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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.

Contour gardening is a way to use the land’s topography to manage water and grow more easily on a slope. Here’s how to utilize the contour in your garden.

7 Comfrey Uses in the Permaculture Garden: Comfrey fertilizer is considered a powerhouse in the permaculture garden. Here are seven comfrey uses for building healthy soil and growing healthy crops.

Comfrey fertilizer is considered a powerhouse in the permaculture garden. Here are seven comfrey uses for building healthy soil and growing healthy crops.

Calendula officinalis, also known as pot marigold, can benefit soil, repel pests, and aid healing. Here are seven reasons to grow this herb. #microfarm #calendula #permaculture #suburbanpermaculture

Calendula officinalis, also known as pot marigold, can benefit soil, repel pests, and aid healing. Here are seven reasons to grow this herb.

benefits of chives in the garden

Chives are a delicious and useful herb to grow in the herb garden, vegetable garden, and food forest. Here are five benefits of chives in the garden.

benefits of oregano in the garden

Oregano is a popular perennial herb to grow in the herb garden, vegetable garden, and food forest. Here are six benefits of oregano in the garden.

red currants

Get the most out of berry-producing wild and ornamental bushes and trees, and learn how to transform them into delicious jelly and other treats.

5 Reasons to Grow Yarrow: Yarrow can catapult the success of your garden. A medicinal powerhouse and an essential herb in the permaculture garden, here are 5 reasons to grow yarrow. #growingherbs #permaculture

Yarrow can catapult the success of your garden. A medicinal powerhouse and an essential herb in the permaculture garden, here are 5 reasons to grow yarrow.

Would you like to create a garden, landscape, or homestead that is as resilient as a natural ecosystem? Then a permaculture design approach might be right for you.

Learn about the philosophy and mindset behind permaculture design, so you can grow food in harmony with nature while making use of available resources.

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Amy StrossHi, I’m Amy!

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