The Avis’ Permaculture Homestead
“What does permaculture look like in real life? Nestled in southeast Calgary is one of the city’s original thriving permaculture projects – our home!
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Curtis Stone’s Urban Farm Tour
We featured Curtis Stone’s urban farming method a few weeks ago — How to Make $100,000 Farming 1/2 Acre You Don’t Own. This farming/gardening method had a big impact on me and readers of this blog, so I thought I’d … Continue reading →
Paradise Lot
“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 →
Homegrown Revolution (Award winning short-film 2009)- The Urban Homestead
“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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“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 →
Self-reliance in LA
“Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne have been farming their yard in Los Angeles for over a decade. In addition to a mini orchard and extensive veggie garden, they have all the instruments of an urban homestead: chickens, bees, rainwater capture, … Continue reading →