Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their own food.
Their garden journey began when their kids were diagnosed with “failure to thrive” due to multiple food allergies. Because of these health issues they felt called to grow organic at home and now supply 25% of their fruits and veggies from their tiny townhouse backyard.
Their mission is to help families grow their own food, medicine and find God through ecological gardening.
They do this primarily through their Permaculture Gardens at growmyownfood.com, a website filled with garden resources such as free webinars, blogs, and “Grow-It-Yourself/GIY” – a garden membership program that helps simplify and strategize backyard garden success!
Their most recent project is SAGE: A Permaculture Garden Designer coming on Kickstarter soon!
Permaculture Gardens has received the “Most Sustainable Brand” award at the Green Festivals and Nicky & Dave’s work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Permaculture Research Institute - Australia, Mother Earth News Fair, and Green America.org. They also volunteered at their local Title 1 school and started a permaculture garden after-school program for the elementary kids there.
Dave and Nicky have been invited to speak at the health expos, university symposia, podcasts, and local gardening clubs about permaculture in small spaces.
Permaculture is best known for maximizing production in large agricultural lands. But because the rules for working with nature are universal, permaculture principles can help you grow your own food even if you have a tiny backyard or garden plot!