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
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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.
Tomatoes: Testing a Public Idea Conclusion
This will likely be the last article that I submit to you for this little project. I must say that all in all this has been an experiment of mixed outcomes. There were many good takeaways from this test event if the yield outcome was less than ideal. One major take away from this was … Continue reading Tomatoes: Testing a Public Idea Conclusion
The Utility of Marking Edge in Permaculture
One of the most important aspects of permaculture design is edge. Edge is a fascinating point that is located between to different environments such as forest and glade. One of the difficulties that can arise in a permaculture site is the maintenance of edge. Typically the designer will know exactly where each and every edge … Continue reading The Utility of Marking Edge in Permaculture
Bee Keeping; A Boon to the Permaculture Homestead
Beekeeping is a wonderful addition to an homestead that will provide many rewards, and requires only a minimal time and financial investment. The linked article takes you through some of the basic considerations prior to adding a hive to your homestead or permaculture farm. Not only will you be increasing the pollination of your fruits … Continue reading Bee Keeping; A Boon to the Permaculture Homestead
Permacultural Organic Market Gardening and Economic Performance Report
A very interesting an in-depth report on Permaculture Market Gardening. Very insightful, and couples well with information from The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-scale Organic Farming Permacultural Organic Market Gardening and Economic Performance Report.
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