Ep. 152 - Transforming a Farm to a Permaculture Oasis with Graham Towerton
Graham Towerton of Permaculture Canada joins me to share about his Michigan farm and his permaculture plans for this year.
He is growing heritage raspberry and asparagus in permaculture with strawberries as the herb layer. Also Olive Leaf Arugula that is essentially perennial. We also share about chestnuts and our other tree plans for this year.
In the last 10 years Graham has transformed his farm from regular corn and soybeans to a permaculture oasis!
Go to the show notes on our website to see the amazing before and after pictures of Graham's farm.
Can you integrate permaculture with a solar farm?
Graham discusses what it's like when a solar farm moves in next door, and how he used that to his advantage, incorporating permaculture as much as possible to best use the bordering zones.
Graham also shares about his mulching and compost strategy to build up fertility without having to bring in outside chemical inputs.
You can connect with Graham on:
Permaculture Adventures Michigan
Graham's Instagram page @GrahamTowerton
Grow Nut Trees is now taking orders for Spring shipping or local pickup.
NEW for this year are more types of chestnuts, including Qing Chinese hybrid chestnuts. Qing (pronounced "Ching") is a Chinese chestnut Half-sib from a named tree that was open pollinated by other trees, including hybrids. The Qing tree is a heavy producer with sweet flavored extra large nuts. These seedlings were grown locally and are adapted to the Midwest.
Grow Fodder Trees! New this year are cuttings for fodder trees - mulberry and hybrid willow. These are fast growing and the leaves are edible as forage for animals (my horses love them - maybe a little too much). Plus the mulberries can feed chickens if planted near a chicken run. And they are good for chop and drop. Get your mulberry and willow cuttings from Grow Nut Trees.