a handy guide by Heather Jo Flores, author of Food Not Lawns, director of the Permaculture Women’s Guild, and creator of the #freepermaculture project By…
First of all, permaculture isn’t a gardening technique. It’s a design system. That system can and should include plants and other living beings but no garden, by itself, can be a permaculture design unless it connects to the rest of the system (water, energy, waste, built environment, etc.)
For people who have their own yard, starting a garden is easy. But for those who don’t have easy access to land, starting a garden takes a little more effort.
Dry stone walls are a significant part of the landscape in many parts of the world. They are built in places where there are plenty of stones nearby, and where trees don’t thrive well enough to create hedges or to provide materials for fencing.
By Gisa Seeholzer Building a community through growing something sustainable can be a challenge. Over the past few months I have learned more and grown…