Modern gardening often involves weeding, turning the soil, fertilization, and pest control. But permaculture is the practice of growing a garden with the least amount of intervention possible, relying ...

Limestone raised beds and a mandala-designed food forest honor resourceful permaculture tenets. Framed by historic live oak trees in cozy Lockhart, limestone raised beds and a mandala-designed food ...

What started as just a few plots in 2009 now takes up an entire city block. Credit: Courtesy El Paseo Community Garden In the permaculture site at El Paseo Community Garden, seven layers of plants ...

Join me as I transform a small backyard space into a thriving, low-maintenance food forest! From choosing the right plants to layering techniques and natural soil building, this journey is all about ...

A narrow side yard supports food and flowers with permaculture techniques. What to do with that narrow strip between your house and the neighbor’s? With sustainable, permaculture techniques, Tyaga ...

Homesteadin' Hawai'i is dedicated to sharing knowledge gained from living over 20 years off-grid in Hawaii on a homestead I ...

In 2015, Ben McConnell planted a forest in his front yard in Bouldin Creek. "It was probably close to 30 different trees that I planted, smaller trees, all sorts of fruit trees." The next year, as the ...

Since prehistoric times humans have obtained food from forests and an effort has taken hold on the Cape to recapture that practice. The Food Forest Initiative is loosely organized but tightly focused ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn - What is permaculture and what is sustainable food design? According to Dan Halsey, a professional permaculture designer, permacuture is "permanent agriculture." Permaculture is a ...

Tucked into the western edge of Jefferson Park is a place that feels like a secret garden — if that garden were seven acres of public land where anyone, at any time, can harvest fresh produce, pick ...