Ecosphere Permaculture

10/17/2026

A new addition to our collection of plants and herbs this year is saffron flowers. Although the crimson stigmas are the main interest for spices, the flower itself is also edible. How lovely to have crocus flowers blooming in October! 💚

10/04/2026

Récolte de pommes empire et d’épinards cette après midi.

10/04/2026

In our permaculture food forest it is fruit fall harvest time! and so much more. We will be harvesting until the end of November.

09/11/2026

Native seeds are stubborn on purpose. They're wired to wait for winter before they'll sprout, which protects them from germinating too early. Fall sowing skips the fridge, the peat moss, and the guessing entirely.

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09/07/2026

Come to my little community next Saturday to learn how to braid sweet grass!

Join us on Saturday September 12th in our Indigenous Healing Garden at the Wellandport Branch for Braiding Sweetgrass. Six Nations member Louis Harris will be teaching the Indigenous braiding technique.

09/06/2026

Now that the grapes and elderberries have been harvested, It was finally time to tackle the gazebo roof project! 🔨🛖
Using leftover ® shingles from the house and a whole lot of creativity and elbow grease , it actually turned out great. Now Mike is suggesting we top it off with a custom weather vane… of himself. 🤣 What do you think?? 🤔 Up next in the garden: looking forward to harvesting pawpaws, medlars, persimmons, and figs over the coming months! 🍂🌳 I potted 12 Pawpaws seedlings today. If someone is interested in planting Pawpaw in the yard, let me know and I will put one aside for you!

09/05/2026

Last week was our traditional family canning day for tomato sauce and salsa. We also made sun-dried tomatoes in oil, froze bags of chopped tomatoes, and prepared roasted peppers in oil as well as baba ghanoush! We love this family tradition 💚 it is such a fun way to harvest from the garden (supplemented with a few store buys) and spend time together doing something that feeds us all year long.

07/16/2026

A gorgeous mix of purple coneflower and Culver’s root in the garden this year! 🌸✨ Beautiful as they are, they’ve officially staged a hostile takeover of the strawberry bed. Win some, lose some!

06/24/2026

I guess when you're turning your backyard into a permaculture ecosystem, you have to expect the unexpected! 🐢🌱

A mother snapping turtle decided my pile of mulch was the ultimate nursery and laid about 30 eggs! I accidentally uncovered them while working, but I made sure to carefully rebury them in a safe location. If all goes well, we’ll be welcoming some tiny, prehistoric-looking neighbors this fall!

06/21/2026

Although it’s hard to tell from the photo, this gazebo is surrounded by elderberries, an apple tree, and a grape vine. I love sitting inside to reflect and watch the birds. It’s getting a brand-new roof this summer!