Rainey Hopewell's crazy idea has ended up feeding a neighborhood and creating community. She and Margot Johnston planted vegetables in the parking strip in front of their house. They offer them free for the taking — to anyone, anytime — with messages chalked on the sidewalk … [Read more...]
Haultain Common: A Garden on Public Land Where All May Harvest
November 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
September 12, 2010. Beware the subversives on Haultain Boulevard in Victoria, B.C. The friendly women gardening in their edible front yard greet all passers-by with conversation and invitations to harvest food. Guerrilla gardeners Rainey Hopewell (photo top) and Margot … [Read more...]
Beyond Back Yard Sustainability (178)
August 29, 2010 by 11 Comments
Four years ago (in episode 51, An Experiment in Back Yard Sustainability), Scott McGuire asked "how much food can I grow in my back yard to feed my family?" In this episode, we learn the results, and that food supply is not an individual project — it takes a community to … [Read more...]
Exploring Sustainable Living at Aprovecho Center
August 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Friday August 6, 2010. We set out to tape an overview show of Aprovecho Center, and found such richness that we taped enough for three. Land stewards Tao Orion and Abel Kloster provided background to the center. Aprovecho has been on this 40 acres of land since the early … [Read more...]
Meet Scott McGuire, “Maniacal” Co-Creative Gardener
August 3, 2010 by 1 Comment
When we drove into the long roadway approaching Scott and Kaela McGuire's new homestead, I was struck by the solo sunflower greeting us like a towering beacon. Scott said it was a volunteer, probably from their previous garden where we'd taped An Experiment in Backyard … [Read more...]
A Permaculture Course for Busy People (171)
May 21, 2010 by 4 Comments
Bill Wilson and Wayne Weiseman pour their hearts into their permaculture design courses, changing lives as well as landscapes. In a unique format, students do initial course work online and then attend a one week hands-on course. In this chat along with Sivananda Yoga Farm … [Read more...]
Four Acres and Independence — A Self-Sufficient Farmstead (168)
May 1, 2010 by 4 Comments
Take a tour, accompanied by curious sheep and geese, of Mark Cooper's self-sufficient small farm. Over several years, he transformed a rundown house and hillsides of berry brambles into pasture and gardens where he produces and preserves most of his family's food. Visit the … [Read more...]
High on Permaculture in the Rocky Mountains (156)
November 30, 2009 by 3 Comments
Kris Holstrom's off-grid permaculture farm at 9000 feet high is living proof that food can be grown nearly anywhere. Managing with a very short growing season and water constraints, she and her interns have created magic. Tour the sun-warmed, insulated greenhouse where … [Read more...]
How Do I Invite You to Grow Food? (153)
October 7, 2009 by 6 Comments
Jenny Pell's infectious enthusiasm will sweep you up into creating a future that's beyond sustainable — to one that's "additive." This lively permaculturist suggests that you belong where you live and get (re)connected to your "chain of inputs and outputs". She invites us to … [Read more...]
A Geodesic Greenhouse — Year-Round Gardening at 6000 Feet (147)
June 23, 2009 by 5 Comments
In Colorado it's cold for much of the year, but inside this cozy dome greenhouse, the plants are growing happily. Take a grand tour with Buckhorn Gardens manager and permaculturist Breigh Peterson: the greenhouse structure with its interplay of light and water, warmth and … [Read more...]
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