Living on contour - working with water flow (Article) - Natural living, food forest gardening in New ZealandPermaculture Design & Natural Organic Food Forest Gardening in North Canterbury New Zealand (NZ)
DESIGNING FOR DISASTERDESIGNING FOR DISASTER An aspect of good Permaculture design that must always be incorporated into our landuse is designing for disasters. Failure to design for extremes may lead to losing all ou…
The Benefits of Hillside Farming | High Mowing Organic Non-GMO SeedsKatie Spring owns and operates Good Heart Farmstead with her husband Edge Fuentes in Worcester, VT. Prime agricultural soils are often found in flood-plain, where the land is nutrient-rich and fertile. Hillsides...
Mountain Orchards | MarginaliaApple Orchard in Bloom, Blue Ridge We drive through the little valley below Jefferson’s Monticello every day. Up above Monticello, along the ridge of Carter’s Mountain, is an orchard and vineyard with wide views of the Piedmont to the East and the Blue Ridge to the West. We’ve been going there since the kids were … Continue reading "Mountain Orchards"
One of Permaculture’s Holy Cows: the Death of the Swale – Whitefield Permaculture‘The best place to store water is in the soil.’ When I first heard this saying, early on in my permaculture education, it was like a light bulb coming on. It just seemed so obviously true. After a couple of decades of practicing permaculture I realise that any blanket statement like that is almost certain […]
A Terraced Garden on a Hillside, Featuring Winding Paths and Retaining Walls Adorned with Flora. Stock Photo - Image of stair, stairway: 306087322A Terraced Garden on a Hillside, Featuring Winding Paths and Retaining Walls Adorned with Flora. Stock Photo - Image of stair, stairway: 306087322
Smart Landscaping for Sloped Areas Next to Your House - Casa BelinaGreetings, fellow gardening enthusiasts! If you’re facing the challenge of a sloping yard, fear not; you’ve come to the right place to transform that challenge into an opportunity. 1. Adopt Vertical Cultivation Methods Vertical gardens amplify room and inject verdure into inclines. Gardens grown vertically offer a playful avenue for creative use of space. I’m
Farm Aerial View"Landscapes plotted and pieced - fold, fallow and plough;" (Gerard Manley Hopkins, "Pied Beauty") Aerial view from Paramotor of Stonehenge Farm.