What is Permaculture? “Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather…
You’ve just purchased your dream property in tropical Costa Rica. You want to grow your own food. You are anxious…
One of our main goals in the permaculture garden is to foster soil life, and there are many methods we…
It seems almost miraculous: you cut a tree down to its stump, and a couple years later it has grown…
The vast majority of people in the world no longer live in any sort of human settlement that could be…
Stevia, also called sweetleaf or sugarleaf, is probably something we have all heard of. It seems to have risen in…
Bugs are inevitably a part of growing things. While most of the bugs out there are good for the soil…
In the developed world it can be pretty easy to take light bulbs for granted. For 1.6 billion people around…
One of the defining aspects of our current civilization and one of the most worrying trends of modernity is our…
The Brassicaceae family (mustard family) has so many amazing vegetables in it that grow splendidly in our gardens. Horseradish (Armoracia…
I´m not going to lie: I hate Wal-Mart. Not only do I hate going to Wal-Mart and fighting the crowds…
What is Permaculture? Permaculture is a movement that’s taken flight in recent years. The dictionary describes Permaculture as “the development…
I am inspired by the phenomenally innovative work of, California based, Elon Musk. You may know him as the founder…
In permaculture design, water is the first priority. We try to find its natural routes on and off the property,…
The Cold War ended almost two decades ago, yet the dichotomy between State and Market continues to be all-encompassing. In…