Knowing when and how to use mulch is important, as not all mulches are created equal. Mulch is typically an organic material like shredded bark, wood chips, straw, or grass clippings, that we apply to the surface of the soil around the base of plants. We use it to help our soil conserve moisture, improve…
Category: Permaculture

STEAM: Meet A Permaculture Gardener
Morgan Louis is a permaculture gardener in Studio City. Louis said of all the STEAM disciplines, permaculture gardening relies most on science and art. Source

Production When Transitioning From Conventional Agriculture to Permaculture
Students of Geoff’s Online Permaculture Design Course have question-and-answer sessions where Geoff fields a number of questions every week and answers them via videos. This question was pulled from the 2021 collection. For more Q&A insights, check out Geoff’s Online Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/pdc2021. Or, if you’re not ready to enroll, but prefer…

Foodforest – Agroforestry – Permaculture
In this video Sjef van Dongen talks about Food forest – Agroforestry – Permaculture and selfsufficient living. With little efforts and working with nature creates big harvests. Besides running his food forest, Sjef designs and consults projects related to agroforestry and food forestry. http://www.fruitzforlife.nl http://www.facebook.com/fruitzforlifeNL/ Source

Companion Planting | Let’s Grow Stuff
Companion planting is planting more than one type of plant in the same growing space. This maximizes space and yield, and is less attractive to potential pests and diseases. An example is the Native American tradition of Three Sisters planting. To find out more about this tradition visit https://to.pbs.org/2Wo0uE0. Watch more episodes of Let’s Grow…

The Permaculture Way To Start New Gardens
In this week’s episode, JM Fortier presents 3 different ways to open up new gardens and each of their benefits and drawbacks. If you want to learn more about these techniques, this article is for you: https://themarketgardener.com/farming/opening-your-gardens-what-are-the-steps/ Masterclass: https://themarketgardener.com/product/the-market-gardener-masterclass/ Newsletter: https://themarketgardener.com/newsletter/ 🧑 Blog: https://themarketgardener.com/articles/ Books: https://themarketgardener.com/category/publications/ Please help us out by SUBSCRIBING to the channel…

4 Families Come Together to Share and Live Simply in Community!
Grain & Sens is a multicultural eco-community in Ardèche, France consisting of four families who all believe there could be more people living together and sharing resources. Where there once was a single family, now there are 14 people living in community. They all live in simple tiny houses each with their own gardens to…

Permaculture Trees in Temperate Climates
In temperate climates, trees can be established without long term irrigation for forest, timber, and orchard. Oregon State University Free Permaculture Course (http://open.oregonstate.edu/courses/permaculture/) Source

What is SnapPlus?
This video introduces the concept of nutrient management planning on Wisconsin farms and how the SnapPlus software supports the process. Source

What to sow in JANUARY | 7 Easy To Grow Crops
What to sow in January. 7 Easy to grow crops. I’ve been asked to make a video to answer what can I sow in January. Here are 7 seeds to sow in January for continued harvesting throughout the year. Gardening tips for January. If you are wondering which seeds to sow in winter in UK…