Capturing and storing energy is the second principle of permaculture design, and it is a powerful tool for creating abundance without the need for more resources. This article explores this principle and offers ideas for capturing and storing energy in your own home!
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Permaculture Design Basics: Observe and Reflect
Observation and Reflection is the first of 12 permaculture design principles. Learn the basics of this technique in this article!
Growing a Permaculture Network
Regardless of your goals, networking is an important part of permaculture. In this article, I share a few strategies I use to improve my network!
2 Minute Tips: Hooking a Hose to a Sink
Learn how to hook your garden hose directly to a faucet in under 2 minutes!
How to Keep Deer Out of Your Garden without a Fence
Deer and other animals can destroy gardens, but in this article I share a few strategies to keep wildlife away without resorting to a permanent fence.
3 Simple Ways to Keep Your Garden from Drying Up while Travelling
Summer travel can pose challenges to keeping your plants watered, but these 3 tips will help your plants stay healthy and hydrated!
3 Ideas to Grow Food While Renting
Growing food while renting has its challenges, but with these 3 ideas you can get growing today!
How to Prepare for a Food Shortage
When food gets scarce, here are 5 permaculture-inspired strategies to make sure you always have food on the table.
Creating a Suburban Permaculture Garden
Convert a neglected, weed-filled space on the edge of a suburban development into a beautiful and productive herb garden!
What is Permaculture?
Permaculture is a design framework incorporating three ethics and twelve design principles to help create earth- and people-friendly systems.
Bottom Up Permaculture 