Jolinda Kohl organized a ‘permablitz’ to install a permaculture food forest at Franklin and 3rd St In Jacksonville, FL. The progress will be monitored by several government agencies to see how permaculture techniques compare to traditional gardening.

Discover the three books every farmer should own:

This family is truly an inspiration, showing that you don’t need 100 acres, a cow or even gardening skills, but you can still succeed with traditional homesteading skills. They age their own cheeses, they butcher and process animals, they make salami and dried cured meets, they brew beer, they ferment veggies, they make yogurt, and […]

A small garden plot within the concrete walls of a maximum security prison does more than just engage prisoners; it improves behavior and reduces reincarceration. Hear data and feedback from a national nonprofit whose gardening and permaculture programs promote responsibility, opportunity, and motivation.

Why switch from chickens to ducks? Homesteading basics with Marjory Wildcraft:

John takes Benji Travis of BenjimanTV on a private tour of his Urban Backyard vegetable garden in the spring. On this garden tour, John will highlight some of the winter, spring and summer plants growing in his zone 9a vegetable garden. John will offer Benji tastings of many different herbs, vegetables, fruits and flowers that are […]

The first thing we need to do for our garden is to block the wind coming down the hill. We bought 100 arborvitaes trees from ‘Cold Stream Farm’ for about $50. In this video we show the first 41 trees we planted and talk about issues with watering them in the desert or Eastern WA.

Ten thousand years of agriculture has devastated every ecosystem it has come in contact with. Permaculture can help us design a way to overcome agriculture’s deficiencies, preserve many of the best features of our culture and create a horticultural society that has a good chance of proving sustainable. This lecture shows how we got into […]

In this episode, John shares with you his top 3 reasons why you should never grow iceberg lettuce.  He will also share with you his experience growing 6+ varieties of lettuce in his fall/winter/spring garden and which kinds of lettuce he likes to grow the best. You will discover the types of lettuce that are the most […]

It was Esther’s turn to teach at our homeschool co-op last week. This video is the result: