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Some of what we did at the Herbal Medicine 101 class

By nicholas
December 26, 2017
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Lori Valentine Rose hit it out of the park. What a fun class. Students thoroughly enjoyed it. The energy level was amazing. And almost everyone practically begged for an herbal medicine class 201. Which we are doing – register here. We will defintely be bringing back the 101 class as well. Here is some of […]

Benefits of Permaculture

By nicholas
December 21, 2017
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Benefits in under 2 minutes There are many benefits to permaculture. It really is impossible to put all of the benefits of permaculture in any video that could encompass everything. So making a video that is under 1.5 minutes that speaks of some big benefits was very difficult. But we were up for the task. […]

What is Permaculture?

By nicholas
December 18, 2017
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VIDEO EXPLAINING PERMACULTURE IN UNDER 60 SECONDS Permaculture is notoriously hard to explain. Ask any permaculturist what permaculture is and he or she will have a hard time telling you in a short amount of time. That is because permaculture is big – it is education system, eco-system restoration, drought proofing, climate balancing, people system, […]

Doing a Landscape Assessment for a farm in Utah, USA

By nicholas
November 6, 2017
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Check out the video below. I got tired of people wanting to do something better with their landscape and not being able to because they did not know where to being or how to source what they needed. So on our facebook page, on facebook live last Friday I did a free landscape assessment for a […]

Tons of sweet potatoes, Not a lot of work…

By nicholas
October 11, 2017
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I love to garden. But I don’t want it to feel like a job! Sweet potatoes are a crop that if not careful will end up taking you many steps to grow. Dig my video on how to grow these in two steps. Fast, easy, yields great, and gives you two harvests (the root and […]

What in the world is a HULA HOE?

By nicholas
September 13, 2017
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The only thing better than a thick Texas draw is speaking Australian while Texan. Find out what in the world a hula hoe is, and it’s insanely fast use getting rid of undesirables in the garden.

My Current Version of Irrigating My Keyhole Gardens

By nicholas
August 31, 2017
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We have tried all sorts of ways to irrigate these gardens here at our suburban permaculture demonstration site. Actually I am still fiddling with it. But as of right now, we have found a decent, scratch that, very good method for irrigating keyhole and mandala gardens. Let me know more if you want me to […]

Permaculture & The Foster Care System

By nicholas
August 10, 2017
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Sometimes, actually a lot of times, we get to hang out with, be moved, and get inspired by truly amazing people. The Wallis’s are just that. I do not need to say much more, just watch. Read more about the happenings at the Wallis homestead on Christina’s blog

MY CITY HATES ME/CHICKENS, Designing a 6.5 acre farm…

By nicholas
August 3, 2017
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Man, I love starting a fresh round of classes. The energy that comes from a fresh crop of students is awesome. Can’t say enough good things about it or the permaculture design course. This week I am in all sorts of sitches. -Check out my suburban site from the roof view -My city must hate […]

I was on the Survival Podcast

By nicholas
August 2, 2017
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If you do not know Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast. You are missing out on some great content. Today he had me on his show as I talked about The Landscape Assessment. Have a listen here.