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Growing food |
Food forests |
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Be involved in designing and planting a food forest. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Spot some of the elements in a permaculture garden e.g. mixed species planting, mulched beds, curved paths, water storage, companion planting. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Grow food in polycultures. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Make a new baby plant from a parent plant (taking cuttings). |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Collect vegetable/fruit seeds and store them for the winter and/or share with your family or friends. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Recognise when a plant is not doing well (e.g. wilting from lack of water, infested with greenfly, eaten by slugs), and take some action to help it. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Build raised beds if/where appropriate, using recycled materials. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Read the book "Farmer Phil’s Permaculture: the original permaculture children’s book" and discuss. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Learn when to harvest different types of produce from the garden. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Discuss the benefit of perennials over annual plants. |