Passive Nurserying for the Permaculture Homestead
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Permaculture design has never been more necessary than in a world post-coronavirus. Growing food, producing local energy, creating local community, and embracing the skills of poverty are now more not only within reach but more important than ever.
Online Permaculture Design Courses are becoming more and more popular. Atitlan Organics has launched the premier online PDC, blending cutting edge software with decades of permaculture education.
When acting appropriately, humans can have a deep positive impact on the ecological systems upon which we all depend on to survive and thrive. This idea that humans are good for the earth seemed to fly in the face of every dominant narrative in the culture that I grew up in.
To forest garden, is to garden like a forest. . .
The spider weaves its web starting with the outline, the initial pattern that will be carried throughout the entire structure of its creation. It begins at the furthest out point from the center and works its way slowly in. . .
The Permaculture-designed homestead is an amazing place to be. Even on a tiny piece of land, a permified homestead can produce an amazing variety of healthy, natural food, energy, and medicine. Here, I have outlined the five most critical components to any Permaculture homestead, even on one as small as 1/10th acre.
Coffee is an incredible plant. It is a shade tolerant bush that lives for many years, producing a small red fruit whose seed is roasted, brewed, and enjoyed all over the world. Guatemala produces over 200 million kilos of coffee for export each year, and it is a major cash crop in most of the rural highlands of the country. Aside from that, Guatemala also suffers from chronic malnutrition. According to the World Food Programme, one in five children in Guatemala experiences stunting due to malnutrition. A while back, I began to wonder if there was some connection between the rise of coffee production and malnutrition in Guatemala.
Today we’re hearing from Neal. Many of you who have been to the farm in the past several years know Neal from his role as Volunteer Manager and Permaculture Course Facilitator, but you may not know that recently he and his partners have founded their own Permaculture-based homestead and regenerative design consultation firm, Abundant Edge.