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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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Graft one plant onto another (e.g. tomato onto potato). |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Discuss the benefits of gardening and growing your own food to find out that it gives healthier food and is better for the environment. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Discuss what makes a garden flourish, including what qualities a great gardener would have. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Select appropriate plant species for the location: microclimate, soil type, soil pH, etc. |
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Growing food |
Growing food the permaculture way |
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Discuss the benefit of perennials over annual plants. |
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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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Read the book "Farmer Phil’s Permaculture: the original permaculture children’s book" and discuss. |