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Good afternoon, Here comes part 2 of how you can support my work heading into this new year.  (Part 1 about services here) Most of you will know that I do not plan on market gardening this year. To me, that means growing 30+ varieties of vegetables and herbs on a scale large enough toRead more

Good afternoon everyone, it is official: we’ve crept passed eight hours of technically available sunlight here in the Helsinki area and that means the gardening season will be upon us in a few weeks. The so-called “Persephone Period” ends on the 25th of this month: with more than ten hours of potential sunlight, all otherRead more

Before jumping into 2021 with a new company name, updated vision, and all that comes with that territory, I thought folks might be interested in how the growing season went. Espoo City came through this year in support of the farm and allowed me to convert an insulated shipping container into a walk-in cooler. IRead more

It’s dark outside. Like, November in Finland dark. We only have a few fleeting minutes of sunlight each week, which makes posting original content from the farm a little difficult with the equipment + time I have available. So, I thought I’d recycle a document I made about my parent’s place back in the UnitedRead more

(Cross posted from Facebook 05.09.2020) Hello everyone, it is time for a couple of announcements. First, I’m not going to host any hands-on workshops or courses this autumn. I simply do not have the time to create a high quality curriculum and the content to go with it while finishing the farming season. The secondRead more

I often post about what I’m doing and not so much about “The Why.” In this two part article, I am going to share my thoughts about that trendy concept, confront the iniquitous and pervasive idea that food is fungible (that is, food items are mutually interchangeable), and explain how the practices on my farmRead more

Preface I haven’t written a blog post in a very long time. Being both a father to a small child and the man behind the show of a market garden takes an incredible about of time and dedication over the course of many seasons. I have a lot of topics that I’d like to discussRead more

Wow, its been months since I’ve posted anything- here at least. I want to save this space for longer articles that don’t really have a place on Facebook (where I post updates on an almost daily basis). Spring arrived super late this year and I’m still behind, only 3/9 gardens are complete but the plants thatRead more

The past month’s been quite busy. Here’s a rundown of what’s been going on since the new year. Pilot CSA Some of you may have noticed the addition of a new page here at Lillklobb Permaculture: the Pilot Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program. This Pilot CSA (kumppanuusmaatalous) is thoroughly explained there, but suffice to say- if you’ve beenRead more

Global, Regional, and Neighborhood Analysis can be found here (part 1) Part 2 Site Specific Analysis: Landform, Water, Access & Circulation Part 3 Site Specific Analysis: Vegetation & Wildlife, Microclimates, Buildings & Infrastructure Part 4 Site Specific Analysis: Soils, Current Zones of Use, and  Aesthetics & Experience LKP: A Brief Site Analysis: Conclusions Note: The discussion belowRead more