How does a Permaculture Designed homestead compare to a conventional homestead or farm?

With our special one-time online Transformative Adventures Permaculture Design Certificate Course coming up, I wanted to create a photo-essay to help people explore the topic.

Having been hired to consult and design on over 300 projects, I‘ve found this sort of simple, practical design can often instantly save people time and money, and has often prevented farm businesses from failing.

Keep in mind there’s no one “right” way for a permaculture garden to look, it’s all about setting goals and then designing to meet them. But these images show some strategies for how we can meet goals through design