Roots that Meet in the Earth: Permaculture & Aboriginal Teachings
by Bonita Ford. Creative Commons - Attribution, Share Alike, 2015.
by Bonita Ford. Creative Commons - Attribution, Share Alike, 2015.
A colleague asked me about my top plants for perennial polycultures in our region (hardiness zones 4b/5a in Ontario and Québec). This is also a popular question on our garden tours and in our classes! From our observations, here's what I came up with...
Interested in wild edibles, animal tracks, microclimates, shelter, active and passive observation, and relationship with place?
Why do I love these gardens? Why do people love these gardens? There is something empowering about many hands transforming a lawn into a productive food garden. There is something magical about cardboard, compost and woodchips as the main ingredients for soil fertility.
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We hope you enjoy this video about our garden and our approach to permaculture design. Thanks to Olivier Asselin for this beautiful video!
One of our students asked about reminders and tips on starting a garden, especially for beginners...
Remember to START SMALL... you'll learn with experience!
Here are some permaculture principles and things to keep in mind when designing your garden:
http://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/starting-your-permacul...
I've been training a team of four teacher trainers and two agronomists to replicate a 5-day training that I've designed for AMURT called “Creating My Community”. After doing five days of “pre-training” with them, we are now training a larger group of almost 40 participants.