Landscape Transformation Manual
When we take care of nature, nature will take care of us! This book will teach you to have an easy, productive, healthy garden on less time than you ever thought possible. How? By transforming your landscape into a healthy … Continue reading Landscape Transformation Manual
Growing FREE
How would you live if you were truly FREE? This book will show you how regular people like you are creating amazing lives, escaping the destructive corporate economy, growing financial security, and creating fulfilling right livelihoods and beautiful communities by … Continue reading Growing FREE
Beauty in Abundance
Beauty in Abundance, the Landscape Transformation manual. Transform your landscape into a beautiful, productive, easy paradise!
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2024 Spring Rare Perennial Vegetable Package
(SOLD OUT! But still available through the CWOW Empower Her World silent auction!) My recent TikTok featuringa few of these! I do limited runs of specialty rare plants each Fall and Spring, and this season’s package includes several fascinating plants that have helped me viral on my social media! (Thanks to you!) This season’s package includes a variety of seeds and plants including: Skirret: What did Europeans eat before corn, beans, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, amaranth, quinoa, etc. all came from the New World? Skirret. They ate skirret, a perennial relative of carrots that produces a hefty amount of roots that … Continue reading 2024 Spring Rare Perennial Vegetable Package
Of Course Roundup and other Pesticides Have PFAS in Them
You bet herbicides and pesticides have PFAS in them. If you’re in a gardening group telling you to “just use roundup” because “Permaculture is stupid” and ”cardboard sheet-mulch is loaded with PFAS,” you can remind them that their roundup has … Continue reading Of Course Roundup and other Pesticides Have PFAS in Them
Addressing the 2024 Cardboard Sheet-Mulching Myth Madness
(In the beginnings of 2024 a blog post “Cardboard has no place on soil. Period.” went viral, and with it people began spreading a whole Gish Gallop of debunked FB myths and other sensationalistic claims with little credibility, including that … Continue reading Addressing the 2024 Cardboard Sheet-Mulching Myth Madness
Welcome, Allen County Garden Symposium Friends!
Hello! Welcome to all my new friends from the Allen County Garden Symposium! First of all, you can find me on your favorite social media, here: https://linktr.ee/TransformativeAdventures?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=6ef15381-6ecc-412c-b9f2-c0c390271066My Links! You can also find my products, books, and services there. And you can find my slideshow, here. Thanks for coming to the symposium! Continue reading Welcome, Allen County Garden Symposium Friends!
Permaculture’s Original Principles Renewed
At it’s best, Permaculture involves some level of design process, meaning we actually sit down and think about how a thing works and how to improve it. When I do that Permaculture design process, I use a version of Permaculture’s original Principles. But when I talk about them, I find that many—if not most—Permaculturists are not familiar with them. Instead, most know the principles put together by David Holmgren, or the dozen or so sets based on Holmgren. These are often called the Holmgren principles, but known to many as simply “the Permaculture Principles.” It’s a shame the original principles, … Continue reading Permaculture’s Original Principles Renewed
What is a “Permaculture Earth Regeneration Zone?”
Earth regeneration is underway here! Some people have begun using our signs to communicate with their neighbors about their goal for transforming their landscapes into beautiful, ecological, abundant gardens that help heal the earth. These signs show that the landscape … Continue reading What is a “Permaculture Earth Regeneration Zone?”
The Ethic of Transformative Action: Seek Happiness Skillfully
In our modern world, every new action tends to start with one single consideration: MONEY! Will this new action make a good profit? But one may wonder: what good is more money, if we made a wreck of the community … Continue reading The Ethic of Transformative Action: Seek Happiness Skillfully
The Principle of Transformative Action
“Invest in growing connections to nature and community.” —The principle of transformative action For us involved in Transformative Adventures, the principle of Transformative Action is our “North Star,” guiding every action we take. When we start to see Permaculture as … Continue reading The Principle of Transformative Action
Does Permaculture “Promote Invasive Plants?”
The last week or two, I’ve encountered a few people who’ve claimed that Permaculture promotes invasive plants and causes ecosystem damage. As a Permaculture Designer, that would indeed be alarming to me if it were true! Fortunately, I see very … Continue reading Does Permaculture “Promote Invasive Plants?”
How to do Permaculture without Land
Can we start Permaculture if we don’t have land? The core idea of PERMAculture is to “catch and store energy” like an ecosystem does, so that we, our friends, families, neighbors and landscapes grow healthier and more abundant naturally. Whether you … Continue reading How to do Permaculture without Land