The Sustainable Blog

Equinox Garden Boost: Mulch Magic for Dry Season Success ☀️ & 🌗 Mar 22, 2025

Hello earth stewards, and a very happy Equinox to you all!

Isn't it amazing how nature reminds us of balance? The Equinox, that perfect moment when day and night are equal, signals a shift. We're ste...

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Starting a Permaculture Food Forest Jan 10, 2023

Permaculture is a design philosophy and set of techniques that aim to create sustainable, self-sufficient systems that mimic the patterns and relationships found in natural ecosystems. Permaculture fo...

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Using Permaculture Plant Guilds for Low Maintenance Gardens food forests permaculture regerative agriculture Jan 04, 2023

What are Permaculture Plant Guilds

Permaculture plant guilds are a key concept in permaculture design, which is a holistic approach to creating sustainable and self-sufficient systems. A plant guild ...

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Getting Started Composting with Worms compost permaculture Jan 02, 2023

Alright, earth-lovers, let's delve deep into the wondrous world of vermicomposting. We're not just talking about tossing kitchen scraps into a bin; we're talking about creating a miniature, self-susta...

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How Using Rainwater and Greywater Can Help Reverse Climate Change climate change solutions greywater permaculture rainwater harvesting May 07, 2019

By Brook Sarson

You may already know that 80% of our water is imported in San Diego County. Water managers have implemented Desalination, and PURE water (wastewater recycled to drinking water) as

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Regenerative Construction: an Oxymoron? natural building permaculture regeneration Mar 27, 2019

By Rebecca Tasker from Simple Construct

At its most basic, construction is a destructive and consumptive process. It requires getting a lot of stuff from somewhere, processing it, and putting it toge...

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The National Heirloom Seed Expo events seed saving Sep 19, 2018

Last week we made the trek up from San Diego to Sonoma County, California to connect with all things food and agriculture related. This has been somewhat of a regular event for us.

The National Heirl...

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