Plants
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Edible Flowers of the Tropics
As we look to find niches and stack functions in our tropical permaculture homesteads, one often overlooked group of plants…
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Subtropical Spring in a RealFood Garden
In frost free areas we are blessed to be able to grow tropical food plants in the summer and better…
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Harvesting Ginger, Making Ginger Honey
This post shares lots of pics and a few tips on growing and harvesting ginger, and making ginger honey to…
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Flowers in the Vegetable Garden – 7 Best Flowers Which Will Protect Your Plants
Today, more than ever, we need to be conscious of our actions and the way they affect our ecosystem. Many…
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Mexican Tarragon
It took me a while to begin to appreciate the sheer beauty of the Mexican tarragon in my garden. Then I…
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Farm Update: In the Garden
Pictures and commentary from our garden. Plants that get a particular mention are pawpaws and sweet potatoes, and there are…
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Elaeagnus
This week the ESC volunteers have been busy completing a Permaculture Design Course organised by Green School Village, as part of their…
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Bananas for Mulch Production and Erosion Control
The possible uses for bananas–the fruit, the foliage, and the trunks–seem almost endless. In this article I share lots of…
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Five fascinating insights into the inner lives of plants
Article by: Sven Batke, Edge Hill University Approximately 4.5 billion years ago, Earth’s land surface was barren and devoid of…
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New findings further the study of dynamic accumulators
Authors: Ben Tyler & Greta Zarro, Unadilla Community Farm As permaculture principles gain popularity, there is growing interest in “dynamic…
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Connections in a RealFood Garden
My definition of a “RealFood garden” is a garden that’s easy to maintain and meets real, basic, every-day needs for…
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Ginger in a RealFood Garden
Ginger has thrived at our place since I learned to think about what it gives and what it needs in…
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