gardening, local food

A Hard Summer in the Garden

I was appalled to see how little food we grew this summer. Our gardens showed us that we were not ready for extreme and changing climate conditions. It is an unpleasant lesson, and hopefully one that will help us be better prepared going forward.

This article has been updated from “55+ Favourite Plants.”  New plants and comments have been added based on observations from our site and other edible forest

Check out Bonita's newest article, "Lesssons from Water", in the Permaculture Design Magazine's spring 2016 issue.  The magazine celebrates it's 100th issue!  Look for it in stores (or you can order it as a back issue a little later).