by Levi Meeuwenberg | Jan 5, 2023 | Agriculture, Blog, Culture, Economics, Farm, Fossil Fuels, History, Parkour, Permaculture/Homesteading, Podcast, Why Permaculture, YouTube
My parkour buddy, Brandon Douglas, invited me to appear on his Height Drop podcast. It was a fun chat, in which we discussed my parkour journey, getting into farming and sustainable living, existential threats, narratives, soil depletion, regenerative... ![Introduction to Apple Tree Grafting with Trevor Newman [Video]](https://realizehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_4229-1080x675.jpg)
by Levi Meeuwenberg | Mar 18, 2017 | Agriculture, Blog, Farm, Permaculture/Homesteading, Plants, YouTube
This is a clip from a 2016 workshop led by Trevor Newman of Roots to Fruits, hosted by Realeyes Homestead. Transcript: Guy: Apples? Trevor: Yeah. These are apples and this is a semi-dwarf called ‘Bud 118’. So again,... ![Clever Tricks for Planting and Propagating Gooseberry Bushes (and Currants) [Video]](https://realizehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_4232-1080x675.jpg)
by Levi Meeuwenberg | Mar 18, 2017 | Agriculture, Blog, Farm, Permaculture/Homesteading, Plants, YouTube
This is a clip from a 2016 workshop led by Trevor Newman of Roots to Fruits, hosted by Realeyes Homestead. Transcript: Trevor: Gooseberries. Blackcurrant, red currant, gooseberries. It’s actually really beneficial to plant them a little bit below... ![How to Establish Understory/Groundcover Plants in your Orchard or Forest Garden [Video]](https://realizehomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_4223-1080x675.jpg)
by Levi Meeuwenberg | Mar 18, 2017 | Agriculture, Blog, Events/Workshops, Farm, Permaculture/Homesteading, Plants, YouTube
This is a clip from a 2016 workshop led by Trevor Newman of Roots to Fruits, hosted by Realeyes Homestead. Transcript: Trevor: Yeah really good way to integrate ground cover species is overseeding into the exist– either into the existing vegetation... 
by Levi Meeuwenberg | Jan 25, 2017 | Blog, Culture, Excerpts, Wendell Berry, Wilderness
“Apparently with the rise of industry, we began to romanticize the wilderness -which is to say we began to institutionalize it within the concept of “scenic.” Because of railroads and improved highways, the wilderness was no longer an arduous passage for the... 
by Levi Meeuwenberg | Mar 24, 2016 | Appropriate Technology, Blog, Farm, Heating Systems, Natural Building, Natural Resources, Permaculture/Homesteading
Two years ago, Brenda and I were renting an apartment and I would commute to the farm every day to take care of our pigs, chickens, gardens and plant nursery. This situation quickly made it clear to me how important it is to actually be LIVING on the land you’re...
