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Q&A with Kareen – How do I amend my garden soil?
One of the most common questions that I get from clients is how to amend your garden soil at the

Q&A with Kareen – How to deal with an overheating greenhouse and tips for growing tomatoes in cold climates!
This is the first video in my winter series, Q&A with Kareen. In it, I answer Sandra’s question about ventilating

Raising Chickens in Cold Climates
Chickens are one of the easier and more useful animals to have in your backyard gardens. In permaculture, they are

My Top 3 Questions to Ask When Designing your Homestead
One of the most frequent comments I get from potential clients is, “I recently moved to our site, and have

Reasons for Hope – Two Books to add to your Winter Reading List!
We are in full-on winter now and I have to admit, this time of year is often challenging for me.

Tour of My Herb Spiral Polyculture!
My latest video is out and in it, I give you a quick tour of my herb spiral. It’s one

Top 4 Most Effective Groundcovers in a Food Forest
Harvest season is now in full swing on the homestead and I am so grateful. The other day, I dug up

My apple tree guild
When we first moved to our property, there was a mature apple tree already in the backyard. Not only was

Raising Rabbits
As you may know, having animals as part of your permaculture site is one of the easiest ways to cycle

What we’re still eating from last year’s garden
In our gardens, we always want to follow the permaculture principle of “obtaining a yield”, whether that be a yield

Building a Garden Pond
The video that I’m sharing with you today has been on my list of to do’s for several months, if

Late Fall Garden: What’s still Growing
There are always firsts when you become a gardener – the first time you grow lettuce, or peas, or a