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Learn Permaculture 101 in Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Wed 12 Aug 2009 10:12pm Permaculture is one of those gardening techniques that many people–as hard as it might be to admit–might not fully understand. But it’s actually quite simple. From PlanetGreen: Permaculture is the act of working with Mother Nature, not against her. It’s about creating an ecosystem by putting together communities of plants that work cooperatively Read on »

Organic Vegetable Gardening Guide by Laura Patient Expert

Posted Wed 05 Jan 2011 5:54am Image via Wikipedia There are two organic vegetable gardening concerns common to most sensible people today. Most people want to take reasonable steps to protect their health and also do their part to protect the environment. Organic vegetable gardening is a way to address both issues simultaneously. Organic vegetable gardening is neither Read on »

The Kitchen Garden Grower's Guide by Steve .. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 04 Dec 2008 10:14am THE KITCHEN GARDEN GROWER'S GUIDE is Harvest to Table's new encyclopedia and easy how-to guide on all that is natural and necessary in the world of kitchen gardening, small fruit, vegetable, and herb preparation.Stephen Albert leaves no stone--collard green, leek, or potato--unearthed in this absolutely amazing field guide that greenhorns, old Read on »

Guide to Your First Recession Victory Garden by Sara C. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 17 Mar 2009 4:19am to are: Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew and The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food by Tanya L.K. Denckla. As a busy mom of 4, working at home, I don't have much time... In this economy, more and more of us are contemplating starting a backyard garden. If ever there was a “shovel-ready” project, this would be it! From saving money Read on »

Tips for the Square-Inch Gardener: Vertical Gardening and the Three T’s by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Thu 11 Sep 2008 2:20am The following article was adapted for the web from Fresh Food from Small Spaces: The Square-Inch Gardener’s Guide to Year-Round Growing, Fermenting, and Sprouting by R. J. Ruppenthal. Vertical gardening involves utilizing your vertical growing space to make the best use of light resources. It is also an important consideration for city gardeners who may Read on »

Designing a Forest Garden: The Seven-Story Garden by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Fri 15 May 2009 10:16pm The following is an excerpt from Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, Second Edition by Toby Hemenway. It has been adapted for the Web. It’s time to look at forest garden design. A simple forest garden contains three layers: trees, shrubs, and ground plants. But for those who like to take advantage of every planting [...] Read on »

CSM: Gaia’s Garden a Great Garden Book for Winter Reading by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Sat 02 Jan 2010 12:48pm The Christian Science Monitor just published a rundown of their favorite books for gardeners kicking back in the off-season. It was a good year for gardening books, and Toby Hemenway’s Gaia’s Garden, Second Edition: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture made the list. “Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture” second edition, by Toby Hemenway Read on »

Applying Permaculture to the Home Garden: Toby Hemenway on Writer’s Voice by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Fri 29 May 2009 10:16pm Francesca Rheannon of Writer’s Voice talks to Toby Hemenway, author of the new classic Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, in the first part of this podcast on Sustainable Gardening. When you think about natural, sustainable gardening, says Toby, “organic” is really just the starting point. What a permaculture gardener is really trying Read on »

Designing a Forest Garden: The Seven-Story Garden by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Thu 03 May 2012 9:00am To continue celebrating the lead up to International Permaculture Day this Sunday, May 6th, here’s another informative excerpt from Gaia’s Garden ! Permaculture is most frequently applied in gardening and homestead-planning, and one of the essential tools in the permaculturist’s box is the concept of a forest garden. Think the Ga ... Read on »

WATCH: Eric Toensmeier Tours His Perennial Backyard Vegetable Garden by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Nov 2008 10:21am Eric Toensmeier, author of Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardener’s Guide to Over 100 Delicious, Easy-to-Grow Edibles, lives on an average house-lot in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The climate in this part of the world is cold, often wet, and seldom enjoys three days of sunshine in a row. It is not an ideal [...] Read on »