Jonathon Engels
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Feb- 2021 -18 FebruaryBuilding
Living the Homesteader Dream – Part 2
Facing the encroaching winter and water-damage to all of the 100-year-old lumber we’d painstakingly repurposed, we had to improvise. We…
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11 FebruaryBuilding
Living the Homesteader Dream – Part 1
I’ve just switched the overdrive off so the truck can more easily handle the trip up the mountain, and beside…
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Jan- 2021 -21 JanuaryWhy Permaculture?
Why You Should Take a Permaculture Design Course
It took me a long time to get around to taking a permaculture course. By the time I did so,…
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14 JanuaryWhy Permaculture?
Ancient Gardens in Europe
Often times European/Western cultures get raked over the coals for ruining agriculture around world, which perhaps is deserved. Mass-scale monocultures…
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Dec- 2020 -17 DecemberSociety
The Winter Solstice
My wife Emma and I are big fans of the holiday season. Though neither one of us is particularly religious,…
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10 DecemberWhy Permaculture?
Ancient Gardening Techniques from South America
The Ancient Inca had population centres from the arid Pacific Coast to the high elevations of the Andes and all…
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Nov- 2020 -26 NovemberFood Plants - Perennial
Frost in the Garden
It seems many a gardener spends the winter locked up inside, hiding from the chilly weather, darning socks in front…
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12 NovemberDesign
Ancient Gardens of East Asia
When we think of gardens in Asia, particularly the Far East, it’s hard not to envision rice terraces. Terraces shape…
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Oct- 2020 -21 OctoberTrees
A Year in the Life of a Deciduous Tree and Understanding Our Role as Facilitators
Unlike other methods of growing food, in permaculture, we try to understand the natural order of things and do our…
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Sep- 2020 -29 SeptemberWhy Permaculture?
Ancient Gardens of the North America
Native Americans, like many other ancient civilisations, were clued in on the inner-workings of nature. They found ways to harmonise…
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17 SeptemberPlants
A Permaculture Take on Why to Grow Zinnias
I’ve been getting into flowers this year. At one of my jobs, a gardening gig, in addition to growing organic…
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3 SeptemberWhy Permaculture?
Why Permaculture?
It’s been several years since I first stumbled upon permaculture, and several years minus a couple of months since I…
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