Small Scale Permaculture - Bulgarian Homestead
Small and micro scale permaculture solutions on a minimal time and money budgets are few and far between. This is the focus of the channel. Permaculture teaches us it's better to have a small well developed system, than a massive undeveloped one.
Our small homestead in Bulgaria is in development since 2015 from a pastured meadow of less than 1000 sqm. Time and money constraints (family of 5 on a degrowth path) dictate slower pace, minimum investment and external inputs, maximum integration of the elements, closing the loops and everything in between.
Working with people directly as consultation, advise, mentoring, design and support through all the stages of a project, be it a permaculture inspired home and plot improvement, a lifestyle change, garden planning, holistic health and much more for many years now - this is what I love to do, to help empower people and regenerate their lives. Let me know if you need my help!
Dutch Elm Disease (DED) - the silver lining
Winter rye cover crop in heavy clay soil - results and observations
Walking the garden in too early spring - lots of interesting observations
Mini tour of a mini garden. Micro scale FTW!
Frost damage on fruit tree blossoms
Weevils ate my pea seeds. Then they germinated.
Growing greens in winter - micro greenhouse, cold climate
Community action - winter pruning open air workshop
Grafting medlar on hawthorn
Snow damage and thinning a coppice forest of sorts
First snow of the season 🥰 Walk in the garden with me!
Clay soil behavior in post-drought rains
Growing and harvesting sunchokes
Japanese quince seedlings - digging out 1-3 year old ones (Chaenomeles japonica)
Harvesting horseradish
First frost of the autumn! Effects, microclimates, adaptations.
Growing lettuce from own open pollinated seeds
Opening up another compost bin
Comfrey in a drought
Mixing fruit trees and fruit bushes - a video reply about edible hedges and wind protection
Gardening season overview - a slideshow
Drought and peaches (and wild plums, oh and elderberries)
Black locust coppice - regenerative small diameter wood production
Tomato seed saving - the three phases!
Garlic harvest 2023 - growing garlic in heavy clay soil
The tiny scions update - old plum variety out of my grandparents garden
Garlic update - development, problems, scapes, harvest time
Garden update mid June
Grafting in deep shade - a check up on 0, 1 and 2 year old cherry grafts