Do I Need a Greenhouse in Florida?
Weather aside, there are many reasons to want a greenhouse whether or not we actually need one. This has been my experience…
Water in a Subtropical Environment
Access to water is essential to any permaculture system. In permaculture design, we attempt to harvest and retain as much...
How Permaculture Changed the Way I Live
When I first began learning about and practicing permaculture, I was in it for simple organic growing and soil improvement...
Food Forest Site Prep: Improving Soil
Our sandy soil here in north-central Florida creates gardening challenges. It can’t store nutrients or retain water and there is...
What is a Food Forest?
Food forests are organic edible landscapes created in layers that mimic systems found in nature. We find the same over...
What is Permaculture?
It’s a worldview and a lifestyle. It’s about caring for people, the earth and the future. To put it simply, permaculture works with nature instead of against it.