Plants
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Starting a Food Forest for a Small Homestead in Zone 7
It’s an exciting time for Emma and me: Spring is approaching in North Carolina, and this year will mark the…
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Breaking Ground With Dynamic Accumulators
Since the term was first introduced in the 1980s, the use of dynamic accumulators on the permaculture homestead has become…
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Herbs of Zaytuna Farm – Tulsi
Here we are again folks, at the next stop on our Zaytuna Farm herb tour. We’ve already met Rosemary, Yarrow,…
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Sunchokes, Jerusalem Artichokes, Suntubers
Sunchokes, also commonly called Jerusalem artichokes, are native to the Eastern United States, where my wife Emma and I have…
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Four Things For An Orchard
Orchards are magical spaces and productive places, requiring relatively little maintenance. If you’re thinking of planting one, there are 4…
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Basic Design Techniques and Plant Choices for Growing a Fire Break
Before delving into the exciting plants we can use for creating a fire break to try to protect our properties…
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9 Herbs For A Better Sleep
Mother Nature has a cure for everything, we just have to know where to look. When it comes to sleeping…
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Natural Services From A Cultivated But Somewhat Unmanicured Lawn
It occurs to me that the disdain of lawns amongst many of us sometimes makes it sound as if the…
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10 (Temperate Climate) Pond Edge Plants
In permaculture, water is one of the primary concerns because all life, from animals to plants to fungi to bacteria…
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How To Cultivate and Cook Wild Rice
When most of us think of rice, we envision paddies cascading down the mountainside of Vietnam or Indonesia. We think…
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Herbs of Zaytuna Farm – Nasturtium
Welcome back to the Zaytuna Farm herb tour, we’ve met 8 herbal heroes so far. Rosemary, Yarrow, Aloe, Mint, Sage,…
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Grape, Blueberry and Jostaberry Polyculture. Wildlife Pond and Bioblitzing.
It’s been another productive week here in Shipka thanks to our amazing team. May and June are the wettest months…
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