By Sepp Holzer. Up the steep mountainsides of Austria (1,500 meters above sea level) this unusual farmer creates abundance. His farm is a network of terraces, raised beds, ponds, waterways and tracks of gardens.
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Call it “Zen and the Art of Farming” or a “Little Green Book,” Masanobu Fukuoka’s manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. An interesting read.
Continue readingCooler weather is coming; winter is around the corner. In the fall season, garden cabbages and broccoli lead the way. Here's a tour of my 2015 fall-season garden.
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By Toby Hemenway. The first edition of Gaia's Garden sparked the imagination of America's home gardeners, introducing permaculture's central message: Working with Nature, not against her, results in more beautiful, abundant, and forgiving gardens.
Continue readingFounded in 2013, Prosperity Homestead starts growing right away. Transforming a distressed home into a garden paradise. It took cutting away many distractions early in the year.
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