5 tips to help you DITCH store bought AMENDMENTS, FERTILIZERS, and PESTICIDES!
Channel: The Solarpunk Farmer
Date: 2021-08-18

Modern gardening culture is dominated by the idea that we need to buy and use soil amendments, fertilizers, and pesticides in order to grow a bountiful harvest.  Is this notion actually true, or is it just another gardening myth that is the product of a wasteful consumer culture?  In this video, I share 5 tips that helped me ditch store bought products and begin forging a path towards truly sustainable, ultra low cost regenerative gardening in the Resilience Garden.

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Sources / Resources:

The Solarpunk Farmer - How I Built Amazing Soil FOR FREE using Sheet Composting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0546Y64Cfbo

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Producing JMS JADAM: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CNd97PTnWV8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

USDA NRCS 5 Soil Health Principles: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/nd/soils/health/

Music Credits:

1. Middle Child x S E S H - Euphoria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC1_3f3qdj8

2. VJ Blaze - Slow Motion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ToEWHX5kuk

3. Dodo - Intoxicated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKCV_eMeIds

4. Frosty - Wonderland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXjfqJjEBRs

5. Jaxan X Middle Child - Reawaken (feat. Belski)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZdI0Az6pn8

6. Sappheiros - Affection
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