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How to Design Your Perennial Farm and Your Life – Insights from Mark Shepard

by papprentice 30 Comments

Reading Time: 14 minutesIt is said that there are a few pivotal moments in your life that will determine its trajectory. Well, I must say I’ve certainly had my share of these on my permaculture journey! The first was when I discovered permaculture through Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton, shortly after I quit my job as a geologist. […]

How to Start a Permaculture Farm From Scratch – a Case Study With Grant Schultz

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Reading Time: 10 minutesYesterday morning, while walking on my farm, I thought to myself: “I haven’t done enough this season” “Things are moving slower than I expected” “Can I really make this happen?” “What if I don’t have what it takes?” “What if I fail and have to go back to a job?” Starting a permaculture farm from […]

Here is How You Make a Living From a 4-acre Permaculture Orchard

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Reading Time: 14 minutesWant to Start a Permaculture Orchard That Makes $$ Per Acre? We are going to cover a lot of ground in this post, so I put together a free resource 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 […]

How to Prepare for a Collapse – a Case Study with David Holmgren

by papprentice 23 Comments

Reading Time: 13 minutesIt’s 2025, the long troubled financial markets have finally crashed the overleveraged banking system and the world is experiencing global depression on a massive scale. Precipitated by environmental destruction, heatwaves are scorching the planet, destroying the monoculture food crops, and there are food riots in every major city. In order to maintain the social order […]

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