Permaculture

Growing native pine, nut and fruit trees to mimic a forrest can drawdown substantial carbon over a 50 year period.
Permaculture is usually a collective community effort full of trust. Our neighbors currently consider the land a parking lot/dog park so we’ve taken the unusual step of installing outdoor cameras to keep an eye on the activity there.
Food forests can produce an abundance of delicious vegetables all at once. Great for sharing with neighbors and preserving. The house is equipped with a pantry to can and store this bounty.
Chickens, and birds in general, are a great addition to a permaculture project. They eat bugs (they eat anything so be careful) and herbs and there behavior is beneficial to the soil. Egg laying birds are a bonus for the household.
Chickens can be a loud nuisance in a small backyard but quails are very small, very quiet, and they also lay eggs.
Egg shells are great for composting a permaculture system. Food scraps create problems in land fills, but composting them at home gives so many resources like heat, hot water, cooking gas, and mulch for garden beds.
Food forests can produce an abundance of delicious vegetables all at once. Great for sharing with neighbors and preserving. The house is equipped with a pantry to can and store this bounty.
Permaculture that’s done on a neighborhood level can cultivate small grape vineyards and fruit orchards as part of a larger food Forrest.
Permaculture that’s done on a neighborhood level can cultivate small fruit orchards as part of a larger food Forrest.
Some herbs, like lavender, will survive a freezing winter then bloom in Spring to invite bees, butterflies, birds and other pollinators into the food forest.
Permaculture that’s done on a neighborhood level can cultivate small grape vineyards and fruit orchards

Permaculture is permanent agriculture. It mimics the diversity and longevity of a forest. It can keep the home cool in summer, wind-breaks in winter, food, energy, and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.

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