A brief primer on what "Pasture-Raised" is, what it isn't, and the term I actually prefer.
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We were at our local farmers market a few months ago and Allison noticed a new winery. She saw their name, "Forest Edge Vineyard," walked up to them and asked if they were permaculture people, since, who else talks about Forest Edges? Turns out that this couple has been practicing Permaculture since before it was cool.
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A review of Polyfaces: A world of many choices.
This story about the Salatins is an important addition to the growing, but still small, library of defining narratives in Regenerative Agriculture.
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Happy 1st year pup! Some pictures and reflections on year one with our English Shepherd farm dog.
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We have a running joke with our Friend A. where every time we are doing something he finds to be crazy, but secretly thinks is amazing (my interpretation), he says, "That's so Permaculture" in a slightly accusatory tone. We laugh at how crazy some things we do sound and move on. This is near the top of our list of crazy (awesome) so far.
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The how and why of raising pigs in a small-scale rotational pasture system.
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Are you a Homesteader, Farmsteader or Hobby Farmer? Here we share a couple categories we hope are helpful as you sort out what your doing, why your doing it and where to go from here.
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From the beginning of our own education in farming, we have loved to impart what we're learning to others and to grow alongside the many curious and intrepid people that are working to produce food, eat more healthfully, restore landscapes, serve those in need and build community.
Our permaculture foundations class is designed to give students confidence to look at their back yard, farm or apartment balcony and have some idea of where to start or where to go from here. For those whose thumbs are already decidedly green, this class will be an introduction into the particular principles and approaches that distinguish Permaculture within the landscape of sustainable and organic approaches to food production.
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Last year we had the privilege of being featured in a local food culture publication called Heirloom Magazine. It offers a rough sketch of how we ended up moving out to land and becoming food producers that utilize Permaculture design.
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Allison and I are just about to hit our two year anniversary of living here. It's both incredibly encouraging and sobering to see what's been accomplished so far. When we moved here two years ago, you couldn't see off the property in any direction. It was dark and closed in. There was no usable garden space. The place was covered in poorly located ornamental plantings and about half of the property was unusable for anything meaningful whatsoever. There was a pile of trash 6 feet tall, blocking the door to the shop. Blackberrys were swallowing the landscape and rubbish was littered everywhere.
Read MoreAllison and I are admittedly nerds in many ways. When we get interested in something we'll read at least 5 books about it. So having our librarian friend find scholarly articles on Permaculture for us is definitely more exciting than it should be. She sent us an article called Permaculture for Agroecology: Design, Movement, Practice and Worldview by Rafter Sass Ferguson & Sarah Taylor Lovell, published in 2012. It was unusual in that it was an academic article written by people outside the Permaculture world looking, mostly, at what Permaculture might have to offer the transition to Agroecology.
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