Category Archives: Experiments

Could “earthing” help us rebalance our charged modern lives?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by dlhitzeman

I’m usually skeptical of the claims of most “naturalistic” cures for things, not because I don’t believe they can work, but because history demonstrates they’re no more of a panacea than modern medicine. Yet, there are some concepts that are so logical and contain such an element of historical veracity that I can’t help but [...] Continue reading →

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Broadforking, gardening, and growing your own food, expanded and refined

Posted on March 24, 2011 by dlhitzeman

Earlier this week, I discussed the idea of using a broadfork as a method for tilling the ground instead of using a tiller and and why this method is superior to traditional tilling. Of course, this method still has its own related expenses and may seem like a daunting investment of resources and time to [...] Continue reading →

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Broadforking and policulture

Posted on March 22, 2011 by dlhitzeman

Over the winter, I came across an interesting concept while reading Eliot Coleman‘s Four Season Harvest: the idea of using a broadfork to loosen soil instead of a tiller to grind it. As it turns out–and anyone who has played in the dirt for any length of time probably already knows this–what we call “top [...] Continue reading →

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