A foundational principle of good design is to keep in mind that regarding our landscapes, the water is the life. Designing good water harvesting systems is imperative to lasting design success. Bearing that in mind the construction of good swale systems is the backbone that will support our entire design structure. Check out the article … Continue reading The Water is the Life
Month: July 2015
Guinea Eggs to Hatch
A fresh batch of guinea eggs to be hatched in our homestead incubator. I will have to do a post sometime on how to build one. I am looking forward to hatching more of God's pest control for our homestead and market garden. Until next time.
Installing Your Own Small Off-Grid Low Voltage Solar System
This article provides some great information on setting up a small low voltage DC solar system. Although the article is aimed primarily at off-grid cabins and the like it is sure to be useful information for the permaculturist. Working in many remote places and attempting to utilize as much on-site energy production and conservation as … Continue reading Installing Your Own Small Off-Grid Low Voltage Solar System
Turning the Pile: A Brushwood Composting Follow-Up
The last brushwood compost write-up concluded with the initial phase of piling. This pile sat being periodically watered for about 28 days awaiting the time for turning. This write up consists of some observations during the turning process as well as some errors from the gathering of the brushwood. The size of the pile had … Continue reading Turning the Pile: A Brushwood Composting Follow-Up
Living With The Land Part 1 – Forest Gardening
.A brief article and video of an exemplary forest garden (food forest) in the UK. Forest gardening is a wonderful way to provide for our food needs in a more stable and hands off fashion. The video has some great footage of Martin Crawford's South Devon food forest. http://www.permaculture.co.uk/videos/living-land-part-1-forest-gardening
Cultivating Drought-Resistant Heirloom Varieties for Your Permaculture Garden
Drop on by the linked article to check out some ideas on selecting for drought resistant plants. A few other permaculture solutions are mentioned that may assist you with your own drought solutions. Cultivating Drought-Resistant Heirloom Varieties for Your Permaculture Garden.
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