Category: Permaculture

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,…

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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…

Vous avez un jardin classique et vous souhaitez en faire un jardin ou potager en permaculture ? Un jardin en permaculture c’est avant tout la mise en place d’un écosystème accueillant le maximum de biodiversité faunistique et floristique. Découvrez la transformation du jardin de Magalie grâce à la méthodologie du design de permaculture, membre de…

We can fight climate change in Wisconsin by rethinking what we grow and eat. Clean Wisconsin partnered with Madison’s Bloom Bake Shop to create some delicious treats made with two new Wisconsin crops that could be game-changers for our environment: Kernza® perennial grain and American hazelnuts. Find our more about climate-smart agriculture by visiting https://www.cleanwisconsin.org/our-work/resilient-sustainable-communities/climate-smart-agriculture/…

Planting a fruit tree in clay soil can be a little extra work- but taking the time to ensure your fruit tree gets the best possible start is well worth it. In this video I share tips & tricks to planting a fruit tree in heavy clay soil. The methods described in this video can…

Join Geoff as he takes us on a journey through his favorite part of the food forest at Zaytuna Farm, Australia. Geoff walks us through one of the older sections of Zaytuna’s food forests. As the property transitions into an eco-community, it has changed how maintenance is done, and this bit of forest has been…

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