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Tour a Small Suburban Permaculture Site!

I’m very excited to be sharing this video with you today! In it, I take a tour of my students, Jamie and Niall’s, small suburban backyard. Jamie and Niall took my Resilient Homestead Program three years ago and have done an amazing job with their implementation plan, while also fitting in the birth of their […]

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Resilient Homestead Student Spotlight! – Becki

One thing you’ll discover when you learn more about permaculture is that it encompasses way more than just growing food. In my Resilient Homestead Program, I take my students through the design of their site, using a permaculture approach. But more than that, I’ve often found that the program has the added benefit of giving folks

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A Permaculture Site with over 100 Native Plant Species!

If I had to do it over again, I would have planted way more native species in our food forest. In the end, I got my native plant fix by converting my entire front yard into native and/or drought tolerant species (see video here) but when I was first installing my food forest, the popularity

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A Way to Practice Permaculture without a Garden – A Visit with Alissa LaChance from Dirt Rich Compost!

For those of you familiar with permaculture principles, Produce No Waste is such an important principle to practice in our communities. Whether it’s composting your kitchen scraps in your backyard, decreasing your use of single-use plastic and packaging, mending clothes, thrifting items or hosting repair cafes, there are countless ways in which to practice this

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Happy Little Accident in the Food Forest!

When stewarding food forests, I always like to remind my students and clients that a food forest, like a natural ecosystem, is dynamic. It evolves and changes over time. While your initial food forest design may act as guide to get you started, you’ll find that, as the system matures, some plants might outcompete others,

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Resilient Homestead Student Spotlight! – Erika

Hear what Erika has accomplished since taking my Resilient Homestead Program! In this video, Erika shares that the Resilient Homestead Program allowed her to get clear on her vision for her site, understand that slope on her property is actually a good feature, and made her think even more about how to make her site

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Resilient Homestead Student Spotlight! – Brittney from Churn Creek Farm

Hear the key takeaways that Brittney had from my Resilient Homestead Program and her successes so far with sheet mulching an area for her food forest, setting up her annual gardens, building a fence, hosting community farm days, and understanding that this work is a long term game (see pics below!). And this is only

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Resilient Homestead Student Spotlight! – Mariah from Local Earth Studio

Enrollment for my Resilient Homestead Program is now open!  After working with clients for over a decade, I believe this program is one of the most effective ways of moving out of overwhelm and into action with your site planning process. Through this 4-month online experience (with 1:1 and group elements), I help you develop a comprehensive site plan

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Resilient Homestead Student Spotlight! – Karleen from Wild Wiggins Homestead

Enrollment for my Resilient Homestead Program is now open!  After working with clients for over a decade, I believe this program is one of the most effective ways of moving out of overwhelm and into action with your site planning process. Through this 4-month hybrid experience (with 1:1 and group elements), I help you develop a comprehensive site plan

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