Category: Permaculture

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Polam Farm on the Deccan Plateau in India was the site of the International Permaculture Convergence in 2017, and was designed for that purpose in mind. Andrew Millison takes us on a tour of the permaculture design principles of “Catch and Store Energy” and “Produce No Waste” reflected in the design. This video is part…

Cooking with Kids goes on a field trip! We will meet farmer Clare Price and take a tour of her farm – Western Family Farm – in La Puebla, NM. We will learn about growing different fruits and vegetables, pollinators, and the importance of irrigating. We’ll learn about Clare’s favorite jobs around the farm and…

In this video we visit the Wagner Farmland Experience in Corrales, New Mexico. Corrales is a small village in Sandoval County, close to Albuquerque along the Rio Grande River. For decades, Wagner Farms has specialized in growing green chile, apples, pumpkins and more. A little farther North from the year round store, Wagner Farms opens…

After twelve days of neglect, although 4-5 days were cloudy – there was less than a 1/4 inch of rain – and here is how the plants are responding to dry conditions with rich soil and a little bit of ferment fertilizer. The reduction of climax forests chances of a torching summer is increasing. Source

Sectors are a key design tool in the permaculture system. This is a brief overview of how to respond to sector forces with design. This is part of Oregon State University’s Permaculture Design Certificate Course. OSU’s Permaculture Design Certificate Course: https://pace.oregonstate.edu/catalog/permaculture-design-certificate-online OSU’s Advanced Permaculture Design Course: https://pace.oregonstate.edu/catalog/advanced-permaculture-design-climate-resilience OSU’s free Intro to Permaculture Course: https://open.oregonstate.edu/courses/permaculture/ Source

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Permaculture water systems really work – and here’s the proof! These small swales and retention ponds saved our barn from flooding during a Pacific Northwest downpour! Check it out! About swales: swales are a popular way to manage water in permaculture design systems. They are basically shallow ditches that direct water and allow for catchment…

Kellee Matsushita-Tseng, UCSC Farm Garden assistant manager, and Adria Vidales of the Demeter Seed Library discuss seed saving as an act of decolonization and a tool for sustaining our communities. They share some political education around the importance of seed saving with case studies of food sovereignty and community seed saving around the world, and…

When people wonder what can be done on an acre or less, Liz Zorab from Byther Farm has created a perfect working example to prove how much food can be produced on a small homestead. She is also a perfect working example of what ‘Living the Dream’ is – I mean imagine not buying veg…