An Update on the Sheet Mulch Perennial Garden
This is An Update on the Sheet Mulch Perennial Garden. I was at the farm ten days ago and the vines were only about 10-feet long. Now they are pushing … Continue Reading →
Category: General
This category covers all topics that do not directly fit into permaculture principles, forest garden design, and unusual food plants.
Mid-Summer Sustainable Homesteading Update
This post provides a mid-summer sustainable homesteading update. Included is a sheet mulch update, perennial garden update, groundhog pest update, and mowing the fields. Groundhog Update The groundhog has been … Continue Reading →
Rainwater Harvesting System Actually to be Complete for the Summer
This weekend I went out to the farm and completed the rainwater harvesting system for the summer. I say it that way because I do have other things that need … Continue Reading →
A Budding New Food Forest Update
This post is a A Budding New Food Forest Update on the food forest I put in last year. It includes various different tasks that were completed this weekend. Electric … Continue Reading →
Growing Blackberry Vines and Stringing Them Up to Triumph
This post, Growing Blackberry Vines and Stringing Them Up to Triumph, is a summer update to a post I did back in the fall about stringing up my blackberries for … Continue Reading →
Romney WV Farm Update Loaded with Useful Information
Romney WV Farm Update This post provides a Romney WV Farm Update. It provides an update on the projects being implemented out at Great Escape Farms in Romney, WV. This … Continue Reading →
More Valuable Rain Water Harvesting Lessons Learned to Teach All
More Valuable Rain Water Harvesting Lessons Learned to Teach All post outlines some of the mistakes I made. The accompanying video covers how to properly bend downspouts, sizing of the … Continue Reading →
This is The Bountiful Spring Harvest of Unusual Edible Plants
Today I went out into the urban homestead and had a huge Spring Harvest of Unusual Edible Plants. I picked Sweet Scarlet Goumis, Nanking Bush Cherry, and strawberries. The bush … Continue Reading →
Terms used on this Site | Great Escape Farms
This post, Terms used on this Site, shows terms that are commonly used on Great Escape Farms and may need a little more clarification than what is given in the … Continue Reading →