Kevin shows us how to save seeds from Jute, and also seed saving in general. Are these seeds worth saving?

Jim gives us an updated tour of the Freedom Farm Academy's first demonstration site at Galts Landing. Some of the components are an aquaponics system, bees, medicinal plants, a community area, an outdoor kitchen area, and much more.

🌿 5 things you need to consider when designing a food forest ✨
 
A good design can save you time and money by reducing maintenance and water usage, as well as increasing your yields, minimising pests/weeds, and capitalizing on plants that can be planted together. 
 
Even if you don't have much space in your yard, there are still lots of ways to create an effective design that makes use of every square inch of space available.
 
Head on over to our most recent blog post  where you’ll find a 6th and final consideration that is arguably THE most important for a food forest design:
 
https://foodforestabundance.com/why-design-is-important

Food Forest Abundance’s biggest sale of the year just started!
 
If you’ve been waiting for a sign to start growing your own food so you can improve your health, become more self-sufficient, and be able to save money while doing so, then this is it!
 
For a few days only, save 15% on all of FFA’s food forest + homestead designs (code: GRATITUDE)
 
This includes:
 
FOOD FOREST DESIGNS (4 options)

💚Starter food forest design (up to 1/16 acre)
💚Family food forest design (1/16 to ¼ acre)
💚Family + friends food forest design (over ¼ up to 1 acre)
💚Community food forest design (over 1 up to 3 acres)

Your food forest will be designed with consideration of your climate, planting zone, topography, space, as well as to the beauty, functionality, and abundance you wish to have.
 
HOMESTEAD DESIGNS (2 options)

💚Family homestead food forest design (over ¼ up to 1 acre)
💚Family + friends homestead food forest design (1 to 3 acres)

A homestead design comes with everything a regular food forest design does, plus it will dive into greater detail on animal integration, annual food production systems, perennial food production systems, water management and help you understand how to convert your property and family from consumers to producers.

Shop now: https://shop.foodforestabundance.com/products/food-forest-design-blueprint

**Sale ends Monday, November 28th at 11:59EST

Here is a perfect companion planting for potatoes 🥔

Potatoes pair well with: Horseradish, watermelon, sweet alyssum, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, corn, chives, cilantro, flax, leeks, catnip, chamomile, marigold, nasturtium, parsley, peas, petunias, radishes, spinach, and tansy.

Plants that you want to avoid planting with potatoes are: Carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, fennel, okra, onions, hot peppers, sweet peppers, bell peppers, pumpkins, raspberries, squash, sunflowers, tomatoes, tomatillos, and turnips.

Have you tried companion planting in your vegetable garden? What have you found pairs the best together?

Episode 20 of The Jim Gale Show: The Freedom Leader Featuring Bradley Freedom
 
In this episode, Bradley Freedom, creator of https://thefreedompeople.org, shares ways to become more free of government control through common trusts and injunctions.

His organization helps bring people together and bond in saying “no” to all the manipulation. Instead, it focuses on “lawfully” supporting the freedom mindset, also endorsed by Jim Gale’s Food Forest Abundance.

To listen to the whole episode:
https://unite.live/food-forest-abundance/the-jim-gale-show?recording_id=1680

I think you’ll like this one my friend

Jim Gale & Sayer Ji - Seeds Speak To Us - Soil is so very important, and the plants that grow (or don't grow) in soil are delivering a message and solving an issue. Wasps are also a part of the solution!

If you're a vegetable gardener, you probably already know that there are some common mistakes that can lead to a less-than-stellar harvest.

If you’re someone who is just starting out, or perhaps is a seasoned gardener looking to improve your yields, check out these 7 common mistakes people make. Let us know in the comments which mistakes you’re guilty of making.

Calling all green thumbs, avid gardeners, and progressive farmers!
It’s time to level up your knowledge and expertise while recharging your mental batteries
 
Are you an avid gardener or progressive farmer in search of more sustainable planting techniques?

If you want to beat those high-priced organic food by learning how to easily grow them within your own property, block out a week on your calendar and join Jim Gale, permaculture food forest designer and the CEO of Food Forest Abundance, for an agriculture intensive retreat among the ancient ruins and locations of Peru.

Retreat takes place September 1-8, 2023.

Visit the link below to read more about the retreat and to register!

https://www.retreatsandtoursperu.com/agriculture-intensive/

We may want to wake up people we see as suffering, but the best thing we can do for ourselves and others is to focus inwards.

Holiday season is around the corner, things are on sale... How can we make a difference? How can we participate in the celebration of giving gifts in a way that does not pollute the earth, extract resources from the earth, promote slavery in remote places of the earth? Let's explore some alternative gifts! Many can come from our garden. 

Allan Campbell, designer and director of education for Food Forest Abundance talks about ways you can gift this year without buying new things.

To watch the webinar: https://unite.live/s/52WBsk

😀 Finally!

Design process details

Protecting Hardy Plants - Kevin shows us how to protect potted plants in the winter so they don't die due to the elements

4 Benefits of Gardening for Mental Health 🧠

Gardening can improve many aspects of mental health, focus, and concentration.

Whether you have been doing it for years or are just beginning, here are 4 benefits of gardening on your mental health.

How has gardening helped improve your mental health? Make sure to save this graphic to share with anyone who may benefit from it 💚