, which @gardengirlcanada explains quite well. She also has some fantastic pictures of these useful structures, whether they are a hoop tunnel, or an easy to build cold frame made of recycled materials.
Ecoknowme for Hire. Permaculture Help to your rescue by @ecoknowme
Do you need any help, suggestion, or advice relating to sustainable life? Would you like to apply permaculture to your homestead, business, personal life, apartment, farm, suburban home or space dome? Then you should take a look at this post. In this article @ecoknowme is offering his services as a Permaculture consultant. Having studied and worked with such Permaculture giants as Geoff Lawton, Paul Staments, and Kay Baxter, @ecoknowme seems to have a lot of knowledge to share. Follow his link to the peerhub page for more information!