RESOURCES

Q&A with Kareen – Cold climate pear varieties, pear preservation and what to do about codling moths
This week’s ‘Q&A with Kareen’ is all about pears. In the video, I answer Elizabeth’s questions about what pears I

Q&A with Kareen – How do pill bugs fit into a healthy garden?
This week’s ‘Q&A with Kareen’ is all about pill bugs. I answer Karen’s question about what role pill bugs play,

Q&A with Kareen – What to do if you didn’t plant your garlic last fall
This week’s ‘Q&A with Kareen’ is all about garlic. I answer Laura’s question about what to do if you didn’t

Q&A with Kareen – How to Keep Deer from Eating your Garden or Food Forest
In this week’s ‘Q&A with Kareen’ I address Laura’s question about how to deal with deer and not get discouraged.

Q&A with Kareen – Top 10 Crops to Feed a Family
In this week’s ‘Q&A with Kareen’, I address Julie’s question about my top 10 favorite crops to grow to feed

Q&A with Kareen – Permaculture pitfalls, leaf mulch, and greywater systems
In this week’s ‘Q&A with Kareen’, I address multiple questions and comments from Tyler. I really appreciated him sharing his

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