Brady Saillant

@Jennifer

I know I have some Bermuda grass but I have several different types that I don't know what they are. I'll try and get some pics up this weekend. but as far as human needs and sustainability, I'd say food is probably the most useful to me but really anything of value. I would say that entertainment is the main human need. I guess I like to see the land heal and transform foremost and see food as an end goal and added bonus. I really like the idea of wildlife corridor and nectary as well. I'm am willing to water a dedicated vegetable garden but overall I would like the majority of my yard to be native/drought tolerant. because it's not my house I can't really use the gray water but I wish I could. thanks for the link; I actually took the PDC course this year with valley permaculture alliance and that's what got me interested.

@Zach

That's awesome to hear about the lettuce. Did you pick the leaves before they flowered? I'm going to look into them more for sure.

I got a house this year and the back yard had been "well kept" and was pretty much devoid of life other than the grass. It gets water pretty regularly because of the sprinklers so I decided to just let it grow and see what happened. The process was very beautiful to me as the weeds and bugs came and made the micro climates very visible. I'm a 21 year old who is very ambitious and often takes on many projects at one time. That being said permaculture was put on the back burner for a while due to distractions and laziness. Now I have a yard teeming with life ( weeds and grasses) that I want to employ for my human needs. I have some sheet mulched beds that I started earlier when the temps were cooler that contain herbs but that is all. Now the phoenix heat is already cranking up so keeping the mulch for any new beds wet is getting harder and harder. I also don't know what I should do with all the giant mallow plants I have and the giant thorny lettuce. I have my life more organized so I'm ready to take my yard seriously I'm just new to permaculture and I'm overwhelmed. Any tips on what to do next would be greatly appreciated

Hey everyone! I've been reading this website lately and I appreciate the knowledge that gets shared here. I'm new to permaculture and this community has been a great resource. So my question is: what can I grow in urban Phoenix Arizona that would be good forage for chickens. I've already looked into Black Soldier fly and plan on doing that as as well. Any help is greatly appreciated.