(50% off this Black Friday!)Join GIY GIY Video Lessons▸Video Lesson 1: What is Permaculture? What is permaculture? On the last day of our Permaculture Design Course (PDC), Wayne Weiseman our teacher asked the class this same question, “What is permaculture?” Each student was asked to come up with his or her definition and internalize it. For me, certain aspects unique …
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Shade Garden: Permaculture in Dark(ish) Yards
Shade gardens are often the topic of frustration among gardeners. They are especially so for those of us who want to make the most out of our land but think we might not be able to grow food due to the lack of sun. I recently shared a photo of shade plants that was posted on the wall of a …
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Best Sustainability & Climate Change Solution: Grow Your Own Food!
What you can do about climate change As Geoff Lawton put it, “All the world’s problems can be solved in a garden.” At this point, if we haven’t yet convinced you that gardening is the green choice, why not try closing the loop on our food consumption by starting with composting. Here’s a little blog we wrote about how you …
Gardening in California Successfully
Disclaimer: This post contains some affiliate links. The small commission we receive if you choose to purchase goes towards making this gardening education available for free! We do not affiliate for anything we do not personally use. Thanks so much for your support!WHY GARDENING IN CALIFORNIA IS HARDCalifornia’s climate is generally called “Mediterranean.” Yet it ranges across the state from …
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Permaculture Student K-12 Online
I want Permaculture Student K-12 Online!▸Video Lesson 1: Soil Science STUDENT VIDEO LESSON ON SOIL This is a sample video lesson from week 3 of Matt Powers’ Permaculture Student K-12 Online course. Matt interviews soil scientist Dr. Elaine Ingham about the different biological processes in the soil. Dr. Ingham explains how plants generally need two forms of nitrogen to grow. …
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Bees – Pollinators and Friends
Disclaimer: This post contains some affiliate links. The small commission we receive if you choose to purchase goes towards making this gardening education available for free! We do not affiliate for anything we do not personally use. Thanks so much for your support!Pollinators and Flowering PlantsIf you take a look at your garden right now (and it’s in season), you …
A Medicinal Herb Garden
Disclaimer: This post contains some affiliate links. The small commission we receive if you choose to purchase goes towards making this gardening education available for free! We do not affiliate for anything we do not personally use. Thanks so much for your support! BTW, If you want to listen to the audio version of this post, it is at the …
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Heirloom Seeds: Why they are valuable & timeless
Disclaimer: This post contains some affiliate links. The small commission we receive if you choose to purchase goes towards making this gardening education available for free! We do not affiliate for anything we do not personally use. Looking to buy heirloom seeds? Scroll all the way to the bottom. Thanks so much for your support!Why heirloom seeds?One of the most …
Current State of Food Nutrition
A light at the end of the tunnelI promised this story is not all gloom & doom. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. A bright shiny one. Just be patient. But, let’s just say, that for one magical moment, all the pesticides and herbicides currently being used in the market were deemed safe for consumption. I would …
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Join the Climate Victory Garden Campaign!
The History of Victory Gardens 1916 came to be known as “agriculturally the most disastrous year for Europe and America.” Crops failed in France, England, Italy, and America. The French ration of was bread 7 oz. per day. England produced 1/5th of its food. Milk production was down by 60%. This was largely due to former farmers having been called …