Category: Permaculture

“Tea and a Topic: Rainwater Harvesting This is a recording of a webinar from May 28, 2020 on integrated rainwater harvesting with Moab-based permaculture designer Jeff Adams. Even in the desert, you can have a productive landscape without relying solely on municipal water! The webinar covers a broad view of techniques and best practices to…

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Bush honeysuckles are probably the most aggressive exotic plants that have escaped and naturalized in urban areas, where the woodland understory is often a solid layer of green from these shrubs. MDC videographer Kevin Muenks provides valuable info and helpful tips on controlling this invasive plant. Learn more: https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/invasive-plants/bush-honeysuckle-control Source

Lack of sunny garden spots got you down? We’ve got you covered! Here are 10 vegetables and herbs we’ve personally vetted will thrive – or at least tolerate – a partial or full shade location. In today’s video, we’ll cover our top 10 choices for what to grow in the shadiest parts of your garden.…

Buildings and structures are an important part of the human element in a Permaculture system. Ecological design and green architecture are vast fields that this video is just scratching the surface on. This video provides a simple overview of building design for the major climate zones. Oregon State University Free Permaculture Course (http://open.oregonstate.edu/courses/permaculture/) Source

If there’s just ONE thing to take away from this short video, it’s this: PERMACULTURE WORKS. It’s practical. It gets results. Just look at the two farms, side-by-side. A picture is worth a thousand words, no? To hear more stories like this and learn more about how others with ZERO farming knowledge are using permaculture,…

Erinn Taylor reports Source

Hügelkultur is an ancient technique burying wood and sticks in the garden to add carbon and other elements to the soil. Our ancestors who practiced this probably weren’t aware the contents of the wood actually fed soil life which in turn produced the fertilizer for their plants to eat and grow. Just have to keep…

Once a novice gardener, Lana’s garden now contains 50 beds and produces enough for her to sell $500/week at the local farmers market. “An Urban Food Forest and Therapy Garden” is the latest in my 4-part Masterclasses series. Check out the short trailer below, then click here to see the full 40-minute video: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/a/12456/e3i2ci3L Support…

Twenty years ago, Stefan Sobkowiak bought a commercial apple orchard with the intention of converting it to an organic orchard. He did just that, but eventually understood the limitations of the organic model originating from monoculture. He then decided to tear out most of the trees and replant in a way that would maximize biodiversity…