After we asked our 82 year old neighbour whether she would know anybody who could allow us to grow vegetables on their land, she went out on a little research and came back the same day with two proposals. First: a little plot filled with bamboo stalks of about 150 square meter. Originally this was a little vegetable field and we can use it without conditions. As a field it is not so interesting but I can now use bamboo freely for trellises and other building projects. Just great! Next: two little patches of good quality field. The owner is getting older and is looking forward to pass me on his knowledge of growing vegetables while he is slowly stepping out of the art. Also great! The first patch is now growing beans, carrots, onion, gobo and radishes The second patch, a little further up the mountain is half potato, and for the other half I am trying out the famous three sisters combination: corn, beans and pumpkin. Marigolds are in preparation and some medicinal plants to be pla
permaculture living at the edge of town