DOWNLOADS PowerPoint Presentations Simple Food Gardening (1.59 Mb) Run as a slide show, contains simple animations. A PowerPoint Presentation on garden set up, maintenance, and composting. Heat Loving Food Plants (2.42 Mb) Run as a slide show, contains simple animations. A PowerPoint Presentation on great food plants that love the Houston summers! Many of the plants described here are used in the Manna House garden project. Systems: Part One (680.5 Kb) Run as a slide show, contains simple animations. This slide show covers: Overview of systems and subsystems The interdependence of natural systems Human dependence on biodiverse natural systems Natural systems compared to current human-made systems Why is it necessary to create better human-made systems? How do we begin? Systems: Part Two (2.33 Mb) Run as a slide show, contains simple animations. This slide show covers: The power of individuals daily choices One good individual choice, in even one area, positively impacts at least ten other problem areas One bad individual choice, in even one area, negatively impacts at least ten other problem areas Understanding how systems are connected gives us the power to make better choices What can I do right now to get started? Coming soon.....What might a better human made system look like? Habitat Ponds (1.44 Mb) Run as a slide show, contains simple animations.An introduction to installing and maintaining a simple habitat pond. These simple ponds require no plumbing or electricity and are a huge benefit to native wildlife. PDFs Quick Start Guide to Growing Food (29.93 Kb) A quick start guide to growing some of your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs organically and sustainably. Easy bed preparation and maintenance. Easy Composting (127 Kb) Simple, low-cost, low-labor, and low-space requirement methods for composting home kitchen waste. Interact with the real world !    Open to real wonder !    Experience true satisfaction !    Cultivate a garden now !