Pest Management · Permaculture Women Magazine

Gardening diversity is essential for balance and harmony, as is diversity in our lives.

In-Situ composting. Why you need it & how to do it right.

By Heather Jo Flores I am primarily a food gardener, but there are a handful of flowering medicinal plants that I always include in my…

Why you should be growing marigolds in your permaculture garden By Heather Jo Flores What do you think of when you hear the word marigold?…

group plants together for specific reasons, encourage them to spread into permanent, self-managing landscapes

By Heather Jo Flores It’s always a good day for mulching your garden! Mulch builds humus. The word “human” comes from the same roots as humus,…

What is Lasagna Gardening? How to build a “lazy garden” in 3 easy steps.

Some hard truths about growing food and medicine.

12 Delicious and Nutritious Edible Weeds and How to Include Them in Your Diet

How to get rid of snails and slugs without using poison

Permaculture approaches to feeding the world in a changing climate, planting trees to feed future generations.

Need to attract a more diverse group of insects and pollinators? Here's how to grow a pollinator garden.

Urban sustainability and the possibilities of urban permaculture