Now that I have figured out that I do not have good soil, I have to start getting ready for next year. I have picked out a few places where I would really like to put garden beds. If I can get the raised beds layed out, I can start …
I always need another garden bed, but my goal this year is to work really hard on getting enough production from the garden that I can put away a decent amount of food. In the past, I have done some pickling, canning, and fermenting, but no large amount of food …
Think about two different eco systems: a forest and a meadow. The forest is full of larger trees an d larger animals, while the meadow is full of smaller plants and animals. The two habitats provide very different needs for the different animals. Now think about where the meadow meets …
Slow Down!….is permaculture principle number 9. Everything going on in the world seems to have to be so big and so fast. I moved out of town to slow down, why not apply that to my homestead building? My biggest example of small and slow solutions are my hugelkultur beds. …
The next permaculture principle is produce no waste. No wasting things can be anything from recycling to being efficient and not wasting time. Much of the “waste” we produce can be used for other things with just a little creativity. One of the most obvious sources of waste is simply …
While the landscape is not quite part of the house, there are many features outside, around the house that will improve our day to day life and the house itself. From the outdoor kitchen and kitchen garden to the garden pond, all the elements including make a more functional home. …
The most obvious example of “obtain a yield” is to grow food. You do work planting, growing, maintaining, and harvesting a garden to get a yeild. Amazing food that you can eat and then store the excess to eat through the winter. Simple, right? We can make it a little …
The second permacuture principle is catch and store energy. When you think of “catch and store energy,” solar power tends to be the first thing that comes to mind. This is a great start, but energy that can be caught and stored can be so much more than just solar. …
The first of 12 permaculture principles is observe and interact. This is about sitting back and looking at what you have before you interact. Take a walk, sit on a rock, get a portable hammock so you can set it up in various places so you observe your land in …
The permaculture design principles are a set of tools that we are using to design a more efficient and sustainable homestead. While we are using these principles in a certain way, according to what we have and our climate, these principles can be universally applied to create systems anywhere you …