Learning how to compost kitchen scraps and yard waste results in FREE garden amendments! Your garden will thrive with homemade compost generated on site.
Building Organic Soil
The Advantage of Mulching in the Garden
The advantage of mulching in a garden can’t be overstated. From moisture retention to weed suppression and beyond, this tactic is a winner!
Using Leaves in the Garden: FREE Ways to Improve the Soil
Fall leaves are quite possibly the best resource for your garden. And people will just GIVE them to you! Take advantage of it!
How to Make a Worm Bin for Less than $5 – Easy DIY Worm Composter
Build a DIY worm composter in just 30 minutes. Castings from this worm bin are a rich garden amendment that will make your garden grow!
9 Ways to Use Chickens in the Garden
9 Ways to put your hens to work! Take advantage of their natural foraging habits and put chickens to work in the garden. Free labor, plus you’ll get eggs!
How to Have the Best Organic Soil in the Neighborhood
The best organic garden comes from the best organic soil. Improve soil for better crop yield and healthier plants in your vegetable garden.
Turn Poor Soil into a Thriving Garden with Sheet Mulching
Lasagna gardening is an easy way to get started with no-till growing. Sheet mulching with materials you have on hand makes for a budget-friendly garden.
Composting Coffee Grounds for Soil Improvement in the Garden
Are you composting coffee grounds in the vegetable garden? Used coffee grounds are a great way to improve your garden soil. Good soil = good harvest!
How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies in Your Compost Pile
It can be frustrating to figure out how to get rid of fruit flies in compost piles. These easy tricks will substantially reduce their population.
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
If you’re ready to shake up your pantry routine and shift from boxed to homemade, be sure to check out my latest project, Attainable Sustainable Pantry (National Geographic Books).
My earlier book, Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (also from National Geographic Books) was awarded the best how-to book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Here at Attainable Sustainable, I encourage readers to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
