An Abundant Future With Matt Powers

The 6 Keys to Time-Wise Gardening Don’t have time to garden? 9-5 Job + Family + Staying Fit? Can’t be Consistent: Things always come up? Don’t want to spend all that time only to see it all go to waste? My Story: 2 acres mostly managed with a knife My wife, my job, homeschooling, & the kitchen The 6 Keys to Time-Wise Gardening Weed with a Knife or Scythe Throw Sow Planting between Perennials Automate Watering Zonal Planting Soil Prep: Winter cover crop & Compost: A Stitch in Time Saves 9 Calendar Approximate Harvest Times Don’t have time? Get Organized & Make Time this Year! Grow an AMAZING Garden without Wasting Time!

Too Many Weeds? Do weeds crowd out your food before you know it? My Story - Weeds took over my garden!!! Test your Soils pH in Multiple Areas Alkaline Soils = Nitrates = Weeds & Annuals = Vegetative Growth Acidic Soils = Ammonium = Perennials = Reproductive Growth (Fruit) Obviously super acidic or alkaline soils exist and are neither suitable for most garden vegetables. You can change their constitution as long as what made them acidic or alkaline is not a constant presence or constantly accumulating. Compost which is soil life & organic matter acts as a universal pH buffer. What To Do Compost Compost Teas & Extracts Cover Crops & other Nutrient Accumulators Legumes & other Nitrogen Fixers Ripping/Broadforking Chop & Drop Sometimes Earthworks Sometimes Biochar SO Don’t Pull Your Weeds: Chop & Drop them! WHY? They Accumulate the Nutrients Lacking in that Soil They Generate Organic Matter You can Chop BEFORE they Form Seed! It Leans into the Succession Use Compost & Grow Better! Grow Abundantly, Le

Are Poor Soils Holding You BACK? My Story - DCG to Rich Soil in Months Clay = High in Minerals, Excellent at Bonding, Retains Water Sandy = Well Draining, Easy to Inoculate, Accepts Water Readily Silty = Easy to Work, Makes Rich & Fertile Soils BUT… Clay - Can Repel Water, Can Resist Aeration & Movement Sand - Can be Devoid of Organic Matter & Life beyond Pioneer Species, Can be Highly Alkaline, Can Move On its Own Silt - Can Wash or Blow Away, Easy to Erode, & Easy to Use Up the Nutrient Bank The Missing Ingredients in all of this are Organic Matter & Soil Life You can make good soil out of pure sand, silt, or even clay, you just need enough organic matter and the correct biology present. Dr. Elaine Ingham has proven this as have others. How is it Possible? What can I do? Grow & Chop & Drop the plants that accumulate the nutrients and biomass that your soil and needs to accomplish the goals you have for that site. What to Grow? C4 Grasses for C&OM - Explosive? Carbon Sequestration Kings, Carbo

Top 5 Reasons to Grow Perennials, not Annuals 1. Soil Building = Carbon Sequestration 2. Longterm & Stable 3. Low Maintenance yet High Yields 4. Supports Biodiversity 5. Easy to Start The only reason annuals are more prevalent in our diet and gardens in practice is due to their quick return (within that season or year) and scaling up ability of seed & yield, but it feeds into a cycle that outstrips the land, soil, and even our health. The age of valuing short term gain over future systemic stability is ending rapidly. Even the World Bank has decided to divest completely from oil and gas extraction. - Plant a Tree, 20 Trees, or better yet a diverse Food Forest - Eat a Perennial-based Diet - Local & Native - Live & Eat Seasonally

Are you an experienced gardener but still looking for a way to grow the way Nature does? Without constant costly inputs? How to Grow with Nature - a cyclical pattern 1. Observe & Study (experience + book knowledge) 2. Alignment (Climate, Site Energies: Solar Path, Water & Wind Pressures, Slope, Aspect) 3. “Accept Feedback”: Continue to Observe & Study through Reflection & Discussion in order to adapt to improve alignment or realign to new insights or phenomenon. Methods of Alignment - “STUN: Strategic Total Utter Neglect” Mark Shepherd - Throw Sow (broadcasting) - Dry Farming - The Best Seeds/Plants from the Worst Areas - Broadforking/Keyline Ripping, not Tilling - Compost & Natural Inputs like Legumes/CoverCrops/MulchCrops - Companion Planting/Polycultures/Plant Guilds Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQuL9neCoO0 Check out Permaculture Gardening 2018: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/course-signup/permaculture-gardening-with-matt-powers

Learn how to take more control of your inner zone and thus more control over your entire life, relationships, and business. Dive deep with Kai & Matt in this deep People Care episode! Learn more about Kai Sawyer's work at Tokyo Urban Permaculture: https://www.tokyourbanpermaculture.com/english

