In a forest, the plants collaborate. They take turns blooming, share space, distribute different nutrients and succeed each other over generations.
Wondering how to create a food forest or forest garden? Follow these steps to design your own food forest garden and reap the abundance all season.
Permaculture food forests are autopilot gardens that need little human intervention except in the beginning. Here's how to build one.
Forest gardens, or food forests, are one of the best ways to grow your own food. Create a permaculture forest garden in your backyard!
If you’re looking to have a food garden, why not create an edible front yard landscape? Learn how you can create an eye-pleasing design.
This backyard food forest hosts a diverse planting of fruit trees and berries, with a mixed-species meadow understory to support pollinators and repair soil. Here's what we did.
As you know forests are completely self-sustaining. Interestingly, no one maintains a natural forest, yet they are the most productive part of ecosystems on Earth. …
If you’re looking to have a food garden, why not create an edible front yard landscape? Learn how you can create an eye-pleasing design.
A food forest is all about borrowing the best elements of a forest to create a self-sustaining, healthy food garden to feed you for years to come.
Nitrogen-fixing plants are scattered throughout out food forest in Florida 9b. We use them as chop and drop to add extra nutrients to our soil.
Is part of your land wooded? Maybe the whole lot, and do you still want to get edible crops out of it? Before you cut down all the trees, wait! There are many
Permaculture Design Principles (12 Steps to a More Productive Garden). Check out our simple step by step guide to the key principles of permaculture. Includes easy to follow tips on how to design and build your own permaculture garden, which is the most sustainable approach to gardening at home.
Intensive planting helps to solve common garden problems while conserving water, reducing labor, and crowding out weeds.
You can eat everything that grows in a forest, but only if you plant it yourself. That's the idea behind an edible food forest.
Permaculture food forests are autopilot gardens that need little human intervention except in the beginning. Here's how to build one.
Food forests are all the rage, and they have many homeowners digging up their lawns to plant micro-farms in the back yard. But, what is a food forest, and how ...
This post introduces edible native plants in North America, their uses, and cautionary notes and emphasizes native people's historical use.
Free planting templatesI often find getting started is the hardest part of many projects. I was recently reminded how true that is for gardening when a Master Gardener from Newport News wrote to me about a fantastic project she is working on with her fellow gardeners: a "Getting Started" kit tailored specifically to Virginia coastal gardens. This sounds like a terrific idea and I hope to be able to share it when it is ready for prime time. In the meantime, her note jogged my memory about anoth
Rapini, also known as Broccoli Rabe, has a bitter sweetness similar to turnips and mustard greens. We share all you need to know about growing Rapini.
Growing vegetables and fruits in the home garden is rewarding, but many people are put off by the backbreaking work involved at the start of the growing season. Perennial edibles are the answer to this
I'm creating a mini food forest in the small backyard of my urban Adelaide home.
I'm creating a mini food forest in the small backyard of my urban Adelaide home.
I have a backyard and I was thinking the other day about how much I don't enjoy mowing it. Instead of using my energy to…
What: Advanced Permaculture Design with Eric Toensmeier, author of Perennial Vegetables and co-author of Edible Forest Gardens with Dave Jacke When: May 18 - 23, 2012 Where: Hosted by Earth Learning i
Vicks Plant also called as Succulent Coleus, Cuban Oregano, Plectranthus tomentosa, is a genus of the family. The species name "tomentosa" is Latin for 'cushion stuffing', and it refers to the tomentum, or the woolly coating on the leaves.
I have a backyard and I was thinking the other day about how much I don't enjoy mowing it. Instead of using my energy to…
As you know forests are completely self-sustaining. Interestingly, no one maintains a natural forest, yet they are the most productive part of ecosystems on Earth. …
Editor's Note: This post is a good reminder to ensure you take good before, during and after photos as you implement projects! Case studies like this become an awesome portfolio for yourselves, and he
Enjoy the delicious taste of pears all year long by canning them. It is simple to do, and will let you savor the fresh flavor whenever you please. They are delicious right out of the jar, or to use in pies, crisps, and many other desserts.
Planting perennial vegetables lets you plant once and harvest delicious (and unusual) veggies for years to come. Find out about more than 50 plants to choose from, many cold hardy to zone 3, or even colder! #perennialvegetables #permaculture
Try your hand at foodscaping with these helpful tips and tricks.
Growing vegetables and fruits in the home garden is rewarding, but many people are put off by the backbreaking work involved at the start of the growing season. Perennial edibles are the answer to this
Food forest plants in South Florida - 7 layers (click here to enlarge the image ). The list is open for edit. Please feel free to add yo...
Protect your garden from deer, build a modern deer fence using galvanized hog panels and pressure treated lumber for durability and beauty.
I have a backyard and I was thinking the other day about how much I don't enjoy mowing it. Instead of using my energy to…
Everything you need to know about setting up guilds in your permaculture garden.
Permaculture is a well-designed garden or landscape where you see the harmony between nature and available resources. In permaculture, we adopt different techniques and principles…
9 Dwarf Trees With High Yield Great For Small Areas! When it comes to gardening in small spaces, dwarf trees are a fantastic choice. These compact beauties not only add aesthetic appeal but also provide
The key to a low maintenance and low cost garden is to grow a variety of plants that readily self-seed. Here are some of the easiest self-sowers.
"Afristar Foundation utilises Permaculture design systems as the primary methodology of our community development strategy. Permaculture is an optimistic,
Sheet mulching, or lasagna gardening, is an easy way to build a new garden while building great soil. Plus, you won't disturb the soil!
Planting Fig Cuttings is an effective way to propagate fig trees! Discover how to propagate fig cuttings for a new fruit tree in your life.
Edible landscaping can be an easy way to grow food in the front yard. Learn some strategies for designing a beautiful, low-maintenance edible landscape.
