BlogHide Resteemsbalkep (42)in permaculture • 5 years ago5 ha Polyculture Farm Design - Suhi Dol RevisitedLast week Dylan and I set off on a road trip to discover the flora and fauna of the North East of Bulgaria. Our first stop was to Catherine Zanev 's farm in Todorovo, North Bulgaria. As those of you…balkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoForest Garden DesignOur Design and Build courses are exactly that. We start with the design and end with the build. In this particular course we will be designing and building a forest garden from scratch. (see below…balkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoForest Garden - Initial Plant out to Maturitybalkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoHow to Design and Build A Forest Garden - Part 1. SurveyingHow to Design and Build A Forest Garden - Part 1. Surveying Last Autumn we tried out a new course format, the "Design 'n Build", an intensive practical course where we go through the whole design…balkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoThe Polyculture Market Garden Study - Results from Year 4 - 2018Here are the results from the fourth year of our Market Garden Polyculture Study. This study looks at the differences between growing annual vegetables and herbs in polycultures vs growing them in…balkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoA Forest Gardenbalkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoGarden Wildlife, Fruit and Veggie boxes and Eudamonia, a new garden. Week 12 - The Polyculture ProjectHere's what we've been up to at the polyculture project - www.balkep.org www.thepolycultureproject.combalkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoForest Gardens, Wildlife and Water Harvesting - Week 4 of the Polyculture ProjectHere's what we've been up to at the polyculture project - www.balkep.org www.thepolycultureproject.combalkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoCreating a Raised Bed, Summer Fruits and Wild Rivers - Week 13 - The Polyculture ProjectHere's what we've been up to at the polyculture project - www.balkep.org www.thepolycultureproject.combalkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoSummer Herbs and Fruits and Wildflowers in the Polyculture Veg Beds and Forest Garden. Week 14 - The Polyculture ProjectHere's what we've been up to at the polyculture project -balkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoPlanning for Tree Planting, Biomass Plants, Growing Trees from Seed - Week 15 - The Polyculture ProjectHere's what we've been up to at the polyculture project -balkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoSoil Testing, Discovering Local Plants and Woodland Coppice - Week 16 - The Polyculture ProjectHere's what we've been up to in the gardens this week -balkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoTuesday is delivery dayTuesday is delivery day, so spent the morning picking for our veggie box customers. Here are some photos from the polyculture vegetable beds and of the veggie box contents. learn more…balkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years ago4 layer perennial polyculture suitable for alley cropping systemsBeen working on a new planting scheme for Ataraxia. It's a 4 layer perennial polyculture suitable for alley cropping systems. We're preparing the tree planting sites now and aim to start planting…balkep (42)in permaculture • 6 years agoVegetable Polycultures, Biodiversity Surveys and Plants. Week 5 - The Polyculture ProjectWow! can't believe how quick that week went. Here are some photos and news from the gardens this week :) Market Garden We're continuing our polyculture trials in the Market…balkep (42)in foodforest • 7 years agoForest GardenDespite the fact we have had next to no rainfall since April, the forest garden is looking lush and all the plants are doing great. The forest garden is composed of several layers and when planted…balkep (42)in creativity • 7 years agoDecrepit tulipsbalkep (42)in permaculture • 7 years agoRegenerative Landscape Design CourseWe still have places available for our Regenerative Landscape Design Course this June. During the course we'll introduce the fundamentals of regenerative design to you within an organised and…balkep (42)in flowers • 7 years agoSpring Wildlife in the Market Garden 2018balkep (42)in gardening • 7 years agoThe Polyculture Project CrowdfunderThe Polyculture Project Crowdfunder We're super excited to announce The Polyculture Project, a research project dedicated to developing and promoting practices that provide nutritious affordable…