One Yard Revolution: Garbage In, Garden Out: Improve Soil Fertility with "Garbage"

I’m endlessly fascinated by how free organic matter that many consider to be garbage can enhance soil fertility and enable us to grow food that is as good or better than what can be found at an expensive organic grocery. And I have to admit that part of my fascination comes from the fact that this so called trash has made it possible for us to grow everything from turnips to tomatoes without spending hard earned money on store bought fertilizers.

OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost, mulch, and compost tea. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used.