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Where to Place your Bee Hives
I decided to get a couple of bee hives to help with pollination, support the dwindling bee population, and eventually harvest a little honey and honeycomb. My first concern was where is the best place...
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How to Build a Bee Shelter
I built a simple shelter for my bee hives. My shelter was to provide cover from snow and rain, protection from wind, and a level stone floor for the hives to safely sit on. Please bear in mind that I...
View ArticleThe Permaculture Project Recap Video
See swales, zone 2 & 3 food forests, zone 4 farm forestry, and the pond eight months after the project completion.
View ArticlePermaculture in Pictures Video
See pictures from the past couple of years: earthworks, swales, pond, mandala garden, hugelkultur, keyhole beds, chickens, & much more.
View ArticleHow to Install a New Queen Bee Video
See how to install a new queen bee in a queen less hive.
View ArticleProof Swales Work Video
See a row of fruit trees that I planted in 2009. Some are closer or further away from a couple of swales. See the different growth rates based on their proximity to the swale.
View ArticleGarden Tour July 2014′ Video
Take a tour of my permaculture site. See swales, bees, chickens, a pond, spillway, food and farm forestry, and my zone 1 garden.
View ArticleHow to Add Space to a Warre Bee Hive Video
In a Warre Hive, like in nature the bees build from the top down. In this video, see what to do when they run out of space.
View ArticleDesign (Commercial Permaculture Farm)
Below is a link to a design for a commercial permaculture farm I recently designed for a local client. Commercial Permaculture Farm Design Specifications Zone 6 North Facing Slope 4 acres Currently cut...
View ArticleGrey Water Wetland & Silt Pond Project Video Part 1
See part 1 of the installation of a grey water wetland system that overflows to a lined silt pond, that overflows into an earthen fish pond.
View ArticleGrey Water Wetland & Silt Pond Project Video Part 2
See the 2nd part of the grey water wetland and silt pond project. Also see the waterfall spilling into the feature fish pond. In the video below I mention that I planted reeds for my cleanup plant....
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How to Build a Grey Water Wetland
How much almost clean water is wasted down sinks, washing machines, and showers? At my house, my wife and I use thirty to forty gallons a day, but the typical household can use up to 200...
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How to Build a Lined Silt Pond
Silt ponds are small ponds that catch water before overflowing into a larger feature pond. The purpose is for runoff and silt to accumulate in the bottom of the silt pond before getting...
View ArticleWildlife Clay Lined Pond Project Video
See the construction of a clay lined pond. This pond is approximately 300 square feet, 2 feet deep designed to add diversity to the permaculture site. The catchment comes mostly via the driveway...
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How to Build a Clay-Lined Pond
If you have loam soil like I do, with very little clay, you can still build a pond, but it is certainly more difficult. You can simply use a liner, mix in sodium bentonite, or bring in...
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The Benefits of Direct Seeding Trees & Shrubs
I have planted well over a thousand trees and shrubs on my permaculture site. I have tried bare root, potted, long tap root pots, and seedlings. The problem with all of these options for...
View ArticleHugelkultur Project (Part 1 Building the Berms Video)
See part 1 of my hugelkultur project which includes laying down the wood on contour, and adding the subsoil, and compost. I mention in the video that the wood is from tree tops, but that is incorrect,...
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How to Build & Plant Large Hugelkultur Beds
Hugelkultur is basically soil over wood. Hugel beds can be any size, use different sizes of stumps and branches, and different decomposition stages of the wood & different types of wood. There are...
View ArticleHugelkultur Project (Part 2 Planting the Polyculture Video)
Plants on the South or Sunny Side (Arranged from the top, which is dry to the bottom which is moist) White Yarrow- Nutrient accumulator, pollinator attractor, insectary Cilantro- Edible, Insectary,...
View ArticleZone 1 & 2 Food Forest Video
Included in the video: Sheet mulchingSourcing cardboardInoculating clover seedCovering seed with strawPlanting bare root treesNitrogen fixersGrafted vs. UngraftedAppropriate trees for zones 1 & 2...
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