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Organic Home Garden Series: 8 Steps on How to Grow Mushrooms

Mushrooms are a delicious superfood fungi used to serve many purposes. They contain a low amount of calories and are often packed with protein, nutrients, and fiber. Growing your own can be better, safer, and cheaper. So, why not try and grow your own organic edible mushrooms? They are actually a lot easier to grow than you think. Follow these 8 steps and learn how to grow your own organic edible mushrooms.

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Organic Home Garden Series: 6 Reasons to Cover Crop

Cover cropping is a mainstream, sustainable practice that is good for the earth and good for your garden. Essentially, cover crops are planted in a certain area as place holders for another type of plant to be grown in the very same spot. There are many positive functions of cover cropping that are worth exploring. If you would like to learn a little more about this method and why it’s so great, read on for six reasons to cover crop your garden.

Reason 1:  Soil Erosion Prevention