The Quilt Garden: A Labor Of Love

Since I am new here I want to make a post to introduce you to my garden. Our farm is named Golden Rule Farm. I refer to my present garden as the Quilt Garden. It is truly a labor of Love. I have to pinch myself sometime as I am working there. It is deeply satisfying in so many ways. I would not be the gardener / farmer that I am if it were not for Eliot Coleman and John Jeavons. Both of these men mentored me and gave up precious time twenty years ago to teach me. I have spent time with both of them at their farms and they put up with many phone calls from me. Anyone that is familiar with their methods will recognize their influence in the things I share. They are also the reason I share so freely the things I have learned. They gave so freely to me, I desire to do the same for those that are just getting started as well.  I look forward to sharing with you the many ways we can nurture our growing areas and make them truly bountiful!

Welcome to the forum.

Yes for sustainable gardens look at the work of Eliot Coleman and John Jeavons.

I have a book by Jeavons.

Your garden is very beautiful and I like the name.

I actually have never heard of John Jeavons... I'm going to have to go look him up. I have heard of eliot coleman, and I very much like his content.

I must say that I'm envious of your garden. There are gardens... and then some people have the ability to take it to the next level and make it look even more beautiful.

On of the first books I bought after finding the forum and learning about permaculture:

https://permies.com/wiki/20295/grow-vegetables-John-Jeavons

Of interest:

https://permies.com/wiki/57011/Lost-Crops-Africa-Volume-Vegetables

https://johnjeavons.org/2018/07/18/lost-crops-of-africa/

I have that book too. I got a bit discouraged when my favas failed. Three times. Seems my place is only good for killing them. Had another biomass crop failure and I set the book aside for a while.

But this year I have a lot of winter cover crops growing, with sunhemp seed waiting for spring!

What grow zone are you growing in? I look forward to seeing your methods as the seasons change. Now, where did I shelve that book...

Joylynn Hardesty wrote:I have that book too. I got a bit discouraged when my favas failed. Three times. Seems my place is only good for killing them. Had another biomass crop failure and I set the book aside for a while.

But this year I have a lot of winter cover crops growing, with sunhemp seed waiting for spring!

What grow zone are you growing in? I look forward to seeing your methods as the seasons change. Now, where did I shelve that book...

My grow zone varies greatly because of being eight miles from Lake Michigan. I have seen temps drop to -44 degrees when the lake has been frozen. We are listed somewhere between 5 and 6.  Last winter was probably more like a 7. I have just learned to prepare for the worst and be pleasantly surprised if it is warmer.