David Wolfe..you are so inspiring!!!!!!!

Check out the new babies that just arrived at Noniland.   David just harvested his first cacao…grown from seed.  Wow…all I can say is WOW!!!

I’m starting some this week..using the same method used to grow the Gojis’…we’ll see how it goes…and I’ll keep ya posted.

Thanks David Wolfe!!

www.davidwolfe.com

Here’s the video update from the GROWING DOME, as of a few days ago.  An update on the FOOD FOREST is coming soon…

The chard plants are getting enormous..as you’ll see.  I’m waiting for the seeds to mature…before I collect them.  Have you read this book??  It’s such a great tool, if… you want to learn to save your own seeds or just for a good read..!!  It’s packed with great historical references and useful info.  Great book!

It says…that… “SWISS CHARD (Beta vulgaris) stalks can grow a seed stalk 4′ tall and are usually harvested when the majority of the seed clusters have turned light brown.  These seeds have a different structure from other gardens seeds.  Each seed is actually a group of flowers that is fused together by the flower petals. This forms a multigerm cluster which usually contains two to five seeds.” –  Seed to Seed by Suzanne Ashworth

Here’s the cool thing.  The chards in the Dome, are all heirloom varieties, which should have just pollinated each other…. because of the fans…and isolated environment…. resulting in some very cool new strains of

SWISS CHARD….I HOPE!!

Enjoy the tour….it’s time for tomatoes!!!!

Shawn’s design, is what I aspire to create someday.  He’s using his grey-water, directing it into ponds, and growing mushrooms on logs!  Two things on my hit list!!

These videos have so much info in them…I’ve watched them a few times each, and am still picking up new insights.  Love the way he uses all water to his advantage…!!

This is urban permaculture at its best!!

**Check out these first 3 videos from 2008….then look at the change…in the last 2 videos, a year later…in 2009.

2008

2009

So much food, in such a little space!!!

I love the burgeoning backyard food forests that are popping up world wide!!

Being a worm farmer and caretaker of the soil…is so gratifying!!

FOOD FOR THE SOUL!!

So beautiful and inspiring..Mike and Julia.

THANK YOU

This garden really inspires me…and offers a TON of information…to digest!!

Emilia Hazelip developed her own permaculture gardening “style”  based on the work of Masanobu Fukuoka, and called it: synergistic gardening… it’s very… beautiful!!

I LOVE..watching these videos…for a GOOD TIME!!

One thing…I’ve applied from these videos, that’s really helped in plant/soil health…has been the use of straw mulch…or any good mulch…then, chopping and…. leaving in place, “green” plant material… to decompose.  MULCH, MULCH, MULCH!  It’s actually kind of fun…to help the cycle a long!!!

On my way to get more straw today…and scoop some fresh spring water… while I’m at it!  Herb hunting season is here too…have a few in mind… I’m stalking this year!!!

Have FUN…creating your own garden/food forest!

This video REALLY inspires me…such a small space…to be growing SO MUCH food!!

If you haven’t read Gaia’s Garden yet…and you’re interested in creating a FOOD FOREST…this book is absolutely amazing!

“Gaia’s Garden” by Toby Hemenway

Cheers…to FOOD FORESTS!  May they blanket the Earth!!