Commercial Farm Projects
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New Trees in Guatemala That Are Not Just for Reforestation
Special bicycle for shelling coffee beans It sounds strange to speak of poverty as an exciting opportunity, but many of…
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Start Growing! Part 4: Have You Considered SPIN Farming?
In previous parts of the Start Growing! series, we’ve talked about how to buy a farm debt-free, even without money,…
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TERA (Tracked Earth Repair Apparatus) For Large Scale Earth Repair
“Mechanized labour” in the form of earthmoving equipment, tractors, and the myriad attachments that may be utilized in conjunction with…
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How the Whole Volunteers Thing Works
Where and how to get free labor, what to expect from volunteers, and why it’s totally worth it. A table…
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Project Establishment, Eagles Deep (Victoria, Australia)
I was contacted back in October last year for an initial consult, on pre-property purchase in Tatong, Victoria, Australia. Since…
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Vertical Farming: Singapore’s Solution to Feed the Local Urban Population
Sky Greens’ vertical farm Introduction The wealthy island city of Singapore with an area of 710 square km and a…
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Tips and Insights from Miracle Farms (Canada)
Recently Michelle, Rowan, Naomi and I embarked on a cross-country train trip to attend a family reunion in the eastern…
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Advice to Farmers About Interns/Wwoofers
There are thousands of people willing to work on organic/permaculture farms for free or nearly free. Many farmers have explored…
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Soil Carbon Cowboys – Case Studies in Holistic Management (video)
Meet Allen Williams, Gabe Brown and Neil Dennis — heroes and innovators! These ranchers now know how to regenerate their…
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Bambra Agroforestry Farm (Victoria, Australia)
Last week I had the chance to visit the Bambra Agroforestry Farm and see a great example of tree growing…
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Gamping – Another Yield From Your Garden
Living off your land can be quite challenging. It seems that a ‘secret’ taught by permaculture is multi-cropping — stacking,…
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