Our Permaculture Homestead

February 13, 2015

Join us for a beautiful and info-packed video tour of our permaculture homestead!

This is part 1 of a 3-part series where we explain and explore our:

– thriving food forest complete with fruit trees, bushes and tons of edible and medicinal perennials
– passive solar greenhouse with rocket mass heater
– water harvesting systems including underground rain tank and swales
– energy-efficient house retrofits
– composting systems
– handmade cob oven
– solar-powered water heater
– and mega-productive veggie gardens (with wicking beds, swales and more)!

Rob Avis

Rob Avis is a petroleum engineer turned permaculture teacher, designer and public speaker. He graduated from the University of Alberta and also have international training and certifications in renewable energy and regenerative design. He and his wife Michelle have been running Verge Permaculture in Calgary for the past 5 years.

Tags: permaculture, urban homestead