How to Start Controlling Pests Organically
by Using Permaculture Principles in Your Garden After a long romance with the power of information technology, the modern world is turning it’s attention back to gardening again. Concerns over food security, a fragile global supply chain, and the dangers of ultra-processed food has made growing your own food cool again. Gardening channels on social […]
Turn Your Garden Into a Gourmet Pizzeria
What if the best pizza place ever is only steps away from your kitchen? What if the gourmet pizzeria you’ve been looking for is right under your nose? It’s in the garden in your own yard! You can google homemade pizza recipe all you want, but if you’re working with standard canned ingredients and premade […]
How To Prevent Toxic Landscaping (Roundup) In Your HOA
When I see anyone spraying the ground with a backpack sprayer, I always compliment them on how good their work looks and ask what it is that they are spraying. It’s almost always Roundup (AKA Glyphosate the most common active ingredient used in toxic landscaping practices in order to control “weeds”). So, I kindly ask […]
Ancient Healing Secrets of Native Medicinal & Culinary Herbs
The Interconnected World of Native Plants and Holistic Health As we journey through the diverse landscapes of Central Texas and encounter the myriad wonders of native herbs, it is increasingly clear that these plants offer far more than mere sustenance or decoration. They are nature’s pharmacy. Providing us with a bounty of medicinal and culinary […]
Structured Water, is it real and powerful or another scam?!
Water is water, right? Most people have heard of structured water but is it legit? We’ve done the research to try our best to help you decide for yourself… The water out of your tap and the water inside of the cells of your body and inside the cells of a plant are similar in […]
The Incredible Power Of EM1 In Soil Building
The harmonious interplay of beneficial microorganisms in healthy soil ecosystems facilitates the immune system of healthy plants. A balanced diversity of soil microorganisms mitigates the risk of soil-borne pathogenic diseases. Many soil microorganisms form synergistic relationships with each other and with plants, collectively breaking down organic matter into nutrient dense humus, activating biochemical hormones that […]
Learning Regenerative Land Design Principals That Really Work
This month we at Symbiosis Regenerative Systems care to share some of our design systems that empower us to find the right solutions. We work with a myriad of different types of client goals and properties that contain multitudes of diverse ecosystems. From high caliche hill country Juniper and Oak forests in the west, to […]
VIDEO: Food Forest Tour
In this video on the Symbiosis YouTube channel, Mike Wolfert takes us on a brief food forest tour of a Central Texas homestead. This food forest includes 5 berms and swales on contour with tons of fruit trees, pollinator plants, herbs, medicinals, and more. Some of the plants included in this post oak savannah food […]
VIDEO: Water Resilience Near Brenham, Tx
In this video, Mike Wolfert discusses some of the water resilience features being built into a project near Brenham, Texas.
Eco Friendly Landscaping in Austin: The Importance of Water and Soil Conservation
Permaculture is all about implementing universal principles with locally-tailored solutions. Here in central Texas, especially the Austin area, we inhabit a unique climate that is prone to extremes- drought, heat, sun, storms, and floods. Mother nature’s mood swings can wreak havoc on topsoil and make our precious water supplies more scarce, so planning for these […]
