Pineapples аrе a tropical herbaceous perennial belonging tо thе brоmеlіаd fаmіlу. Thеу grоw tо аbоut 5 feet іn hеіght wіth a 3- tо 4-foot spread. Thе idea thаt ріnеаррlеѕ аrе аn exotic, decadent fruіt isn’t fаrfеtсhеd. Thеу were first іntrоduсеd tо Eurоре іn the 1700’s whеrе thеу were dеlісасіеѕ of great vаluе ѕоught after оnlу […]
Author: jamesgroweverywhere
Americans have had the wool pulled over their eyes by food industry for the last 120 years… But hey, it was easy to do considering that America is such a “bandaid” culture. We love to cover up our problems with surface-level solutions (bandaids) instead of digging down and healing them at the ROOT. Classic example: […]
Onions are a staple in many kitchens around the world. They not only enhance flavor, but will taste like pure satisfaction because they are the direct result of YOUR labor! It is easier to grow onions than many other vegetables because they are low maintenance plants. Onions can lend flavor to any dish. You can […]
The Dirt on America’s Disease “Epicdemic” – Where Did All The Nutrients Go?
When your grandparents ate an orange… They got a huge dose of Vitamin C. Today? You’d have to eat EIGHT (yes 8) whole oranges to get the SAME dose of Vitamin C! What the heck happened? That juicy orange you buy at the store sure LOOKS delicious, right? Yeah, well… there’s nothing in it anymore. […]
City living is often inherently associated with the “concrete jungle”. When picturing life in an urban center, it’s easy to think only of miles of pavement and sky-high condos. But the truth is that more and more urban planners, developers, city-dwellers are catching on to the ways that nature can thrive in conjunction with a […]
5 Reasons Why Aquaponics is Terribly Stoopid (Confessions of a reformed Aquaponics expert)
This article is going to save you from wasting 5 years of banging your head on a wall… literally. How do I know? Because I grew with aquaponics for 5 years. I didn’t just grow… I taught aquaponics classes, I worked full-time for a big aquaponics company, and even I created a top-selling online aquaponics […]
Let me tell you a story… …about the important role you play in the Food Revolution. A few years ago, I traveled to India and stayed for 62 days… After squeezing by an angry bull on a narrow bridge… Facing down a monkey who stole my bananas… And finding a giant black scorpion in my […]
Interview With Joel Salatin: Why Should People Grow Their Own Food?
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of talking with Joel Salatin after his inspirational speech in at the annual Fort Collins Sustainable Living Fair. I asked him several questions about home food production in America. He shed some light on the reasons why people don’t grow their own food and how we can […]
Over the Thanksgiving holiday I was back in Arizona and had the great opportunity to stop by the Garden Pool and interview the creator Dennis McClung. In the interview I ask him a few questions about what inspired the Garden Pool, how much time he invests in it and what he is able to produce […]
Mission Accomplished: First Aquaponics System in Earthship Installed!
I first learned about the Earthship concept when I was in middle school. It made perfect sense to me and really appealed to my practicality. Little did I know I would be building Earthships one day… Before attending the Earthship Academy this summer I did a great deal of research on Earthships. I read every […]