sustainability
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Allegory of Three Travelers
Written by David Braden in 2018 This links to his blogspot! There are three travelers on a great journey across an endless prairie. In one direction lies a barren and impoverished place. In another direction lies a place of abundance. The first traveler is traveling in great luxury. This traveler is thinking, “I have worked hard…
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Neighborhood Nurseries
Neighborhood Nurseries and learning to save seeds can supply our habitat with plants adapted to our specific climate—for free. The plant propagation nursery is a cooperative effort maintained by LSI, designed to spread the practice of planting habitats (rather than mere gardens) in suburban landscapes. By arranging plants that work together into guilds, we create beautiful…
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To Reinhabit
Join a movement of homeowners and gardeners, coming together to transform lawns into abundant ecosystems.
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Seasonal Chicken Run
Written By David Braden We like to let our chickens out on the land because the greens, bugs and worms they eat make the eggs and meat they produce for us more nutritious. However, if you confine chickens to a piece of ground they will quickly strip it of vegetation and make a mud pit. We…
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Growing Our Own: More Than A Lifestyle Choice
Written By David Braden The story of the Reinhabit Cooperative is about a community coming together to find a place for all of its residents to contribute to the well-being of the community. We do that first and foremost by producing our own food. The following ideas form the basis for the services that our gardeners…
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Seed Saving and Line Breeding: Preparing for Climate Change
One of nature’s key strategies to respond to environmental change is maintaining the genetic diversity of the ecosystem. Unfortunately, the trends are toward decreasing genetic diversity while the risk of climate change is increasing. Whether or not our industrial system is the cause of climate change we will have serious problems if our food system…
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Native Plants for Your Garden
Discover the benefits of using native plants in your garden to support pollinator conservation and enhance biodiversity. Join Living Systems Institute!
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Sustainable Gardening Practices
Explore sustainable gardening practices that promote environmental education and community involvement. Join Living Systems Institute for more insights!