Landscaping – Page 19 – Natural Building Blog

Dust Bowl Era Conservationist Aldo Leopold’s Beloved House

June 3, 2022August 22, 2017 by Owen Geiger

“In 1935, the famous conservationist Aldo Leopold bought a worn out farm along the Wisconsin River to live close to the land. The homestead was his grand experiment in attempting to bring life back to Dust Bowl era terrain. Over the course of more than a decade the family of seven planted nearly 50,000 trees … Read more

Forest Garden Update Fall 2017: Explosive Growth, Living Mulch, New Beds

June 3, 2022August 12, 2017 by Owen Geiger

New forest garden beds have a wide variety of closely spaced plants.

It’s time for another tropical forest garden update after a little over four years since the garden was started. A year ago it looked great as you can see in this video: Our Forest Garden is Finished! Things have changed dramatically this last year for the better.

The 5 Acre Permaculture Homestead – Unbelievable Abundance

June 3, 2022July 25, 2017 by Owen Geiger

“Jonathan Dodd of Nebraska is jammin out his 5 acre homestead with permaculture abundance: Market gardens, fruit and nut trees, chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, sheep and ALL kinds of goodness. It’s hard to believe just how much one can do on only five acres of land.”

Deep Mulch Method for Building Soil in Deserts

June 3, 2022July 21, 2017 by Owen Geiger

Yesterday I watched a video on how to build healthy soil in desert areas such as Arizona. A lot of our readers are building earthbag houses and gardens in similar environments since land like this is often quite affordable.

S.T.U.N. Permaculture – Sheer. Total. Utter. Neglect.

June 3, 2022July 17, 2017 by Owen Geiger

Mark Shephard’s Farm is thriving using Sheer. Total. Utter. Neglect. permaculture principles (STUN). The main job skill apparently is the ability to eat popcorn on the couch with one hand and flip channels with a remote with the other. Hmm. I think could do that.

Restoring Paradise with Regenerative Agriculture

June 3, 2022July 16, 2017 by Owen Geiger

“Regenerative agriculture offers a future for sustainable farming in line with nature’s needs, by using holistic management and organic/biodynamic practices and even sequestering carbon in the soil – so important in the fight against climate change. At Mangarara, in New Zealand’s beautiful Hawke’s Bay, Greg Hart and his family are in the process of restoring 1500 acres of land conventionally farmed for over 150 years into the paradise it once was.”