Permaculture farming

Wide view of the majority of the completed terraces on the hill. Permaculture has become a hot topic on the… by lily-da-vine

Harvesting wild food from the forest goes back to the beginning of civilization. But recently, interest in edible and medicinal wild plants has been…

This article reviews perennial staple crops, a little-known group of species with tremendous potential to address world problems. Ricardo Romero of Las Cañadas in perennial staple food forest featurin

When designing a property following permaculture principles, it’s common to use “the zone approach.” This means dividing a property into defined zones based on proximity to the main dwelling and the intended use of each area. Learn how to use permaculture zones to best plan and manage your homestead!

I am being asked what is syntropic farming and whether we apply the syntropic farming methods to our permaculture gardening and designs, and also, what is the difference between Permaculture and syntropic agriculture? Is there any difference? Here are my "two cents" on this topic.

Mulching We know we’ve got to do. Nothing else makes quite so much sense. It drastically lessens the water needed for growing plants, cutting the quantity easily in half and often much better than tha

Let’s start out with a basic understanding of what full scale Hugelkultur and full scale swale based systems are. Then we can jump into what they are not and why combining them can be a very bad idea.

Permaculture has been challenging to succinctly define, so let’s explore it a bit. What is permaculture? And why is it so important?

When we talk about sectors and about zones in permaculture, this is our way of clarifying the patterns we see around us, but what are they?

Want healthy food? It all starts in the soil. Permaculture connects many things from community building to architecture to entrepreneurial enterprise to soil regeneration. Want to learn how to make life better? Take a permaculture design course. #permaculture #soilregeneration#sustainability …