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    A mature American persimmon tree loaded with ripe orange fruit in a US homestead food forest in late October
    22 Jun

    Persimmon in Food Forests: Native American Fruit Trees

    Peter Vogel
    A young US food forest in summer at year 3 of succession with pioneers, raspberries, and young fruit trees
    22 Jun

    Food Forest Succession: What Happens Year by Year

    Peter Vogel
    Diverse volunteers working in a vibrant US permaculture community garden with raised beds, sunflowers, and a welcome sign
    22 Jun

    Permaculture Community Projects: How to Start One

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon side-by-side illustration of a permaculture homestead with food forest and swale versus a sustainable agriculture farm with cover-cropped rows
    19 Jun

    Permaculture vs Sustainable Agriculture: Are They the Same?

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a Brazilian syntropic agriculture system with eucalyptus banana and cassava rows and chop-and-drop mulch carpet
    19 Jun
    Syntropic Agriculture

    Biomass Management in Syntropic Systems

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a mature US hybrid hazelnut food forest in late autumn with cracked husks and rolling Wisconsin hills
    19 Jun
    Food Forest

    Hazelnut Food Forest: Nut Production for Cold Climates

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a backyard garden with cracked dry heavy clay soil and wilting tomato plants
    19 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    Gypsum for Clay Soil: Does It Work?

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a sunny Mediterranean fig tree guild with rosemary, lavender, oregano, thyme, and strawberry underplanting
    19 Jun
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Fig Trees: Mediterranean Guilds

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a lush UK community garden with red brick allotment shed, raised beds, and apple trees
    19 Jun
    Permaculture Around the World

    UK Permaculture: Temperate Design and Community Gardens

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a backyard vegetable garden with a freshly dug trench filled with kitchen scraps for composting
    18 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    Trench Composting: Bury Your Waste, Feed Your Soil

    Peter Vogel