Even on a damp and overcast morning, Angelica Papio's garden is a pretty place, a wonderland of effervescent flowers and foliage. And yet nothing in this small space gets to just sit around looking ...

But, what does permaculture actually mean? Why is it important? And how do you apply the principles of it at home? All those questions are pertinent, so we reached out to Penny Pyett, founder and ...

Master Gardener training whetted my appetite to learn more about plants and the best way to grow things. Like so many learning experiences, the predominant thing I learned was how much I didn’t know.

Most Americans have never heard of permaculture. And although the approach is gaining traction among U.S. urbanites (full disclosure: I teach urban permaculture), ideas differ about exactly what it is ...

In my ongoing quest to learn everything I can about gardening as part of our Million Gardens Movement, I recently encountered a fascinating thing: urban permaculture. Australian academics Bill ...

I can still remember my first encounter with the term “permaculture.” It was a Plowboy interview with Bill Mollison in MOTHER EARTH NEWS in 1980. I remember well how the ideas resonated with me, and I ...

As we close in on an early growing season, my social media feeds are filling up with conflicting, oftentimes alarming posts claiming absolute truths about the right and wrong ways to grow and harvest ...

A Permaculture Design Certificate course is being offered in Benicia this fall. Residents in Solano and neighboring counties have the opportunity to learn about the basic design principles that inform ...