William Horvath of permacultureapprenctice.com gives a 9-step description of how to start a permaculture farm on your own property…
Permaculture, sometimes referred to as Agroforestry or Food Forestry, is a method of agriculture that promotes a harmonious relationship between all elements involved – with the goal of being self-sustaining.
A well-designed permaculture garden should require little to no human maintenance as all of the plants, animals, and water sources involved are working according to their own natural cycles.
In terms of self-sufficiency, anything that requires less human maintenance is always beneficial. Many self-sufficiency practitioners incorporate permaculture design into their vegetable gardens as it's proven to be a valuable in the long-term.
Read on to learn more about how you can incorporate permaculture elements into your vegetable gardens.
Permaculture Gardening: a Sustainable Arrangement
This article summarizes how permaculture gardening, an increasingly popular method of sustainable farming, provides a method of vegetable growing that…
Frankie Wallace
Permaculture as Philosophy
Permaculture, the idea of integrating farming principles with nature’s laws, also has some interesting philosophical implications as Damaris Zehner illustrates.…
Damaris Zehner
Collection of Companion Planting Charts, Guides, and PDFs
A list of companion planting charts and guides from various permaculture and gardening websites.…
Jeremiah Castelo
If You Guild It, They Will Come: How to Grow a Permaculture Food Forest
Introduction to permaculture guilds and companion planting. Suggests combinations for berries, apples, kale, figs, peaches, rosemary, and echinacea.…
Heather Jo Flores
Top 13 Online Permaculture Design Courses
A list and description of the top online permaculture courses which focus on food forestry and sustainable living.…