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So, it has come down to this: I have been living in my fabulous new paradise property for two months (cringe) now and my amazing edible paradise is still far from completion. How could this be, you ask? As so often happens with projects of magnitude, I have reached the phase of paralyzation.

We all lead busy lives. And, for most of us in permaculture, our lives are in transition. We are working toward a more sustainable future by choosing to live by example. People don't change until they are r… Continue

The grand tomato that you see before you is one of my most emotional gardening achievements. The strange thing is that it was the easiest thing in my garden to grow. I did not lay mulch or compost. I did not even sow seeds. The plant that became this tomato is a marvel in and of itsel… Continue

I am so excited about getting started on the permaculture design for the new house that I will be moving into (and yes, this does happen every time. and yes, I do tend to move alot. But hey, who can fault guerilla permaculturing the Valley by spending a year in every rental available?) that I have begun a brief design of the site without actually walking the property. Huh.. you say? How can you complete a design of a property that you may have seen but never actually paced out the dimensions of?… Continue

I have been convinced that the best way for me to document my permaculture experiments and revelation is through this blogging option (It was pointed out to me that I always lose the scrap papers and bits of napkin that I usually jot these things down on and that if I ever wanted to be able to find this information again, it might be best if I put it somewhere physically out of my hands :).

As I am preparing to move to yet ANOTHER location, I will be putting my summer garden at my current resid… Continue