New Earth Homestead
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The New Earth Homestead is a project of Terra Nova.
Our mission is to:
INSPIRE AND EDUCATE ABOUT THE JOYS AND REWARDS OF URBAN HOMESTEADING.
If you would like to schedule a tour of our homestead please call us at 831-425-3514
The New Earth Homestead is both a food producing homestead and a Permaculture demonstration. What is Permaculture?
“Permaculture is a design system that reconciles human communities with the ecological imperatives of a living planet.”
Ben Haggard
Here is an early design for the New Earth Homestead using Permaculture principles.
and the actual landscape
a flow form
Rain water catchment and a worm bin
a chamomile bed
ours chickens, the ‘Herb Girls’
brown and green chicken eggs
Harvest time!
Honey, eggs, tomatos, potatos, apples, pears, grapes,
chayote’, mashua, lavender, corn, hops, rose hips and fava beans.
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February 25th, 2007 at 2:07 pmbeautiful chickens. what kinds do you have?
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