My latest video is out and in it, I give you a quick tour of my herb spiral. It’s one of my favorite features in the garden. A combination of perennials, annuals and self-seeding annuals, I love changing its look every season. It’s like painting a new canvas every spring. With the additional heat from …
Harvest season is now in full swing on the homestead and I am so grateful. The other day, I dug up all my garlic, harvested fava beans, and am enjoying broccoli, zucchinis, basil and cucumbers from the garden. Meanwhile, the tomatoes are starting to ripen, the winter squash plants are sprawling, and the peppers are loving these hot …
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When we first moved to our property, there was a mature apple tree already in the backyard. Not only was a excited about having an immediate source of fruit but I was eager to make the apple tree less lonely. Surrounded by grass and not much else, I set to work on creating an apple …
As you may know, having animals as part of your permaculture site is one of the easiest ways to cycle nutrients on your property while increasing your fertility. Though you can grow many plants that help with soil fertility, nothing quite beats the ability of some animals, like rabbits, who can convert an otherwise inedible …
In our gardens, we always want to follow the permaculture principle of “obtaining a yield”, whether that be a yield in food, medicine, pollinator habitat or fertility. Then, especially in a cold climate, we work to extend that yield in time so that we can be eating from our gardens 365 days/year. We can do …
The video that I’m sharing with you today has been on my list of to do’s for several months, if not years! In fact, ever since we dug our garden pond a few years ago, I’ve been wanting to make it. People love the idea of having a pond but are often intimidated about all …
There are always firsts when you become a gardener – the first time you grow lettuce, or peas, or a zucchini; the first time you save seeds, start plants from seed, or build a compost pile. As far as I can remember, this is the first year that I have had plants in my outdoor …
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