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Family Flourishing on an Urban 1/4 acre Permaculture Plot

Natural Building Blog Posted on June 29, 2018 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Creatures of Place is an insight into the wonderful world of Artist as Family: Meg Ulman, Patrick Jones, and their youngest son, Woody. Living on an urban 1/4 acre section in a small Australian town, Meg and Patrick have designed … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged city Permaculture, family Permaculture, permaculture garden, small scale Permaculture, urban garden, urban organic garden, urban permaculture, urban sustainable living | 2 Replies

Growing Roots – This Farmer Is Taking Root on Rooftops

Natural Building Blog Posted on February 12, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Here’s a very good video showing cutting edge technologies that make rooftop gardening profitable. At 19:54 they show how they’re making compost from food scraps very quickly in a machine.

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Posted in Landscaping | Tagged DIY, organic gardening, permaculture, rooftop garden, rooftop gardening, self sufficiency, sustainable, urban garden | Leave a reply

Fruit Walls: Urban Farming in the 1600s

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 14, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

This is an amazing story recommended by Jim, one of our long time readers and supporters. So many things such as fruit walls are being forgotten due to the prevalence of relatively affordable energy. “We are being told to eat … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged backyard garden, DIY, fruit walls, low cost, organic, permaculture, self reliance, self sufficiency, sustainable, urban garden | 4 Replies

Paradise Lot

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 17, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Two plant geeks, one-tenth of an acre and the making of an edible garden oasis in the city Jonathan and Eric and their families manage a 1/10 acre urban backyard garden in Holyoke, Massachusetts. This edible landscape features little-used edible … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged backyard garden, food forest, gardening, organic gardening, permaculture, self sufficiency, urban garden, urban homestead | 1 Reply

Homegrown Revolution (Award winning short-film 2009)- The Urban Homestead

Natural Building Blog Posted on October 10, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“The Dervaes family grows over 400 species of plants, 4,300 pounds of vegetable food, 900 chicken and 1,000 duck eggs, 25 lbs of honey, plus seasonal fruits throughout the year on their urban lot.

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Posted in Landscaping | Tagged backyard garden, organic, permaculture, self reliant, self sufficiency, sustainable, urban garden, urban homestead | 1 Reply

Small Space Permaculture Food Forest Garden on 1/4 Acre Home Lot

Natural Building Blog Posted on October 5, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“John from Growing Your Greens.com (one of the top YouTube gardening channels with over 248,000 subscribers) goes on a field trip to visit Dr. Bob Randall’s Permaculture Food Forest in suburban Houston, Texas. In this .28 acre lot Bob grows … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged backyard garden, ecofriendly, food forest, forest garden, john kohler, organic garden, permaculture, sustainable, urban garden, urban homestead | 1 Reply

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