A DEMONSTRATION GARDEN FOR SOIL CONSERVATION
Good soil is more than just dirt, it is a complex living thing filled with nutrients, microorganisms, and mycorrhiza that work together to transfer nutrients to the tender roots of plants for strong root development resulting in robust, high-yield, disease resistant plants. That's why we are dedicated to being a Demonstration Garden for Soil Conservation. That's why you will see most of the principles revolve around protecting plant roots, minimizing disturbance, and using a variety of plants that each play a role as well as soil cover.
PERMACULTURE TECHNIQUES
Permaculture is a way of gardening that provides a constant reminder of how one thing affects another and that a number of small, simple steps can provide outstanding results.
See The Three Sisters.
FRUIT GUILDS AND VEGETABLE GUILDS
Guilds are a harmonious underplanting of plants surrounding fruit trees or vegetables that include nitrogen fixers, plants that attract pollinators, plants that repel pests, and plants that suppress weeds, help hold water in the soil snd rejuvenate nutrients. All of which ultimately serve as a mulch.
See the Grove, The Three Sisters, The Enchanted Forest.
COMPOSTING AND VERMICOMPOSTING
If you're not already composting your kitchen scraps and plant cuttings we will be showing you how. Vermicomposting is just another method using worms to do a lot of the work to produce an extremely high quality soil amendment.
See Life-long Learning.
