(SOLD OUT! But still available through the CWOW Empower Her World silent auction!) My recent TikTok featuringa few of these! I do limited runs of specialty rare plants each Fall and Spring, and this season’s package includes several fascinating plants that have helped me viral on my social media! (Thanks to you!) This season’s package includes a variety of seeds and plants including: Skirret: What did Europeans eat before corn, beans, squash, potatoes, tomatoes, amaranth, quinoa, etc. all came from the New World? Skirret. They ate skirret, a perennial relative of carrots that produces a hefty ..read more

You bet herbicides and pesticides have PFAS in them.  If you’re in a gardening group telling you to “just use roundup” because “Permaculture is stupid” and ”cardboard sheet-mulch is loaded with PFAS,” you can remind them that their roundup has … The post Of Course Roundup and other Pesticides Have PFAS in Them appeared first on Transformative Adventures ..read more

(In the beginnings of 2024 a blog post “Cardboard has no place on soil. Period.” went viral, and with it people began spreading a whole Gish Gallop of debunked FB myths and other sensationalistic claims with little credibility, including that … The post Addressing the 2024 Cardboard Sheet-Mulching Myth Madness appeared first on Transformative Adventures ..read more

Hello! Welcome to all my new friends from the Allen County Garden Symposium! First of all, you can find me on your favorite social media, here: https://linktr.ee/TransformativeAdventures?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=6ef15381-6ecc-412c-b9f2-c0c390271066My Links! You can also find my products, books, and services there. And you can find my slideshow, here. Thanks for coming to the symposium! The post Welcome, Allen County Garden Symposium Friends! appeared first on Transformative Adventures ..read more

At it’s best, Permaculture involves some level of design process, meaning we actually sit down and think about how a thing works and how to improve it. When I do that Permaculture design process, I use a version of Permaculture’s original Principles. But when I talk about them, I find that many—if not most—Permaculturists are not familiar with them. Instead, most know the principles put together by David Holmgren, or the dozen or so sets based on Holmgren. These are often called the Holmgren principles, but known to many as simply “the Permaculture Principles.” It’s a shame the original princi ..read more

Earth regeneration is underway here! Some people have begun using our signs to communicate with their neighbors about their goal for transforming their landscapes into beautiful, ecological, abundant gardens that help heal the earth. These signs show that the landscape … The post What is a “Permaculture Earth Regeneration Zone?” appeared first on Transformative Adventures ..read more

In our modern world, every new action tends to start with one single consideration: MONEY! Will this new action make a good profit? But one may wonder: what good is more money, if we made a wreck of the community … The post The Ethic of Transformative Action: Seek Happiness Skillfully appeared first on Transformative Adventures ..read more

“Invest in growing connections to nature and community.” —The principle of transformative action For us involved in Transformative Adventures, the principle of Transformative Action is our “North Star,” guiding every action we take. When we start to see Permaculture as … The post The Principle of Transformative Action appeared first on Transformative Adventures ..read more

The last week or two, I’ve encountered a few people who’ve claimed that Permaculture promotes invasive plants and causes ecosystem damage. As a Permaculture Designer, that would indeed be alarming to me if it were true! Fortunately, I see very … The post Does Permaculture “Promote Invasive Plants?” appeared first on Transformative Adventures ..read more

“Make $50,000 doing Small Plot INtensive farming on just half an acre!” That’s the promise of SPIN farming, a microfarming business plan that’s become very popular in an economy that increasingly fails to provide good jobs, and a culture that’s failing … The post Can you really make $50k/year doing small space vegetable farming? appeared first on Transformative Adventures ..read more