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Learning How to Design and Maintain a Permaculture Garden

Permaculture is a design approach for growing food with ecological integrity. Learn ideas for designing and maintaining your own garden ecosystem that has the diversity, stability, and resilience of a natural ecosystem.

Photo collage highlighting 2021 Gift Guide for Permaculture Gardeners

Do you know a gardener who loves growing an ecologically rich, backyard food garden? If so, then these gifts for permaculture gardeners are sure to please!

growing community with a community garden

Read about how one suburb created a community garden that demonstrates a permaculture response to land repair, community fellowship, and growing food.

Borage is a useful herb with delightful blue-purple flowers. Here are six reasons to grow this cousin to comfrey in the permaculture garden.

Want to welcome birds into your garden and still get a harvest? Learn the benefits of making your food garden a bird-friendly haven and how to do it.

Learn how to build a rain garden that captures rainwater runoff from hard surfaces, such as a roof or pavement, for irrigation or to reduce water pollution.

Growing Perennial Crops as a Side Hustle: Would you like to make money from your garden doing something you love? Here are six ways to grow perennial crops as a side hustle.

Would you like to make money from your garden doing something you love? Here are six ways to grow perennial crops as a side hustle.

Food forests are permaculture gardens consisting of edible perennials. Find out how two urban food forests are shaking up the local food movement.

How to Improve Clay Soil in 6 Steps

Heavy clay soil can be frustrating. Follow this 6-step plan to improve soil so you can garden with ease and grow crops that thrive.

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Author Box

Amy StrossHi, I’m Amy!

I'm the author of
The Suburban Micro-Farm:
Modern Solutions for Busy People
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Join me as I share my permaculture gardening adventures in the suburbs.

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  6. Growing Fruit Crops
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  8. Permaculture Gardening
  9. Rainwater Harvesting
  10. Suburban Homesteading

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