Sustainable agriculture – Barakah Heritage Farm

How to Build a Fruit Tree Guild

Barakah Farm StaffJan 12, 20180

A guild is a grouping of plants that supports a central element—such as a fruit tree—for maximum harvest and use of space. Learn more about

Create a Food Forest for Low-Maintenance, Edible Rewards

Barakah Farm StaffJan 9, 20180

A food forest, or edible forest garden, is a food production strategy that mimics a woodland ecosystem. Find out how to create a low-maintenance, perennial,

Implementing Your Dreams on the Permaculture Homestead

Barakah Farm StaffNov 13, 20170

When developing a permaculture homestead, you’ve got a lot of dreams and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Are you wondering where to start? Here’s how

Growing Beets – A Unique Heirloom Crop

Barakah Farm StaffOct 31, 20170

Anyone who enjoys vegetable gardening, growing heirloom vegetables in your home, backyard organic garden provides a great way to grow fresh crops for your everyday

Creating a Food Forest – Step by Step Guide – Permaculture Apprentice

Barakah Farm StaffSep 3, 20170

One of my earliest memories of visiting my grandparents’ farm was playing on the dry stone wall, tossing stones around and just generally fooling around.

How to Plant Efficiently With Permaculture Principles

Barakah Farm StaffAug 7, 20170

The term permaculture is being passed around fairly frequently in agricultural circles these days. To make a complex idea quite simple, when it comes to

Growing Shiitake Mushrooms

Barakah Farm StaffJul 1, 20170

We got involved with Shiitake Mushrooms through our Agricultural Cooperative Extension Agency. (This is a great resource for any farmer. Make it a point at

How To Create A Permaculture Garden That Supports Your Local Ecosystem

Barakah Farm StaffJun 20, 20170

There is no set formula for developing this type of permaculture garden design, but there are some permaculture best practices: 1. Copy nature’s blueprint and

No dig, ditch back-breaking cultivation and grow great vegetables

Barakah Farm StaffJun 13, 20170

Origins of no dig cultivation methods are not completely clear, but the benefits of having healthy soil, bountiful crops with minimal work is clear! Managing

Arid land to a fertile Eden: permaculture lessons from Portugal

Barakah Farm StaffMay 16, 20170

The land undulates upwards into gentle hills, cradling nooks of fertile terraces growing sweetcorn, sunflowers and tomatoes, before rolling down into tranquil lakes. It looks

Vegetables – Grow top-quality carrots

Barakah Farm StaffJan 28, 20170

Carrots are important root crops in commercial and home gardens for vegetable production. Here are some pointers for cultivating them. Carrots (Daucus carota) are members

6 Ways to Increase Food Production in Your Organic Vegetable Garden

Barakah Farm StaffDec 4, 20160

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