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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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
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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Last fall, I did a little bit of a renovation on my greenhouse soil. I had a few issues with spider mites and fusarium wilt and ended up adopting a few soil remediation strategies that you can see in this video here. In my video above, I give you an update on my greenhouse soil
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Last Spring, I had the chance to visit the Beacon Food Forest in Seattle and it was such an inspiration. If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that food forest systems are one of my favorite ways to grow food. The more land we can put into perennial production the better, in my
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Spring is underway in Montana and even though there are still a couple feet of snow on the ground in my backyard, I’m starting the garden prep work in my greenhouse. In my video above, I discuss the steps I take to prep my greenhouse in the spring. Not only that but I cover why
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If you watched my last video about my Top 5 Lessons from this Season’s Garden, you may have seen that one of my lessons was that I needed to pay better attention to my greenhouse soil. As promised, here’s a video on how I am going to rehabilitate the soil in my greenhouse beds. I
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If you know something about permaculture, you know that it is guided by a set of ethics and principles. The principles, in particular, help you look at your land and your life through the lens of natural systems. One of the permaculture principles that I appreciate the most is “Self-regulate and Accept Feedback”. It is
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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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