Renaissance Farms Permaculture: Recent Episodes
Nissa Gadbois
After many seasons of dreaming and planning, I’m finally bringing a long-held vision to life: a small, soulful nursery rooted[…]
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Earlier this year, I was accepted as a curator for The Friends of Vintage Roses. I am currently the only[…]
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I spied two beautiful Tremella species while working in the field. The white specimen is Tremella fuciformis, also called Snow[…]
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I confess. I am a home wrecker. While checking the swarm hives, we surprised a little friend who was squatting[…]
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- Lavender Fields & Labyrinth CreationI am gearing up to plant our lavender fields next spring! This project includes building[…]
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Artemesia vulgaris is native to Europe and parts of Asia, but can be found in North America and is abundant[…]
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This week, we’re going to explore the fundamental elements of permaculture design. At all times during the process, we’re going[…]
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This year was to be our first ever Lughnasadh Sunflower Festival. Unfortunately, after inspection by someone who understands things better[…]
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Garlic Mustard Pesto is made with our Herb of the Week. Please be sure to check out more on it’s[…]
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Our herb of the week is Garlic Mustard. Alliaria petiolata is a biennial member of the brassica family. It is[…]
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This week, we’re going to cover David Holmgren’s Principles. They are the ones that I use most and tend to[…]
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This week, we’re going to take a deeper dive into the permaculture principles introduced in last week’s post. It isn’t[…]
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This is Part One of a two-part podcast. Nissa sits down to talk with Amanda and Brett Sovick of DeLorenzo[…]
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Permaculture Ethic Care of People
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Nissa sits down to talk with Sam Staebner of Whittier Farms in Sutton.
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Permaculture Series Introduction Throughout this series, I’m going to be using my farm in central Massachusetts and a depopulated village[…]
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Nissa sits down to talk with Joanie Walker of Walker Farm at Whortleberry Hill in New Braintree. Joanie is a[…]
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An Unexpected Permaculture Journey I am a farmer who went on an unexpected journey into Permaculture. When we bought this[…]
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Join me each week as we meet the passionate farmers, food producers, and chefs who are shaping the farm-to-table movement[…]
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Hi there. I’m Nissa. I own and operate Renaissance Farms. I’m a permaculture teacher, herbalist, and yoga teacher. The last[…]
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Peace Through Permaculture is Possible Turmoil and discord have been dominating the headlines for the past several years. It’s easy[…]
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We got hit really hard during the pandemic. Really hard. We lost all of our restaurant business. We gave away[…]
Exact dates and locations TBA October: Permaculture Design Course (PDC)† November: PDC for Farmers* December: RetroSuburbia January: PDC February: RetroSuburbia March: Regenerative Social Structures COURSE[…]
Nissa is in need of a couple of collaborative people who have some experience with video. She will be making instructional videos for FarmSchool and posting shorts or montages for a new YouTube channel, as well as for FB and IG. This is a volunteer position. Although this is a volunteer position, it requires a […]
We need to embrace beginning again. Sometimes that means changing our vision.We have been doing a lot of that over the past few years. Before COVID we envisioned serving area restaurants. Then we envisioned returning to CSA. But our life as family didn’t support that. We have two high-needs children. Neither one lives at home […]
If you have been following us for a while, you are already aware that we are a Catholic Worker Farm. We are not a non-profit, following the tradition set forth by Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. We rely upon the work of our hands and gifts made by those who align with […]
It’s been another tough start to the season. We’ve been working the market garden with hand tools and a leaky hose… and with just one or two of us at any one time. We’ve been looking for experienced volunteers all season. Volunteers because last year was a total financial loss. We gave away nearly everything […]
We’re all just walking each other home Ram Dass, “Be Here Now” Ram Dass was “Mom’s thing”. She was really into self-help books and metaphysical stuff and Eastern religion… and basically all things I considered ‘hippie’. I don’t remember anything about Ram Dass clearly, everything was sort of peripheral. I did know that he ‘used […]
Friday morning, Josephine and George and I walked down to the willow coppice to cut a pile of whips for a hurdle project in our Zone One garden. I’m ashamed to admit that I had really neglected this zone in favour of projects in the wider farm. But since the pandemic came along, we’ve needed […]
Kabuli Pulao Serves 12 The national dish of Afghanistan. There seem to be as many ways to spice this dish as there are cooks. However, lamb is the traditional meat. We chose to make the recipe with chicken thighs. It’s a different flavour profile, but delicious! Try it both ways. ½ c. olive oil 3 […]
We’re hiring for both full-time and part-time positions on the farm. Pay starts at $15 an hour. Tuesday through Saturday. Job Description: During the busy growing season, work will consist mainly of planting, mulching, weeding, bug-picking, watering, and harvesting. You will be assisting with preparing orders for restaurants and boxes for home deliveries and farm […]
Blue Green Freckles Smoothie Makes about 24 oz. 2 Granny Smith apples 1/2 English Cucumber 1/2 lemon (or lime) 1″ piece ginger 1/2 c. blueberries 2 small avocados Juice apples through ginger. Put juice into a blender and add blueberries and avocados. Blend until smooth and thick. Smoothies are fantastic for when you need lighter […]