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Sharpening 101

1/9/2020

This is how I sharpen all my sickles, pruners, machetes, axes, weeding hoes, bill hooks, and straight razors with my $30 sharpening stone, a piece of newspaper and a leather belt.

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Is Industrial Agriculture Efficient, Effective & Ethical? (Podcast)

10/17/2019

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In this podcast I challenge the validity of the "only big agriculture can feed the world" paradigm and argue that industrial agriculture is neither efficient or effective and certainly not ethical, while making a case for a regenerative agriculture based on permaculture design.

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How Our Swales work ( 3 Videos)

10/11/2019

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We have constructed 3 kilometres of wetlands on contour AKA swales to help fill our dams, flood irrigate forest gardens and heal the water cycle on our farm. Here are 3 videos highlight some of our experiences using this simple water harvesting structure on our 250 acre farm.

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Drone Tour of Coen Farm (Video)

10/11/2019

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My friend Curtis Stone recorded this 28 minute drone video this spring as I narrated You can see dams and dugouts are full of water, our gardens are planted, our forest garden is in bloom and our animals are out to pasture.

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How We Raise Our Milk Fed Pastured Pork (Video)

10/9/2019

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In this 24 minute video I walk you through my daily chores involved in raising the best pork in Alberta! You will see how I milk our Jersey cows, make fermented feed with raw milk, harvest duckweed, and rotate our pigs through a cat tail paddock.

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My Visual Soil Health Assessment Process (VIDEO & PDF)

7/31/2019

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In this blog, video and PDF I hope to share my fast and free process for diagnosing the health of your soil with nothing more than a shovel. This test takes less than 15 minutes to complete and is far more accurate and provides far more actionable insights than any laboratory test I have ever used.

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On Farm Harvest Legalization Update (Video)

6/28/2019

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Last year we were threatened with a $10,000 fine and year in prison for selling meat that was harvested on farm to consenting customers in our herd share program. In this update I share my plan for how we are going legalize on farm harvesting in Alberta so that we can all have access to nutrient-dense and ethically raised meat.

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VIDEO: Drone Tour Of Coen Farm

6/20/2019

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In this video I narrate a drone tour of our entire 250 acre farm showcasing some of the swale, dam, dugout, aquaculture, livestock, food forest, cover cropping and other permaculture systems we have on our regenerative farm.

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We Just Signed a Book Deal!

5/25/2019

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My colleagues Rob and Michelle Avis from Verge Permaculture and Adaptive Habitat and I just signed a book deal with New Society Publishers! The working title is "Building Your Adaptive Habit: A 5 Step Process to Design & Build the Resilient Home, Acreage or Farm of Your Dreams."

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Permaculture as a model for an economy of wellbeing (Podcast Interview)

5/2/2019

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ln this podcast I am interviewed by economist and award winning author, Mark Anielski, about my thoughts on how Permaculture Design can be used to create an economy of wellbeing. Enjoy!

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Sharpening 101

Is Industrial Agriculture Efficient, Effective & Ethical? (Podcast)

How Our Swales work ( 3 Videos)

Drone Tour of Coen Farm (Video)

How We Raise Our Milk Fed Pastured Pork (Video)

My Visual Soil Health Assessment Process (VIDEO & PDF)

On Farm Harvest Legalization Update (Video)

VIDEO: Drone Tour Of Coen Farm

We Just Signed a Book Deal!

Permaculture as a model for an economy of wellbeing (Podcast Interview)

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