SUSTAIN YOUR FAMILY WITH A PERMACULTURE GARDEN
Permaculture Gardening is a method of gardening or farming that works in harmony with the environment, and makes best use of our resources, and yields the highest and best results. This concept is one that focuses on working WITH the environment instead of trying to force the environment bend to your will and theoretically costing more, regarding out of pocket costs, and human and ecological resources. The theory is that when not using this method, that it will cost more in cash, labor and with less successful harvests.
This concept is a much more thought out and well planned way of gardening or farming, where you would grow certain groups of plants or crops together, or near each other, and that when laid out this way is determined to result in a natural synergy and harmony, and with much better and greater harvest results, and more food for your family, and less waste when using this system.
THE MANY POSSIBILITIES REGARDING ORGANIC HOMESTEAD FARMING
Raised Bed Gardening is a great technique that can be utilized also and is very effective and yields great results. This method also makes access and working in the garden a little easier, along with some additional design advantages such as easily lining the bottom of the raised beds with wire mesh to keep out gophers and other pests.
Other innovative gardening methods include vertical gardening or wall gardening, which if you are limited on space, can be a great solution. Some people have had success with indoor wall gardening, which would be a fun and unique option for your home or apartment interior. Obviously this also works great outside your home or apartment too.
It is very encouraging and uplifting to know that there are countless angles to approach sustainable gardening to feed your family, and doing this is a fun and rewarding experience for the entire family.
WATERING YOUR GARDEN OR FARM
As you develop your irrigation system in your garden or on your farm, there is an ancient, yet innovative water saving trick you can put into use: Clay Pot Irrigation. This is done by using unglazed clay pots or pitchers (with no lead), and burying them within your planting beds, and is shown on this video.
Many people who swear by this concept, state that they need about 50% less water, and their plants do far better by using this system. The water seeps slowly through the clay pot or pitcher and is said to be even more efficient than using just a drip system. One famous family in Southern California, according to one of their recent posts, uses the clay pot irrigation system with huge success, and they spend only about $600 per year on water ($50 per month), and they harvest around 6,000 pounds of food per year – Amazing!
Some ideas and resources for rain water harvesting methods can be found on the Homestead Water Storage page of this website. It is a very good idea to choose and set up some type of rain water capture system, because the more that these strategies are used, the more options we have, and thus we have less dependence on others, and more freedom. These are options that can be very innovative, and improved upon and added one stage or layer at a time, like leggo’s.
Another possible watering resource that is a bit of a temporary option until you can set up a rain capture system, especially if you’re in an area affected by low rainfall, or the drought, is to check Home Depot which has been selling large plastic barrels of grey water, which is ok to use for the garden, and is being sold inexpensively for just the cost of the container, but double check with retailers and confirm with the retailers regarding your use of the water to be on the safe side.
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