Growing with Nature

Designing a fruit tree guild doesn’t have to be a challenge. While it’s easy to get lost in the details there are some simple strategies you can follow to make your fruit tree guilds. 

In this episode, we will design a fruit tree guild together using simple strategies that anyone can use.

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Your garden needs plant-eating insects. While it’s common for gardeners to feel like they’ve got to fight insects, the opposite is true.

In this episode, we look at the role plant-eating insects play in the garden and how you can bring them into balance instead of fighting them. All while getting abundant harvests for your family and your community.

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Have you ever wondered what a food forest is? How do you grow food in a forest?

In this episode, we explore the layers of a food forest, the plants growing in each layer, and how it all comes together to cultivate abundance for people, plants, and wildlife. Plus we cover 3 tips to help you start your food forest. Let’s explore a food forest.

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If you want your plants to thrive then you need a healthy soil food web.

In this episode, we look at the soil food web—from worms to nematodes, to bacteria, fungi and so much more. The soil food web is the foundation that supports a thriving and abundant environment.

And you need a healthy soil food web if you want to cultivate abundance for people, plants, and wildlife.

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Purple tree collards are an amazing perennial vegetable. They taste great and a single plant can provide an abundance of harvests all year round. Tree collards can easily replace other collard greens and kale in your meals.

In this episode, we dive into purple tree collards and how to get started with them.

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How do you deal with drought? Often people just resort to watering more—but this can worsen the impact of the drought on the environment around them. But what do you do to avoid this?

In this episode, we look at 7 strategies for dealing with drought today and in the future.

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Are you having issues with garden pests? The best way to deal with them is with predators. From slugs to aphids to even small rodents you can attract the predators of these common pests to keep them in balance.

In this episode, we look at some simple steps you can take to attract predators and keep garden pests in balance.

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Why should you plant a hedgerow? Hedgerows provide so many benefits—from privacy to habitat for wildlife and even food for you, your family, and your community. 

In this episode, we look at the benefits Hedgerows bring to any property and I share 5 tips to help you get started.

Check out the show notes to learn more about attracting birds to your property and get access to the resources mentioned in this episode.

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Do you want to attract birds to your property? Birds need 3 things to be happy – food, cover, and water. But a feeder isn’t enough to provide them the food they need.

In this episode, we look at how planting native plants are the best way to provide food for birds and how you can provide them with cover and water.

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Dealing with compacted soil? Instead of digging a better way is to work with nature. With some simple steps, you can save your back and work with nature to break up compacted soil.

In this episode, we cover simple steps you can take to deal with compacted soil without digging by working with nature.

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