We’re setting up food security systems here on Maui. We bring the knowledge, decades of experience, the plants, the worms, honey bees if you want, our crew and machines (if …
How to Make Hand Sanitizer & Fuel at Home
A “still” distills ethanol out of alcohol-containing liquids (like wine). In our case we’re using it to make hand sanitizer and for bio-fuel, specifically to run a weed-eater. There are …
How to Get Started with Building Soil for Your Garden
We often talk about building a cubic yard of soil (in fact, we’ve created a full online training program around it). When we talk about building a cubic yard of …
4 Big Myths About Gardening That Are Holding You Back
We are here to put to bed some of the myths that may be holding you back. Our limitations are only limitations if we see them as that. What you …
Why Every Gardener Needs to be Composting
Why does composting matter at all? Why should gardeners learn how to compost? Here are 7 reasons why you should really be composting – even if you don’t feel like …
How to create cross-functional spaces for a healthy life & regenerative lifestyle
Today we want to talk to you about expanding your mind around what our lifestyles, our activities, the spaces we live in, how they’re more than just ONE THING. Especially …
How We Turned a ¼-acre Parking Lot into a Closed-Loop Micro-Farm in 1 Year
That Now Feeds 9 Children, 11 Adults & Deepens Their Connection to Nature so They Can Align with Their Values It was February 2016 in Fallbrook, CA… The piece of …
[RECIPE] Farm to Table Kabocha Squash Pie
Kabocha squash is a favorite in the Living Earth Systems lab. Sweet and dense, a perfect autumn treat. While it’s still subtropical on Maui, this kabocha squash pie still holds …
How to grow an abundant garden that uses ZERO pesticides… Our 2 Top Tips!
There’s a lot of controversy over the difference between organic versus conventional farming… if done properly even conventional farming can grow large quantities of nutritious food — but conventional farming can’t grow soil! There …
Creating Your Regenerative Lifestyle | A Conversation with Kalani Robb
Talkin story with Pro Surfer Kalani Robb on styrofoam eating beetle larvae, creating a regenerative lifestyle, aquaculture, greening the surf industry, and more! A fun conversation at the Dana Point …