Signup for this Thursday's Webinar with Dan Marquez on Sustainable Design Masterclass, an incredible webinar series that is FREE: https://www.sustainabledesignmasterclass.com/kelpfarming Learn more about Dan's mission at the Pharmersea Homepage: http://www.pharmersea.com Learn more about Antoinette Marquez's work using products from the sea to heal people at AMA Sea Beauty - her book on Thallasotherapy is only one in english! Her work is an absolute treasure: https://www.amaseabeauty.com

Happy Kickoff to the Holiday Season! I hope it is one of gratitude for you! - Matt Powers Terra Genesis International: http://www.terra-genesis.com Regenerative Enterprise: http://www.regenterprise.com All Books on Sale: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/shop/ All Courses on Sale: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/course-signup/

Don't Wait - Seize the Day, Plant those Trees, Save those Seeds! Don't have Money? Gather Wild Seeds. It only takes a shovel and determination to start a garden. Want to start that business? Scale up your life and the abundance will follow. An abundant future is waiting for you. - Matt Powers Read more on the blog: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/blog/2017/11/30/choose-today-dont-wait

Kevin Muno of Ecology Artisans joins us for an incredible look at regenerative business from someone who's really doing it, loving it, supporting families, and installing regenerative solutions in the landscape regularly in the San Diego, California area. Listen in for some regenerative business wisdoms that can apply to almost everyone's situation or entrepreneurial aspirations! Dr. Bronner's StormWater Management by Ecology Artisans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfE_bYD-MBE Ecology Artisans: https://ecologyartisans.com

Learn about Earthships from Earthship Seattle's Jamie Owens in this interview with Matt Powers who is stewarding a site Earthship Seattle is developing with a team of organizations and individuals. Learn more about this project in the Advanced Permaculture Student Online course launching April 2018 - learn more here: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/course-signup/the-advanced-permaculture-student-online

I can't wait to join this Kickstarter - I've learned so much from Peter McCoy through his book, his help with my book, and his mushroom workshop that it's going to be amazing to get a full online course with him. I hope you all join Radical Mycology's Newsletter, so you don't miss any of the action: http://radicalmycology.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9dd7e4f3338adf8539b41fabb&id=f018cc75ba I'll be right alongside you signing up! :) - Matt Powers Watch the video: nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=basHzsFguV4

Who knew saving acorns for food was this easy! Learn how to tap into the most abundant harvest right outside your door all over America: ACORNS! Want to learn more about perennial foods & permaculture, download The Permaculture Student 2 FREE for a limited time only: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/download-ps2-free

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Matt Powers discusses commercial food systems and intentional communities with Colleen Dick who is starting projects that tackle these very difficult areas of permaculture. Learn about Onchenda and State of Grace Living with Colleen Dick of Utah, USA. State of Grace Living: https://www.facebook.com/stateofgraceliving/ Onchenda: https://www.facebook.com/onchenda/

Lauren Tucker, executive director of Kiss the Ground, tells the story of its founding and development. She also shares details on the upcoming book and documentary by the same name. You can pre-order the Nov 14 release of Kiss the Ground on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Ground-Reverse-Climate-Ultimately/dp/1501170252/ Visit Kiss the Ground & see their amazing work: https://kisstheground.com Here's the Soil Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvAoZ14cP7Q

Matt Powers discusses the roots and effects of west coast wildfires and how we can stop them. Matt also talks about the successful Kickstarter for the Advanced Permaculture Student Online and what it means for the future. Watch all Matt's videos on Wildfires in today's blog post: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/blog/2017/10/9/wildfires Missed the Kickstarter!?!?! Join the Advanced Permaculture Student Online HERE: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/course-signup/the-advanced-permaculture-student-online

Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years? Where do you see our world? Our economy? Our soil? Our air & water? Watch the Video Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6cHPoAyOvU Join the Kickstarter Here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattpowers/the-advanced-permaculture-student-online

The Advanced Permaculture Student Online is a collection of regenerative solutions & pathways for high schoolers, college students, and adults looking to start on careers that are meaningful, regenerative, profitable, proven, and valuable to their local communities. This is a 16-week video-based course with almost 30 expert instructors from around the world who have greened deserts, grown tons of soil per acre per year, made professional-level mycology accessible to the home cultivator or start up mushroom farm, trained professional landscapers in permaculture, redefined soil science and composting as we know it, converted organic orchards to permaculture, worked as a steward of an ancient Molokai fish pond, made impossible seed and plant adaptations possible, and much more. This course takes permaculture into the advanced fields of mycology, large-scale land restoration, market gardening, natural farming, alternative energy, social permaculture, ocean restoration, city planning, aquaculture, vermiculture, an

It was a journey but this is our story. The reason why we fight our fight and live the way we do. I hope you can find health and abundance in your life. I hope that you can avoid or beat cancer whether you face it or your friends or family. Learn more about how to grow the best food with Permaculture Gardening - On Sale Now: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/course-signup/permaculture-gardening-with-matt-powers