Amidst the promise of renewal that spring brings, I’m definitely feeling the precarity of these times. When I get upset and overwhelmed by the state of the world and the polycrisis we’re facing, I need only focus on the incredible students, clients and growers in our community to bring me back to center and remind […]
I’m doing something I’ve never done in my 18+ years of gardening! Read More »
This is the time of year when I can finally exhale after a very busy growing season. Food preservation is almost complete, my Resilient Homestead Program is underway and it’s time to spend more time on some inner resilience practices (reading, dance classes, drawing class, visits with friends) that enable me to continue to do
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
Tour a Small Suburban Permaculture Site! Read More »
Are you ready to transform your passion for herbs into a certified skill? In the video above, I interview Herbalist Elaine Sheff from the Green Path Herb School. If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that Elaine often teaches a Medicinal Plants Session for my Resilient Homestead Program. I have also been on the
Become an Herbalist with Green Path Herb School! Read More »
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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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
A Permaculture Site with over 100 Native Plant Species! Read More »
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,
Happy Little Accident in the Food Forest! Read More »
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
Greenhouse Soil Rehabilitation Update and Tour! Read More »
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
A Visit to Seattle’s Beacon Food Forest! Read More »
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