New Branch Permaculture

We never feed the plant... #soils #soillife #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #buildsoil #harvestwater #regrowforest #growyourownfood #foodforest #foodgarden #gardening #foodsecurity

A big Thank you to all the lovely people who showed up for the Folk U workshops held here. It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to share my passion for Permaculture design and soil building with all of you. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have additional questions about design, composting, biochar or are interested in purchasing any products. I am happy to help people find compost solutions that work for them, including setting up worm bins. Let's make the most of our local resources!

I was happy to sit down and talk with ZACH BUSH MD on The Doctor’s Farmacy about why the health of our soil microbiome is the single most potent factor determin...ing how healthyor unhealthywe are. We discuss why we need to acknowledge soil as a major influence on the food system and our health, and most importantly what we can do to change soil composition for the better. Dr. Zach and I discuss the relationship between intensive farming practices and the rise of environmental degradation and chronic disease, and the steps we can take now to move from chemical farming toward regenerative agriculture, and from a culture of dis-ease toward one of healing. You can listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/34BDF4r

This is our winter chicken run. In the summer we kick the girls out and plant crops. This year our tomatoes have just about reached the top of this 12 ft high A- frame. I plant a string under each tomato plant and tie it to the roof, then weave the tomato plants around it as they grow

Excited to be growing more ‘pulses’ this year. Planted out chickpeas, lentils, and barley today, thanks to seed from Salt Spring Seeds.