Master Gardener training whetted my appetite to learn more about plants and the best way to grow things. Like so many learning experiences, the predominant thing I learned was how much I didn’t know.

I can still remember my first encounter with the term “permaculture.” It was a Plowboy interview with Bill Mollison in MOTHER EARTH NEWS in 1980. I remember well how the ideas resonated with me, and I ...

In my ongoing quest to learn everything I can about gardening as part of our Million Gardens Movement, I recently encountered a fascinating thing: urban permaculture. Australian academics Bill ...

Graham Whiting of Whiting Design has been working on a Passive House design for a family of permaculture farmers south of Guelph, Ontario. TreeHugger Sami has written a lot about Permaculture, and ...

Lilian Hill has a vision that the next generation of Hopi People will be healthy and return to the land. Through Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture, she reconnects all ages to traditional farming and ...

GRAVITY AT WORK: Strategic placement of water sources makes easy work in the garden. Photo by Sarah Tew Happy May, dear readers! This month I’m going to share a bit about permaculture, one of the ...

Get inspired to transform your lawn with these front yard garden ideas using permaculture principles and no till gardening methods. When we bought our homestead, the only gardening area was at the ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. If you ...