How I plan the year for my own permaculture farm/homestead (diagram)

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Story Today I want to give you a behind-the-scenes at how I'm planning my year. Here is the framework I use to map my permaculture projects: The Problem"How do I make progress on my permaculture projects without getting overwhelmed?" The Solution Hire our services Want us to create a Permaculture Design and/or a 12-Month Implementation […]

Garlic 2024

Wow, for the 1st time in 15 years I’m going to have to buy garlic. Usually I grow enough for our household for the year, plus some to give away. However, because of of moving and stuff, last seasons garlic ...

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How I simplify garden planning each year (free calculator included)

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Story I like to start each garden growing season by zooming out and thinking about the veggies I'll be growing.I'm not talking about the varieties I'll order and then plant, but the big picture—my desired crops, grouped by categories: staple, nutrient, and supplemental.Staple crops are the ones from which we'll derive most of our […]

Done-For-You Permaculture Design +12-month Implementation Plan for your property

Reading Time: 4 minutes Done-For-You Permaculture Design + 12-month Implementation Plan for your property Why You Need A "Masterplan" For Your Property Permaculture is... overwhelming. To avoid that overwhelm, you really only need two things: (1) a Permaculture Design (essentially: a layout that shows you where each permaculture element should be placed on your property) and (2) an Implementation Plan that tells you exactly […]

Behind-The-Scenes: Creating a 12-month Permaculture Plan for a 5-acre retirement property

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Story Today we want to take you behind the scenes and show you something cool we created for our client Shree: it's a 12-month permaculture implementation plan for her property. The idea here is to prevent overwhelm by answering questions like:where do you start?which projects should you do this year?if you run out of time […]

Amaryllis ‘Papilio’

In the depths of winter, one of the great floral delights that we can grow indoors (in the UK), are Amaryllis. This is A. ‘Papilio’, which is now in it’s third year of flowering. I have two others that flowered ...

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