Citizens of Earth

06/20/2019

This afternoon I harvested Necatrines from our family backyard orchard! The harvest was beautiful and delicious! I also talk about several topics which will help your fruit trees to produce better fruit through proper pruning and harvesting strategy! Hope you enjoy!

03/13/2019

Permaculture is the inspiration for the Citizen of Earth gardening project and Geoff Lawton's teachings are a central element of our garden design and knowledge. This video shows the Zaytuna Farm and the many systems in operation. Thanks, Geoff Lawton!

Take a sweeping 20-minute tour of our 66-acre Zaytuna Farm property. Throughout, I explain specific features of the farm, how these things came together, and...

10/10/2018

Aster flowers are late blooming, pollinator loving, violet colored, a great adition of beauty and function to our fall garden!

10/07/2018

Save the bees by saving seeds! One of my passions for gardening is living in harmony with nature and it is an incredible feeling to see the positive influence a garden may have on our ecosystem!

Flowers are vital for bees. In this video, I show you how to save seeds and how flowers help save our bees!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKTH73OSfv4&t=22s

What's up awesome Citizens of Earth! Michael takes us through a his garden showing us the importance of saving the bees and seeds of plants around us for the...

10/07/2018

Save the bees by saving seeds! One of my passions for gardening is living in harmony with nature and it is an incredible feeling to see the positive influence a garden may have on our ecosystem!

Flowers are vital for bees. In this video, I show you how to save seeds and how flowers help save our bees!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKTH73OSfv4&t=22s

10/07/2018

Fewer ci******es more gardens.

When we hear the term "ocean pollution", we often think of straws, bottles, and other plastic trash but cigarette filters are arguably a far more harmful form of waste — according to data collected by NGO Ocean Conservancy, an astonishing 60 million filters have been collected since the eighties.

10/05/2018

This is an incredible study showing the power of the symbiotic relationship between bees and fungi. Bees are dying from environmental stress. Honey bees utilized in agriculture do not have the same exposure to fungal resources as those in woodlands and ecosystems. This disconnect may contribute to the depressed immunity of bees. Introducing fungal based supplements to bees may be a major support for bee populations.

This study may also suggest the connection for native bee populations. Native bees rely on healthy fungal systems to provide them with food and immune support. To promote ecosystem stability please consider planting a garden to provide habitat and food for bees and biodiversity.

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10/03/2018

Fall flowers are abundant! New video coming out soon! The video will show how flowers in the garden support our beneficial bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

10/03/2018

Fall flowers are abundant! New video coming out soon! The video will show how flowers in the garden support our beneficial bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

10/01/2018

Sugarloaf Mountain is full of seeds and nuts. Here I have echinacea (right), black eyed Susan seeds (left) and Chestnuts (bottom)! Very excited to see if I can get some chestnut trees germinated from these nuts.