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In fitting with the somewhat theme of this week (I did a show on System Design on Tuesday) I figured that today I would delay a podcast and instead present a video I shot yesterday of my in process food forest. *The layers and what will be in each. *The water flow through the . . . → Read More: A Video Tour of My Food Forest (In Progress) First of all let me state unequivocably that my system is based off of my limited and sometimes wrong understanding of permaculture as well as other design systems as well as eastern philosophy and other things that my brain throws in automatically. It isn’t meant to be a replacement or an encroachment of permaculture. At . . . → Read More: Episode 136 Process Oriented Systems Design Every once in a while I like to philosophize on you all a little bit. Everyone has a backstory-how they got to where they are right now- and I’ve told mine a few times but not recently. I truly hate talking about myself but I consider it therapy to talk about this stuff sometimes and . . . → Read More: Episode 78 Why I Garden If you garden and do it in a self-sufficient manner you realize that anytime you can simulate natural ecosystems your garden will not only succeed but it will amaze you with the wonder of watching life and interactions. There is no better way to see this firsthand than by integrating animals (both domestic and wild) . . . → Read More: Episode 70 – Animals in the Garden Making a plan is not too hard. Implementing a plan…well that can be more interesting. Especially for someone like me who just can’t follow rules, obey orders or stick to plans. What can I say, I rebel against myself as well! Because I’ve made just about every implementation of plan error possible when it comes . . . → Read More: Episode 68 – Implementing the Spring Garden Plan A lot of people (me being one) find that planting perennials is especially rewarding since they can produce crop year after year with a minimum of care and since they don’t need to be replanted year after year, a lot of your energy can be devoted to other plants and activities. The downside to perennials . . . → Read More: Episode 63 Reseeding Annuals In today’s show I talk about the very first steps to start out as a beginning gardener and do it in a self-sufficient manner. My gardening book I’m writing is about thinking of gardening as a process and the first step in the process is gathering your inputs and recognizing their needs. I tell you . . . → Read More: Episode 60 Beginning Gardening (Self-Sufficiently) |
 
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