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1 Pond. 3 Species. $1M a Year Selling Fish....The 1,000-Year-Old Pond That Feeds Itself — Zero Waste, Zero Feed...INFINITE FOOD: THE ANCIENT BACKYARD POND SYSTEM AMERICA FORGOT
1 Pond. 3 Species. $1M a Year Selling Fish....The 1,000-Year-Old Pond That Feeds Itself — Zero Waste, Zero Feed...INFINITE FOOD: THE ANCIENT BACKYARD POND SYSTEM AMERICA FORGOT
1 Pond. 3 Species. $1M a Year Selling Fish. The 1,000-Year-Old Pond That Feeds Itself — Zero Waste, Zero Feed INFINITE FOOD: THE ANCIENT BACKYARD POND SYSTEM AMERICA FORGOT
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The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 4 - 2018
The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 4 - 2018
Here are the results from the fourth year of our Market Garden Polyculture Study. This study looks at the differences between growing annual vegetables and herbs in polycultures vs growing them in traditional
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The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 3 - 2017
The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 3 - 2017
This is the third year of our Market Garden Polyculture Study. Our trials include a comparison between growing vegetables in polycultures and growing them in more traditional blocks as well as our
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The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 3 - 2017
The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 3 - 2017
This is the third year of our Market Garden Polyculture Study. Our trials include a comparison between growing vegetables in polycultures and growing them in more traditional blocks as well as our
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The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 3 - 2017
The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 3 - 2017
This is the third year of our Market Garden Polyculture Study. Our trials include a comparison between growing vegetables in polycultures and growing them in more traditional blocks as well as our
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The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 3 - 2017
The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 3 - 2017
This is the third year of our Market Garden Polyculture Study. Our trials include a comparison between growing vegetables in polycultures and growing them in more traditional blocks as well as our
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Thank you to everyone that participated in 2016 Polyculture Market Garden Study
Thank you to everyone that participated in 2016 Polyculture Market Garden Study
It's the end of the second year of our Polyculture Market Garden Study marked by the end of season soil sampling, picking green tomatoes, mulching the crop residues and packing the tomato and bean supports
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How much Comfrey can you grow on 13m2 ? - Comfrey Trial Results Year 1
How much Comfrey can you grow on 13m2 ? - Comfrey Trial Results Year 1
Inspired by the work of Lawrence D Hills (1911–1991) who undertook extensive research on comfrey during his lifetime, we decided to start some comfrey trials of our own to see just how much biomass these
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Soil Temperature and Seed Germination
Soil Temperature and Seed Germination
A few days ago we sowed the tomato seeds for this season's market and home garden. It never ceases to amaze me what little indoor space you need to rear thousands of seedlings. We use two 50 cm x 30 cm
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The Quincessential Guide to Japanese Quince - Chaenomeles speciosa
The Quincessential Guide to Japanese Quince - Chaenomeles speciosa
We have planted a fair bit of Japanese Quince - Chaenomeles speciosa in our gardens over the years, all of them grown successfully from seed. Initially I was disappointed by the rock hard, sour fruits
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Polyculture Trials 2016 - Home Garden Records
Polyculture Trials 2016 - Home Garden Records
For the previous three years we have been testing the practice of growing vegetables and herbs in polycultures (or what is known as guilds within permaculture circles). We have been using our home garden
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Polyculture Project - Market Garden Study - Update 5
Polyculture Project - Market Garden Study - Update 5
We said goodbye to Charlotte who has returned to Norway to make a start on her upcoming project. Thank you Charlotte, for all of your help, it was a pleasure to have you here:) We're pleased to welcome
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Pest Control - Hedgehog
Pest Control - Hedgehog
Saw this beauty in the garden this morning. Northern white breasted hedgehog - Erinaceus roumanicus. I probably disturbed it while I was trimming as it crawled out of a stick pile we placed last year to
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Pests in Polycultures
Pests in Polycultures
We generally don't experience pest problems, however we do keep a close eye on a few organisms in order to prevent them from causing significant damage. Cabbage White are one such organism. Pieris brassicae
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foodforest
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Plants for Seven Layers of a Forest Garden
Plants for Seven Layers of a Forest Garden
Visit for profiles of 100's of species The Upper Canopy includes both pioneer and slow-growth species. The fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing, pioneer species quickly dominate the upper canopy while providing
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Polyculture Project - The Market Garden Study - Update 2
Polyculture Project - The Market Garden Study - Update 2
Here's an update of what we've been up to during the Market Garden Polyculture study. The full team is now here and what a great group of people to work with! We're looking forward to productive seasons.
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How long does it take to improve soil ? - Polyculture Market Garden Study
How long does it take to improve soil ? - Polyculture Market Garden Study
One of the things I love most about the way we grow is how each year everything seems to improve - richer biodiversity, more and tastier produce and healthier soils. We've been monitoring what effect our
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Polyculture Project - Growing Food and Biodiversity
Polyculture Project - Growing Food and Biodiversity
Our mission is to provide nutritious affordable food while enhancing biodiversity. We aim to achieve this by developing model gardens and farms that: produce a diverse range of seasonal fruits and vegetables
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Polyculture Project - Market Garden Study - Update 1
Polyculture Project - Market Garden Study - Update 1
This year I'll be posting periodical reviews of what we're getting up to during the Polyculture Study. Cherry Plum- Prunus cerasifera one of many wild fruit trees in the Market Garden So, here's what we've
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The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 1- 2015
The Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 1- 2015
Encouraged from results we have been seeing in our home garden polycultures, last year we decided to scale up our efforts and explore the potential of a polyculture market garden. We put a calling out

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