Learning How to Design and Maintain a Permaculture Garden

Permaculture is a design approach for growing food with ecological integrity. Learn ideas for designing and maintaining your own garden ecosystem that has the diversity, stability, and resilience of a natural ecosystem.

Modern agriculture is often seen as being at odds with biodiversity efforts. Here’s how kitchen gardens can save forests as well as protect biodiversity.

Poison ivy is no fun. This article outlines an eco-friendly, five-step permaculture approach for eradicating it.

Comfrey fertilizer has long been touted as a miracle by permaculture enthusiasts. Does it really have soil-boosting properties? Let’s weigh the research.

A permaculture swale is a technique for capturing and storing water in a garden. Learn how to build a swale in the home landscape.

A permaculture swale is a technique that captures water for irrigation and slowing runoff. Learn what a swale is and why you might need one in your yard.

Currant bushes are a great addition to the edible landscape. Here’s how I grow them in my landscape and use the currants in the kitchen.

Catching water in the landscape is often more efficient than using rain barrels. Here’s how rainwater harvesting transformed my front yard garden.

The Permaculture Yard Class was a guided tour of our micro-farm. Participants learned how permaculture design improved efficiency and yield in our garden.