Stone Soup Permaculture Garden and Nursery

11/15/2023

05/27/2023

A wall of cherries!

11/05/2022

Entrance to a rabbit burrow

07/25/2022

06/23/2022

Poplar, eucalyptus, and grape polyculture. This year's hard late frost was hard on a lot of our grapes, fortunately all of the tree grown grapes were high up enough and well protected to escape unscathed.

06/22/2022

A new season begins. Summer love.

11/11/2020

Non-profit Food Plant Solutions represents five decades of work by agricultural scientist Bruce French to catalogue more than 31,000 edible plants so children do not have to go hungry.

06/05/2020

“Wake up before it’s too late.” Small farms are the only way to feed the world. “The time is now to switch back to our natural farming roots.” These are dire warnings from the U.N. in a 2015 report. Monocrops and GMOs are not the only answer and are not enough to feed the world. …

04/11/2020

What is hugelkultur?

Hugelkultur (hoo-gul-culture), is a German horticulture method to make raised beds that use rotting wood to provide nutrients for fruits, vegetables, and herbs. This permaculture technique allows gardeners to replicate nutrient cycles that occur in natural forest areas. By layering different materials (compost, mulch, fertilizer, etc.) on top of the wood to provide additional nutrients, gardeners are able to create a self-sustaining raised bed.

Learn more about hugelkulturs and how to make your own!

Visit our online garden education on our website:
https://www.pnwsalmoncenter.org/garden-education/