If you’re looking to start a permaculture garden but are a little confused about the climate, and how that relates to your growing plans, I’m here to help. In this article, you can read about some of the different climate factors and zones you might find in the United States, and how this knowledge will […]
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Are you planning to launch or grow an ecological business? Do you have a farm or homestead that you wish to make some changes to, or are you looking for ideas for installations you can build on your site? The Permaculture design process can support your decision-making in these areas, and one way to bring
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Thyme – this cool season herb is the one every backyard gardener or homesteader should have in his or her herb garden. You can grow thyme along the edge of a walkway, bordering a short garden wall, or even in a container inside your home. It even makes a gorgeous groundcover for an area you
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The topics of Permaculture design are applicable to a wide variety of homesteading builds. Permaculture design thinking is efficient and is meant to mimic natural ecosystems. However, Permaculture can be an intimidating topic to tackle, knowing that short courses in permaculture are meant to last a minimum of 72 hours. Zoning is one of those
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For the purposes of this article, I will define a greenhouse as a standalone structure built for the purpose of growing plants. While there are multiple types of greenhouses, the one I would like to describe in this article is also variously referred to as a hoop house or as a poly-tunnel, depending on who
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Sheet mulching is a simple way to begin a garden bed on top of soil, grass, or weeds. It is inexpensive, simple to build, and usable in a wide variety of situations. Sheet mulching means to grow plants, seedlings, and seeds in multiple, ordered layers of different soil and plant material, all stacked on top
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I what follows I’ll explain and feature the composting toilet, an eco-friendly and permaculture-compliant alternative to flush toilets. Different settings of composting toilets will be compared, and both advantages and limitations discussed. Composting toilets are almost certainly an ancient technology that predates literate society. The simplest composting toilet design possible may involve a hole in
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In this article, we will discuss the old-fashioned technique of hügelkultur building on the homestead scale. Hügelkultur is a German word that translates directly to ‘hill culture’, which means growing plants on a mixed mound of decaying wood, plants and soil. The mound is typically built directly on to the ground, which effectively creates a
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Have you ever seen an herb spiral, or thought of building one for yourself? If so, then this is the article for you. An herb spiral is a garden fixture shaped into a spiral. It is similar to a garden bed, but winds around itself. The soil is typically sloped evenly from lowest at the
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Would you like your garden to harvest rainwater efficiently? Would you like to have a garden that is not only flood-proof, but drought-proof too, not to mention that it costs much less to irrigate? If so, then this article will introduce some techniques for making these wishes a reality. You may be surprised to hear
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