New Book: Grocery Row Gardening

My new book just came out in paperback - Introducing Grocery Row Gardening:

https://amzn.to/3ymciXu

I give Paul props in it, as well as Stefan, Toby, Bill, Eric, Geoff and many other great permaculture teachers. Over the last few years I've been working to integrate my vegetable gardening and food forestry in a containable backyard system normal people can implement. This has worked really well for us, and it's a lovely system. Lots and lots of edge!

We had a "book bomb" and a great launch this week. Amazon was a little early on releasing the paperback - so much the better. Thanks to those of you that took part. I cannot wait to see how others implement the system in varying climates.

I'm following the Grocery Row Garden model in both my main food garden projects. The most developed is the one at my friend's yard in San Antonio Texas. Thank you, David, for being such a constant source of inspiration.

Sharing this video by David:

I stumbled across the video yesterday and suddenly visions of fruit trees in the back yard started to pop into my head.  A quick trip to Amazon got me a Kindle copy of the book and I spent the night reading it and watching and rewatching the few videos...   This morning I informed my husband that we are doing this in the back yard garden...  today starts my hunt for suitable trees and berry bushes for my location.  Serviceberries are at the top of my list and I am off to research golden currents, native black currents and native plums.  I am looking forward to this version of a Permie adventure on my tiny city lot.

Dorothy Pohorelow wrote:I stumbled across the video yesterday and suddenly visions of fruit trees in the back yard started to pop into my head.  A quick trip to Amazon got me a Kindle copy of the book and I spent the night reading it and watching and rewatching the few videos...   This morning I informed my husband that we are doing this in the back yard garden...  today starts my hunt for suitable trees and berry bushes for my location.  Serviceberries are at the top of my list and I am off to research golden currents, native black currents and native plums.  I am looking forward to this version of a Permie adventure on my tiny city lot.

Sounds like fun--good luck!

I see from your signature line that wind may be an issue for your garden--it might be helpful to check on strategies for planting windbreaks to shelter your garden. I recall a chapter in "Building a Better World in Your Backyard" (by Paul Wheaton) mentioning his advice to someone dealing with high winds out West.

Best wishes--keep us updated!

Rachel Lindsay wrote:

Sounds like fun--good luck!

I see from your signature line that wind may be an issue for your garden--it might be helpful to check on strategies for planting windbreaks to shelter your garden. I recall a chapter in "Building a Better World in Your Backyard" (by Paul Wheaton) mentioning his advice to someone dealing with high winds out West.

Best wishes--keep us updated!

Wind is always a factor here but the area I am going to use has a 6 ft privacy fence on two sides, a stone house right on our lot line on the third side but is open to the west except for a wire fence so is fairly protected.   Another "benefit" of the area is that if we keep the fruit trees below 6 ft they will be invisible from the alley or main road unless someone is really looking for them.   One of the downsides of living in in town is the desire to keep some of our food producing areas hidden.  That little area is only about 21 by 21 so it will be a small garden but anything is better then nothing.