What is permaculture?
Permaculture can be described in many ways. The term itself was coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in the 1970s, but the practices are rooted in Indigenous agriculture. At the most basic level, permaculture is a method of agriculture that works with nature rather than against it.
While we do not yet have our Permaculture Design Course (PDC) certification, we are learning all we can through programs like Free Permaculture and Sunshine Farm’s Plantsteading Course.
What’s a plantstead?
A plantstead is a plant-based homestead! Here at For Tomorrow Farms, we do not eat meat or dairy. Our animals are our family members and our main focus is on growing fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers that are nutritious for us and/or beneficial to the ecosystem.
We have always been excited by the idea of a homesteading lifestyle, so we are grateful to have found a community of like-minded folks.
What are we growing?
Our garden shifts and changes with the seasons and as we learn our space. We had big plans for a diverse, intermixed garden (and we are still doing that to some extent), but we decided to scale back and simplify in order to put more thought and care into each plant. Since we have a very specific microclimate here, there has been a bit of a learning curve, and we are still experimenting in order to find the varieties that thrive in this space.