Yesterday I wrote about the inside work done in permaculture zones. Today we're focusing on the principles of permaculture and how they...

Permaculture is a design system started in Australia, originally for permanent agriculture and homesteads, but now the principles have spre...

It's been a long, dry summer here. The temperatures haven't been nearly as high as those down south, we've had only two very ho...

Hanno at the produce store. He's pointing out a little chicken tractor. The plan was to go out for lunch at the surf club and to ...

I want to share a link to an interesting program that networks local growers and local food eaters together based on proximity. It's c...

I want to move our dependence further away from the shops and closer to food we grow ourselves or find locally. I am hoping to grow enough ...

Frugal vegetable gardening starts with seeds. If they're seeds you've collected yourself from last year's crop, that's even...

Food production in the backyard is a simple activity that takes in a few elements of the simple life philosophy. It helps with debt red...

A week or so ago I said I'd answer any questions you had. I got two questions, both set out below. I hope both ladies are still reading...