Can you imagine your life as a permaculture farmer without a chainsaw… electric fence… plastic pipe… battery-powered tools…? Or can you imagine your life without being able to Google something when you have a burning question about your chickens, trees, various plant problems…? Well, it wasn’t all that long ago, and some of you can […]
How to Use Native Fungi to Improve Soil Quality and Bulletproof Your Food Forest Against Disease
Think about the last time you were walking in an old growth forest. Remember that smell of the fresh forest air, the calming sound of birds, the serene backdrop of leaves gently swaying on the wind and the sun’s rays peeking through the lush canopy? Remember how with each step you took you could feel […]
How To Survive Your First Year Developing Land into a Homestead or Farm
Building a permaculture homestead can be difficult! Setbacks, mis-calculations, unforeseen costs, burn out and bad weather are just a few difficulties that can happen when trying to turn land into a permaculture paradise. In this guest post, Bret, a homesteader and permaculture practitioner in the Sierra Nevada Mountains shares his experiences from the first year […]
Some Practical Thoughts on Mass Suicide, Eco-anxiety and the Encroaching Collapse
Do we need trees? Of course… How about rainforests? Stupid question! What about coral reefs? Hmm… We all know that we need trees and rainforests, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to live, but coral reefs, they aren’t so important for us as a land-dwelling species, right? However, the truth is that what rainforests are to […]