Gardening

Three Paths to Living in Harmony with Nature – Which One Calls to You?           Dear friends,           Have you ever dreamed of leaving the city behind and living closer to nature? Perhaps you've imagined waking up to birdsong, grow...

          Dear friends, meet my friend Valeriy and his "forest hut," located on his 1.5-hectare Kins estate within the Kins settlement of Vedrussia in southern Russia.           Now, before you start picturing a cozy little cottage w...

Our Dream Homestead in the Making - Year 2026 The Beauty of Our Dream Home Through the Seasons – Join Us in Enjoying Some Beautiful Videos and Photos Also please read the story of our homesteading here: https://ecominded.net/dream-home-in-progress January April May ...

          This year marks a monumental milestone — Ecominded Club is turning 10!  A whole decade since we launched our beloved ecominded.net — both as an eco-shop and as a wisdom-packed portal for all things "Pristine Origins." (Because who doesn&r...

          If you’ve recently purchased a Fokina flat cutter (Ploskorez Fokina) and found yourself wrestling with the soil, sore in the back, and underwhelmed by the results—you are not alone. But here’s a hard truth that transforms everything: You are likel...

                      Permaculture garden tools - essential for organic gardening: ...

The Russian Secret Weapon for Permaculture Warriors!           Tired of wrestling with a whole shed full of garden tools like some kind of overworked farmhand? Meet the Fokin Hoe—the genius invention of Russian gardener Vladimir Fokin (patent #2040133, because yes, ...

Heirloom Seeds from Russian Kin’s Domains           Heirloom seeds refer to original, organic, non-GMO seeds cultivated mostly by individuals developing Russian Kin’s domains (family homesteads).           These seeds are primarily ...

        Ah, my dear organic gardening devotees, it is time to unlock the wisdom of the ages—or at least the wisdom of saving big while sowing small! Yes, the Universe has conspired in your favor to bring you an enlightened path to abundant harvests at a fraction of the cost...

Ploskorez to cultivate heirloom plants           Eco-Minded Club presents amazing invention of a Russian gardener Vladimir Fokin (Russian Federation patent #2040133): ploskorez, Russian flat-cutter, cultivator Fokina or Fokin hoe, as Sepp Holzer calls it, Ploskorez F...