Pendragon

Wondering how to feed yourself fresh greens, berries, and fruit in the maritime northwest winter without a greenhouse or a trip to the gr...

Part II: Apiaceae (Carrot Family) Carrot family members are, generally, cool-season cultivated and may not grow when the soil gets too wa...

Part I: Solanaceae (Nightshades), Chenopodiaceae (Beet Family), Compositae (Sunflower) You may have noticed the calendar says April, thou...

As permaculture designers, we are often faced with the problem of reconciling a client’s plantable space with their plant diversity wish ...

Here in the Pacific Northwest we don’t have the sugar maple (Acer saccharum) like Eastern North America, and you may be inclined to belie...

Medlar, Mespilus germanica, has its origins in Persia, modern-day Iran, where it has been cultivated for at least 3,000 years. The pom fr...

This small tree, somewhat tropical in appearance, is a valuable asset to your food forest or edible, permaculture landscape. It's adaptab...

In permaculture, all things should have multi-functions. Topping my list this year is a lesser known sunflower that is perennial, edible,...

Permaculture Landscaping: Schisandra Berry (Schisandra chinensis) We installed Schisandra at two permaculture sites this week, trellising...

Today we installed Yamaimo (Japanese Mountain Yam) as part of a permaculture food forest and gardening project on Orcas Island. Yamaimo o...

Conversion of an established Square pattern orchard to a food forest on Orcas Island. Principal goals for the project: Improve Species (F...

On a recent Orcas Island project, we found an opportunity to grow food and restore PNW natives without deer fencing. For those of you wit...

So, you got excited and bought more bare root trees than you know what to do with. Been there. The story continues... You grab your shove...

Just a few critical points when selecting apple trees for your yard or micro-orchard. First, most apples don't self pollinate; so, you ne...