"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."-Margaret Mead "The only thing worse than being blind, is having sight but no vision."-Helen Keller
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."-Margaret Mead "The only thing worse than being blind, is having sight but no vision."-Helen Keller
We are growing veggies in raised beds and flowers in grade-level beds. Last year I began to tap our 3 Manitoba maple trees in our backyard, and began the adventure of beekeeping (2 hives).
As far as how we are integrating our projects into our natural environment we have as of yet only built a 3-barrel rain catchment system (2 meters above the ground), 3 cubic foot compost bin, a vertical gardening trellis. I know, this is not particularly permaculture.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."-Margaret Mead "The only thing worse than being blind, is having sight but no vision."-Helen Keller
Nick Neufeld wrote:Congratulations on your new property Nathan! What's it like? Open lawn or wooded? Sandy soil?
I'm working on my tree nursery skills in Winnipeg, so that I can plant out my rural property. I'd be happy to share some seeds or cuttings for you to propagate or at least talk strategy.
Last year I had good success with
Apple seeds
Seaberry seeds
Grape hardwood cuttings
This year I'm trying
Pear seeds
Hazelnut seeds
Walnut seeds
Haskap hardwood cuttings
Plum hardwood cuttings
Cherry softwood cuttings
I'll try saskatoons by seed next year.
Heather Kay wrote:Late to the party but I figured I'd add myself to the list :) I currently raise rabbits and am constructing my hugel beds in a rural area NE of Steinbach, and just got about 1/2 of my orchard planted this year. Within the next 10 years I'll hopefully expand to getting bees, poultry, some sheep, and finishing off another few hugel beds as well as getting my last 13 trees for my orchard. Once my beds and trees are all in place then I'm going to get a permanent fence set up, then turn it into more of a food forest - all the bone sauce and deterrents in the world won't keep the deer, bears, or wild rabbits away sadly. I'm always looking to learn from other people - I'm especially interested in learning more about micro barns/multi-purpose animal housing, wild foraging, and food preservation. I'm also happy to teach people about raising rabbits for meat if they're interested! If anyone wants to contact me, shoot me a PM on here and we can exchange emails.
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