Is Holistic Planned Grazing Relevant to You?
Developed by ecologist Allan Savory to heal particular grassland environments, holistic planned grazing is a method of raising livestock that improves the health of the landscape instead of depleting...
View ArticleInspiring Regenerative Agriculture Projects Around the World
Humanity has the knowledge and experience to restore landscapes on a massive scale, creating regions where the needs of humans and the needs of ecosystems are met simultaneously and sustainably....
View ArticleI try winter sowing annual veggies and native perennials in Canada’s Zone 4b
I first heard about winter sowing on the Joe Gardener Show podcast. I was crouched among my tomatoes under a hot July sun when Joe’s guest Trudi Davidoff began speaking about a way for northern...
View ArticleThe Facts about Hugelkultur and Nitrogen Immobilization
Hugelkultur is an old German and Eastern European soil-building technique that involves burying logs and growing plants over them while they decompose. Many growers have one major concern when they...
View Article19 Perennial Crops I Have Personally Grown in Ontario
Perennial food crops are fantastic for improving soil, surviving periods of drought or flood, and producing large quantities of food year after year. They are the backbone of any permaculture design....
View ArticleWhich Dynamic Accumulator Plants are Actually Helpful for your Garden,...
Popular recommendations of dynamic accumulators include comfrey, amaranth, chickweed, dandelion, chicory, lamb's quarters, nettles, and many trees; however, new research suggests that we have...
View ArticleThe Differences Between US and Canadian Plant Hardiness Zones
Last Updated November 18, 2023 The United States and Canada each use plant hardiness zones that are similarly labelled with numbers and letters, but the two systems are not the same and they cannot be...
View ArticlePollenizers: No, they’re not pollinators; yes, you probably need them
gardeners are most likely to come across the word in the context of growing fruit cultivars, many of which need pollen from one of a specific list of other cultivars in order to set fruit. A...
View ArticleWhat is the Purpose of a Swale?
There are several kinds of swales with different purposes, which include creating drainage in a conventional landscape design, diverting water to be stored in a pond, and raising the level of the water...
View ArticleThe Principles of Permaculture Made Gardening Accessible for my Chronic...
when I developed debilitating pain and fatigue, I realized that permaculture, which is fundamentally about putting more energy back into the soil than we take out of it, also held the key to making the...
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