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What 3 years of permaculture did to my degraded land

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What 3 years of permaculture did to my degraded land

The land I bought a few years ago has been overworked and overgrazed for centuries, which is especially bad in semi-arid environments like mine (~avg 400mm rain per year). This is the current state of my zone 1 area. Total is 1 acre but this part has had the most effort done to it… now to expanding the regeneration to the rest of the zones!

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My biggest gardening/permaculture mistakes

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My biggest gardening/permaculture mistakes

I’m a PhD student studying agriculture and climate change, and have spent the past couple years trying to set up a backyard food forest. In my newsletter, I wrote about this “learning by doing” and the biggest blunders I’ve made so far. The whole experience has really deepened my appreciation for how much knowledge it takes to keep plants growing and keep the world fed.

But also, I’ve seen lots of posts on here lately from people just starting out, so I’ll add: I’m also really proud of how much progress I’ve made in just a couple years. Despite all the mistakes, I’ve still been able to harvest quite a lot, and the years to come are poised to be even better.

Hope you enjoy!

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Portland Study Weekend Gardens – West Linn, Clackamas & Oregon City pt. 1

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Portland Study Weekend Gardens - West Linn, Clackamas & Oregon City pt. 1

Last Saturday, I saw the six gardens featured on the HPSO Study Weekend tour. These gardens were in the southern part of Portland. I was excited to see Sherry Sheng’s garden. She has visited our garden in the past, and I got to know her better when we were on the England trip together.  Her garden was a delight with something fabulous at every turn. 

Next, the Connall garden which has a Mediterranean, drought-resistant planting scheme.
The Harry Landers garden was packed with colorful flowers and a koi pond –
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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