grow-food

The First project is of the Earthworks building the on contour swales and mounds, as well as laying out the irrigation lines and mulching. The net few pictures are setting up for the planting day [...]

This is an experiment to grow food and restore the ecology and life to a degraded piece of land. We started on bedrock and built a forest in under five years. Here’s some pictures of the [...]

Welcome to this detailed overview of a solar-powered pump house built for Marsha G. at Eagle Ridge Seeds. This project combines sustainable energy with efficient water management, featuring [...]

Food Sovereignty is “the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods.” Loss of Control of our food system [...]

Check out these improved varieties of fruit & nut trees. Plant some of these trees, and you`ll leave a wonderful gift for future generations. These plants are ideal for Coastal BC, Growing [...]

This post is an attempt to simplify our previous post on soil tests, and to provide an easy-to-follow recipe to restore an old fruit tree. Assumptions:1. A Soil test is taken and the results are [...]

In this post, we explore the use of Artificial Intelligence to support soil test analysis. We set the stage by introducing William Albrecht’s work and his soil test targets. We then provide [...]

A How-To Guide to Restore the Health and Regenerate the Productivity of Old Fruit & Nut Trees I’ve had the blessing of being involved in a few Heirloom Orchard Restoration projects in [...]

Here is a simple drip irrigation system. Irrigation System Design & Installation Call 250 510 8938 Select a Timer based on how many “Zones” you are watering Orbit One Zone Timer. [...]

This is our table at Seedy Saturday with Nut Trees and seeds from our garden. We saved seeds like calendula, painted mountain corn, scarlett runner beans, mammoth sunflower, angelica, lovage, [...]