by Inês Paler | Aug 5, 2021 | Homestead, Permaculture
Herbs can taste and be used so differently and yet look so similar. A pair that often demands a second look to identify is Dill and Fennel. Here is a way to tell them apart. Dill vs Fennel: an overview Dill is a wonder herb. Packed with nutrients, it looks good, it...
by Petru Paler | Aug 4, 2021 | Homestead, Permaculture
As a kid, I was a smartass. I think it got less annoying to others as I got older, but it’s still there on the inside: the tendency to learn about something, assume that it’s Right, and that therefore others are Wrong.As they say, though: “It ain’t...
by Inês Paler | Jul 26, 2021 | Homestead, Permaculture
Although we tend to think of these two vegetables as being very different, and cooking/eating them in distinct fashions, the reality is that they are both from the same family (gour/Cucurbitaceae), and genus (Cucurbita). So, in reality, they are quite similar....
by Inês Paler | Jul 19, 2021 | Homestead, Permaculture
One of the first things you learn about Permaculture is its 12 principles, a set of guiding lights through this way of living. Principle number 3 is “Obtain a Yield“. It is quite powerful and active. It drives you into action with a purpose: to get...
by Petru Paler | Jun 15, 2021 | Homestead, Permaculture, Tools
Mindfully using energy is a key tool in solving humanity’s environmental problems (see also this amusing yet insightful test). Doing so begins at home by using:only the energy needed for reasonably comfortable living,converted in efficient ways,sourced from...
by Inês Paler | May 16, 2021 | Homestead, Permaculture
Going from Reading to DoingOur family took the big step of changing our lives completely and starting a Permaculture way of living. It was a decision that happened gradually, as we thought more and more about how we wanted to live as a family, to raise our kids, to...
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