• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Carla Burke
  • Nancy Reading
  • John F Dean
  • paul wheaton
  • r ranson
  • Timothy Norton
  • Jay Angler
stewards:
  • AndrĂ©s Bernal
  • Pearl Sutton
  • Anne Miller
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
gardeners:
  • M Ljin
  • Jeremy VanGelder
  • thomas rubino

Before and after pictures contest

 
Posts: 33
23
  • Likes 5
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
A big congratulations to Donna and Nancy! And a big thanks to Matt for coming up with such a brilliant contest. I've thoroughly enjoyed seeing evey one of these inspiring posts!
 
pollinator
Posts: 260
Location: Mid-Michigan, USA
94
3
chicken food preservation medical herbs building wood heat homestead
  • Likes 4
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Thanks Wendy, and thank you so much Matt for the yummy pie!  I'll be sure to make good use of it.

I hope people keep posting more before and afters on this thread... definitely a learning experience!
 
steward and tree herder
Posts: 11410
Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland. Nearly 70 inches rain a year
5568
5
transportation dog forest garden foraging trees books food preservation woodworking wood heat rocket stoves ungarbage
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Thank you Matt for the Pie and for starting this thread! I've enjoyed seeing everyone's projects and would also love to see more.

Mine was a long term project and is still ongoing. My environment is a bit challenging for growing trees- it can take about 6 years before they look like tree rather than bushes. Once they get established however they provide so much support for other plants and animals it is amazing! If you're interested, you can read more about the tree field on my project thread
tree field pond area in summer
 
Posts: 243
Location: Rural Pacific Northwest, Zone 8
52
transportation forest garden writing
  • Likes 1
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Matt McSpadden wrote:Here is my own example of something recently. I got a plant hanger for my window and things are growing quite well.

beautiful!
 
Bethany Brown
Posts: 243
Location: Rural Pacific Northwest, Zone 8
52
transportation forest garden writing
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Christopher Weeks wrote:Thanks for doing this, Matt! I usually concentrate on all the plans that aren't getting done fast enough but taking the time to point out this explicitly how the yard has changed was an amazing exercise.

awesome progress!
 
Every time you till, you lose 30% of your organic matter. But this tiny ad is durable:
Foundation for Intentional Communities at IC.org
https://permies.com/wiki/190044/Foundation-Intentional-Communities-IC-org
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic