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Peter Vogel

Peter Vogel is the founder of GrowPerma, bringing together evidence-based gardening advice with permaculture principles. When he's not writing about companion planting or soil health, he's ...

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    Pencil crayon illustration of a mature Pacific Northwest food forest with hazelnut, Asian pear, salal and Oregon grape
    18 Jun
    Food Forest

    Pacific Northwest Food Forest: Thriving in Rain

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a backyard permaculture duck pond with 4 Khaki Campbell ducks
    18 Jun
    Permaculture Foundations

    Duck Pond Integration: Water Features That Produce

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a mature desert food forest in the US Sonoran Desert
    18 Jun
    Food Forest

    Desert Food Forest: Growing Food With Minimal Water

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon split-screen illustration showing syntropic agroforestry food forest on the left and regenerative pasture with cattle on the right
    18 Jun
    Syntropic Agriculture

    Syntropic vs Regenerative Agriculture: Overlap and Differences

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a homestead pantry filled with rows of canned jars, baskets of root vegetables, and dried herbs hanging from rafters
    15 Jun
    Permaculture Foundations

    Permaculture and Food Preservation: Beyond the Garden

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a backyard compost bin with crushed eggshells, vegetable peelings, and coffee grounds
    15 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    Composting Eggshells: Do They Add Calcium?

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a backyard vegetable garden bed with a border of flowering chives around carrots and tomatoes in late spring
    15 Jun
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Chives: Allium Protection for Every Bed

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a backyard sweet potato bed with sprawling Ipomoea batatas vines edged by bush beans and orange marigolds in late summer
    15 Jun
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Sweet Potatoes: Tropical Root Combos

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a backyard mushroom log cultivation setup in a shaded forest edge with shiitake and oyster logs stacked in a lean-to spawn run
    12 Jun
    Permaculture Foundations

    Mushroom Logs: Growing Shiitake and Oyster in Your Garden

    Peter Vogel
    Side-by-side comparison of two backyard garden styles with a small companion planted raised bed of tomatoes, basil, marigolds, and carrots on the left and a larger strip intercropped field with alternating bands of corn and soybeans on the right
    12 Jun
    Companion Planting

    Intercropping vs Companion Planting: What's the Difference?

    Peter Vogel