This section may seem quite disrelated to the subject of foundations, soft-stories, earthquake retrofitting, etc, but it is not at all a mistake that it is here!

This is not an offer to perform services for our clients, it is instead more of a gift of gathered information as presented by some of the visionary leaders in an emerging subject that for many reasons, is long overdue! That subject is most commonly referred to as “Sustainable Permaculture”.

While each and every one of our thousands upon thousands of clients is uniquely different one to the next, there is at least one common thread woven through nearly every single one of them; they are either property owners already, or are in the market to be!

With that in mind, I’ve assembled a grouping of open source videos that begin to frame up the edges of a much wider study, that of “Sustainable Permaculture”. Further, it will act as a means of giving you a peek at some potentials that your property may well lend itself to, in addition to or as opposed to whatever plans you already have for it!

As you will see for yourself if you decide to peek in on any of these videos, they cumulatively touch on topics such as but not limited to:

• Controlling the wet-dry cycle in the soil on your property (as it can affect your foundation!)
• Helping “heal” nearly any type of soil, even expansive clay soil, as a means of reducing its annual expansion/contraction cycle (thus lessening one of the biggest causes of long-term foundation damage)
• “Rebooting” soil to kickstart a micro-climate and the beginnings of a biological ecosystem that will invite life and thus fertility to assist whatever yard design you may have.
• “Capturing” ground water without using vessels of containment, but allowing mother nature to play her part
• Repurposing resources that we’ve all been somewhat “conditioned” to “put in the green bin”, which are actually some of the very resources that our ground is crying out for!
• Using permaculture to defend your property from wild fires, even during times of relative drought.
• The means to help increase your property value in a way that compounds over time, with little to no further financial investment.
• In terms of an “earth-wide” view, see how massive swaths of “desertified“ land in formerly arid regions of the world have been reversed and have become fertile, prosperous, food bearing regions again!
• And for fun, a fascinating interpretation of a chemical-free, natural swimming hole that is maintained by plants, animals, the sun, and the power of Mother Nature doing what only she can do!

The above is not an exhaustive list, but more of a loose introduction to the topic of “Sustainable Permaculture”. For many years now, I’ve been watching, studying about, and partaking in the subject as it relates to protecting foundations from damage, in a way that extends their useful life. Turns out there are many additional benefits, though the original intent was in the direction of foundation longevity.

I share it with you now in the hope that you find in it one or many nuggets of wisdom that bring you great value, great pleasure, and great connection to the ground that you are or will soon be the steward of!