Terra Nova owner, Ken Foster teaching Permaculture class at Cabrillo College.
Permaculture Class – Fall semester 2017 Hort 162PC Instructor: Ken Foster 2017 Fall semester Class Description: Introduces principles and practices of permaculture design though collaboration on...
View ArticleLeaf Blowers Suck!
Or so says the bumper sticker on my landscape truck. The funny thing is leaf blowers also blow, metaphorically speaking. It is a sad thing to hear the gardeners arrive with all their noise and have it...
View ArticleRecipes for a New Earth blog
Terra Nova owner Ken Foster starts blog for his book, Recipes for a New Earth A 30 year investigation into ecological landscaping
View ArticleGraywater Clarified in five easy steps
When it comes to water conservation the solutions are not black and white, they’re grey. You will find it (correctly) spelled greywater and graywater but whether you spell it with an ‘e’ or an ‘a’ it...
View ArticleMake your garden resilient
Reprinted from an article published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel December 13th, 2018, Home and Garden, Lifestyle section. Ken Foster and Jillian Steinberger’s garden in Santa Cruz. Climate...
View ArticleIn Contact: Bicycle-powered connection to people & place
Over the past 12 years, Ken Foster has been our “visionary” blogger! But Ken is opening up the blog to include other voices. At Terra Nova, we hire visionary people to work for us, and they have...
View ArticleEcosystem Restoration Camps. A call to restore the garden planet earth.
My personal mission statement has been, “I co-create and tend the garden so all may benefit from its abundance, nourishment, beauty and joy.” Having recently participated in an international movement...
View ArticleTop Summer Gardening Tips from Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping
By Jillian Steinberger, “The Garden Artisan” Pictured at right with a bee swarm in the Terra Nova Farm Garden With summer in full swing, gardens are growing strong all over the county! We hope your...
View ArticleFALL TIPS FOR A CLIMATE RESILIENT GARDEN
CONSIDER RAINWATER HARVESTING: During a one-inch rainstorm, you can harvest 600 gallons of water off a 1,000 square-foot roof. That’s a lot! Tanks come in all shapes and sizes. PREPARE FOR STORMS:...
View ArticleTerra Nova is the proud sponsor of Permaculture Collaborative.
EcoFarm Registration 2020 is the 40th anniversary of the Eco Farm Conference. This year Terra Nova is sponsoring a Pre-conference on Wednesday, Jan. 22 called A Permaculture Collaborative - City...
View ArticleImpacts of Leaf Blowers
Ken Foster, Terra Nova founder and co-owner has been working with the Coalition for a Healthy & Safe Environment – CHASE, since the outset. Thanks to Chris Ryan we recently rolled out the new...
View ArticleCabrillo’s Permaculture class – life affirming!
Join Terra Nova’s founder Ken Foster for Permaculture design class at Cabrillo College this Fall. Ken with students design project Students with design project
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