In my years of studying about Permaculture, I have often been a bit frustrated with the majority of the authors. They are all living and writing and designing in the tropics and sub-tropics, or are doing amazing things in arid climates. I plan on living in a temperate climate… where it snows occasionally… where I can’t grow bananas!

While there are a few books, and it seems more every year, that touch on Permaculture in a Temperate Climate, many of them are about the general principles of Permaculture. Few of them get into the weeds, so to speak, of the actual implementation. I have found bits and pieces of very good information but never a good central clearinghouse for this information.

Permaculture is about design, and it is not about specific, cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all solutions. However, sometimes, examples of projects that work, and that I can apply where I live, would be nice. That is what this website is all about. Applying Permaculture design principles where I live, or where I plan on living as soon as I get the chance!

As Permaculture is about design, just about anything that deals with gardening, farming, homesteading, and self-sufficiency can be viewed through the lens of Permaculture. You will find all that here on this site.

The main goal I have with this site is to get information that I feel is important in one place for me and others to read and to reference. I hope one day to incorporate more hands on material on this site, but for now I want to create as close to a single stop shop as possible for information on Temperate Climate Permaculture.

Please follow along as I share as much as I can about Permaculture, gardening, farming, homesteading, and self-sufficiency.  This website is the product of a lot of research and some opinions.  Any errors you may find are mine alone.  I hope that you can walk away with at least one new piece of information that you can use to make your world a better place.