Practical balcony garden designs that range from the simple to the mad, blurring the line between reality and what is typically reserved for the worlds of science fiction and steampunk.
Start your homesteading journey and learn homesteading skills on your balcony. Beyond helping you create your dream homestead design; If you want this to be more than a hobby, we also provide business and marketing support, to help you make your balcony homestead profitable.
Raise your own meat, eggs, honey, and feed for your livestock on your own balcony with far less space than you might expect.
Cultivate, breed, and save seeds. Select varieties that thrive on balconies then join our network of seed stewards.
Grow lavender, rosemary, geraniums, and more, and infuse them into oils that nurture you and those you care about.
Your neighbors are just as outraged by the price of fresh herbs at the grocery store as you are. Become a source of accessible, high-quality herbs for your community.
City living is hard on all animals (including humans)! We are all meant to connect deeply with nature, and these designs allow you to do just that.
This article contains a quick review of how to estimate your balcony’s microclimate and growing zone followed by four example scenarios to provide some clarity regarding how to navigate the
Introduction When starting a design one of my first questions is always “What is the microclimate like?” While national or regional growing zone maps provide a broad overview, the microclimate
I am Socrates. A permaculutrist and balcony landscape designer with a love for heirloom seeds. My designs range from the obvious, easy to implement to the mad, which thin the line between reality and what is usually reserved for the world of science fiction and steam punk. What I create is a direct result of my life experinces, education, and imagination.
Over the past few decades I have lived in skyscrapers, rural farms and everything in between across the Americas and Europe- almost everywhere I planted a garden. Over the course of this time I accumulated five years of agricultural experince and education.
Let’s design a different kind of space which will add depth and fullfilment to your daily life.