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Nick Ferguson on The Homestead Nursery – Episode-3298

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Today Nick Ferguson joins us to tell you how you can save thousands of dollars and perhaps even earn as much or more by setting up your own homestead nursery.  We will talk about the how, the what, the why and the things that can go wrong, how to prevent them and why every homesteader should be propagating at least some plants. Join Us Today to Discuss… Why your homestead should have a nursery The biggest considerations of nursery set up Nick’s biggest failure and what it can teach you Various methods of plant propagation and their relative difficulty Dealing … Continue reading →

Episode-2577- Nick Ferguson on Fodder Trees, Rare Plants, Permaculture and More

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I asked Nick Ferguson of Home Grown Liberty and Rare Plant Store to join me for a chat today for a few reasons.  First as announced on yesterday’s show his new business is offering four different amazing deals with some cool fruiting perennials and some awesome trees as well.  Many of the trees are not just awesome looking but great “fodder trees” as well.  Many are not familiar with the concept of fodder trees or tree hay as it has also been called but it is a great way to feed livestock. Additionally these are only his first offerings, so … Continue reading →

Episode-2481- Half Acre Homesteading – Part Four – Plant Propagation

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Okay I am calling this series “Half Acre Homesteading” because marketing. The use of two words in a 2-3 word phrase is good at grabbing attention, think “Taco Tuesdays” or anything in that vein. You don’t need a half acre to make today’s show work for you, you can do most of this on even a postage stamp lot, many do. Likewise even if you have a lot more land, then this is what we call zone one design. Creation of a 1/20th – 1/2 acre system that you spend the majority of your activity on and hence it is … Continue reading →

Episode-2439- Akiva Silver Discusses Trees of Power

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Akiva Silver has a background in wilderness survival and nature awareness. He holds a deep appreciation for wildlife and trees. Akiva runs Twisted Tree Farm, 20 acres of diverse orchards and a nursery. The nursery provides Akiva and his family of 5 with their full income. He believes in the trees that he raises so much that he sees them as a path forward for humanity and all of the ecosystems surrounding us.  He is now growing around 20,000 trees a year using practices that go well beyond “organic”.  His background is in foraging, wilderness survival and primitive skills.  He … Continue reading →

Episode-2267- Akiva Silver on Tree Crops

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Akiva Silver has a background in wilderness survival and nature awareness. He holds a deep appreciation for wildlife and trees. Akiva runs Twisted Tree Farm, 20 acres of diverse orchards and a nursery. The nursery provides Akiva and his family of 5 with their full income. He believes in the trees that he raises so much that he sees them as a path forward for humanity and all of the ecosystems surrounding us. Akiva joins us to discuss tree crops as an incredible path forward on multiple levels.   Akiva says that, “by understanding how we can partner with the plant … Continue reading →

Episode-1527- Grafting, Root Stocks and Tree Propagation

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Recently I did a show with Kevin Hauser about apples and we discussed that he did all his propagation with “bench grafts” and always uses “M111 Rootstock” which basically caused a listener to say, WHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN? Point taken!  Sometimes when you know a subject well you just assume people know what you are talking about.  The truth though is I am still learning about tree propagation myself.  I know a lot about tree care, tree pruning, tree planting, etc. but making new trees I am new to myself. This might actually make it worse because as I … Continue reading →

Nick Ferguson and Jack Spirko to Host 4 Hours of Plant Propagation Bonus Q&A

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Nick Ferguson’s Plant Propagation Course has been a huge success for PermaEthos. The feed back has been exceptional and we are sure perhaps a few hundred back yard nurseries will spring up because of it this year.  This is yet another example of our real goals at PermaEthos, to empower as many people as possible to develop their own properties and business in consort with Permaculture ethics and design science. Nick and I talked a lot about the production of this course and what we wanted it to do.  The main goals were simple. No fluff, the real necessary information … Continue reading →

The Permaethos Plant Propagation Course is Now Live

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The long awaited Plant Propagation Course taught by Nick Ferguson is now live.  You can learn more about it at the PermaEthos Website. We have made a few chapters free so you can get a feel for the course and Nick’s teaching style.  We feel this course will empower many to set up small to even large scale nurseries. Nick is a passionate teacher with about 20 years of plant propagation experience behind him.  In the course he covers layering, division, grafting, rooting with mist systems and many other ways to produce plants of top quality and unique varieties. Personally … Continue reading →