Reading Time: 18 minutesGrow 3-5X More Food with Less Maintenance Compared to Conventional Gardening We are going to cover a lot of ground in this post, so I put together a free package of resources that will help you implement what you learn in this post. Be sure to grab it before you leave! If you are wondering […]
How to create a topographic map in 10 minutes without expensive software or mapping skills
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhenever someone asks me to help them design their site, my inner designer says, “give me a topographic map of your site.” With a topographic map, I can feel the terrain and decipher what’s happening from a distance. I can see what the landscape looks like, how the water moves, where there’s a potential for […]
How to work with nature instead of against it to avoid hard work
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is a powerful quote, and in this post, I will illustrate with examples from my property how to implement the ‘working with nature’ permaculture principle in practice. Here’s the thing… We spend most of our days on our permaculture properties, working and thinking about what we need to do. There are always plants to […]
Is what you’re doing permaculture?
Reading Time: 6 minutesPermaculture has many definitions, and explaining it can get quite complicated quickly. That’s why I like to simplify things. At its core, from the perspective of a landowner, think of permaculture as a design framework that helps you create a property that’s less dependent on external inputs, that’s efficient and productive, and that exists in […]