As an entrepreneur and community organizer, I’ve spent 20 years exploring alternative business practices for a more just and sustainable society. I founded the Oklahoma Cooperative Housing Association, a non-profit that managed housing co-ops, owned and operated Om Gardens, an LLC organic gourmet mushroom farm, was on the board of directors of the Oklahoma Food Co-op, and managed membership at The Integral Center, a community for personal development in Boulder, Colorado. I have a Masters Degree from Gaia University in Regenerative Enterprise Design. I am currently doing education and consulting in Norman, Oklahoma.
https://youtube.com/shorts/N7hOMsidF2I It's not too difficult to grow mushrooms in your garden. Some types of mushrooms will grow on compost and can be mixed directly into your beds. Some grow on…
https://youtube.com/shorts/Wi62hIGu8iw Healthy soil is high in organic matter, so adding compost is one way to increase organic matter quickly. Making your own compost is easy if you just follow some…
https://youtu.be/CdwPJ7WcM28 Some dead plant stems and leaves can be easily cut down and turned into mulch. Remember that birds and insects rely on standing flower stems and seed heads to…
https://youtube.com/shorts/-SzCA5DtriY Wildflowers attract pollinator insects and birds and provide a habitat for predatory insects and animals. They also require little water and maintenance. I'm putting them in a corner of…
https://youtube.com/shorts/YPj2E9wTM1M Any plant beds that aren't cover cropped over the winter should be deep mulched to keep the soil warm so the microbes and insects will stay active. If I…
https://youtube.com/shorts/gcKSDMhPoSM Sweet potatoes can be harvested as early as September and as late as just after the first frost. If the leaves start to turn yellow, that is a good…
https://youtube.com/shorts/fHhuFvOR9BE Garlic is one of my favorite crops to grow. It's really easy and grows over the winter. October is a great time to plant. The bulb will start to…
https://youtube.com/shorts/hYo9wfCJ-Kg Flower bulbs can be planted in late fall when the soil temperature is below 55 degrees Fahrenheit. They need to be planted in a hole about three times as…
https://youtube.com/shorts/7cMbqvANoj4 To get ready for winter we want to fill as much space as possible with cold-hardy cover crops. The soil microbes need to be fed with glucose from plant…
https://youtube.com/shorts/ULScYNzJqlw In Regenerative Agriculture we want to use no-till methods as much as possible. Leaving plants in the ground at the end of the season is a great way to…