Kevin Garrison

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Joylynn Hardesty wrote:Welcome to Permies gentlemen. I suggest that you peruse Dr Redhawk's soil series. He'll get your soil off to a good start.



Thank you so much! I will definitely check that out!
4 years ago

Emmett Moore wrote:Do you have any ideas for what type of operation you would like to get going, or are you waiting to see where geographically you end up before setting up any mental fencing?.



First thank you for the welcome! I am sorry my responses are going to be a bit sporadic, I work nightshift and have about an 11 hour shift. That all sounds great! As for me I am definitely going to be open to what the area and the land are telling me I should go with. But my thoughts right now are I would really like to get into agroforestry, so no matter where I am I want to start some large scale tree guilds with a mix of perennials. I love the work of Mark Shepard and wish to have something similar for my future family! At this point I am thinking of doing pasture raised chicken and forest raised pork, probably a small market garden, large agroforestry system and lots of regenerating the overall land. From there I would expand in whatever seems right, would love to do some mushroom growing. I really enjoy learning and trying things out so I am up for growing or restoring in any fashion. Oh and my education background is actually in architecture with a focus on sustainability. On that note I really want to build a hempcrete home, I would suggest checking them out! Thanks again for your response!
4 years ago
Hello! My name is Kevin, I learned about this wonderful group through the Skip kickstarter! My goal is to regenerative farm/nursery in the next few years! I am always trying to learn so any suggestions are always welcome, I am currently reading through Bill Mollison's book and Richard Perkins book! I listen to a lot of podcast, read and watch a lot of youtube learning various perspectives and skills. I worked on a sustainable farm/learning center through Heifer International for a year as a livestock assistant and farm hand. I recently got a certification from Gaia education in Ecological Restoration Design and want to get a PDC certification in the future.

I am going to be heading back to my hometown in the desert southwest in the next couple months. There I hope to develop my skills and working on SKIP while searching for my next opportunity. If anyone has any suggestions let me know I don't mind moving around!
4 years ago