This episode is a conversation with Kareen Erbe. She is a permaculture expert and has a lot of experience helping others become more self-reliant and food-self sufficient.From getting clients started on their first-ever garden, to troubleshooting their garden pest issues, to working with couples on designing a full-blown self-reliant homestead, to designing 30-acre permaculture farms with food forests - she has done it all. A big part of her mission is to help people grow their own food so they can eat healthier, live more sustainably and be more self-reliant.Use code “yearofplenty” (all lower case) for 15% OFF at www.mtblock.comEpisode Overview:

• How Kareen got started on her permaculture journey
• Why she chose to live in Montana even though the climate doesn’t make gardening easy
• How to extend your vegetable growing season in Northern cold-climate zones
• The importance of community in local food production
• Strategies she uses to connect with local food growers and people interested in growing food for their families
• Different permaculture principles and how they can apply to your life and not just the garden
• How you can apply permaculture principles to greenhouse gardening
• The 3 big questions to consider when planning a homestead
• The Story behind the Bozeman food forest
• Things to think about when setting up a food forest in cold climates
• Common vegetable gardening troubleshooting
• Her favorite crops and vegetables to feed a family

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