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How I plan the year for my own permaculture farm/homestead (diagram)

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Story Today I want to give you a behind-the-scenes at how I’m planning my year. Here is the framework I use to map my permaculture projects: The Problem “How do I make progress on my permaculture projects without getting overwhelmed?” The Solution Hire our services Want us to create a Permaculture Design and/or a […]

How I simplify garden planning each year (free calculator included)

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Story I like to start each garden growing season by zooming out and thinking about the veggies I’ll be growing. I’m not talking about the varieties I’ll order and then plant, but the big picture—my desired crops, grouped by categories: staple, nutrient, and supplemental. Staple crops are the ones from which we’ll derive most […]

Done-For-You Permaculture Design +12-month Implementation Plan for your property

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Reading Time: 4 minutesDone-For-You Permaculture Design + 12-month Implementation Plan for your property Why You Need A “Masterplan” For Your Property Permaculture is… overwhelming. To avoid that overwhelm, you really only need two things: (1) a Permaculture Design (essentially: a layout that shows you where each permaculture element should be placed on your property) and (2) an Implementation Plan that tells you exactly […]

Behind-The-Scenes: Creating a 12-month Permaculture Plan for a 5-acre retirement property

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Story Today we want to take you behind the scenes and show you something cool we created for our client Shree: it’s a 12-month permaculture implementation plan for her property. The idea here is to prevent overwhelm by answering questions like: where do you start? which projects should you do this year? if you […]

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