Beyond Organic Gardening: The Principles of Permaculture (Raleigh, NC and Americus, GA) -
growing a greener world

While organic gardening is a great way to work in harmony with nature as we learn to garden and farm without chemicals, permaculture is all that and more. In fact, permaculture is becoming one of the hottest trending terms for those seeking to take their gardening and farming practices to the next earth-friendly level. In this episode, we meet Dr. Will Hooker, who teaches permaculture at North Carolina State University and demonstrates the practices in his own home garden. Then we head to Georgia to visit a community that is incorporating permaculture into their daily farming and gardening practices. This episode offers great take-away information to show some of the simple steps of permaculture while showing that you can still have function and beauty in such a garden.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 706

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About Growing A Greener World:

GROWING A GREENER WORLD blends the latest trends in eco-friendly living with traditional gardening know-how.

The series highlights the diverse people, organizations and events that seek to raise environmental awareness and encourage better stewardship of the planet.

GROWING A GREENER WORLD combines the expertise and engaging styles of veteran television host and nationally recognized authority on gardening and sustainability, Joe Lamp'l (a.k.a.

joe gardener), with the "Most Watched Gardening Personality on the Web," Garden GirlPatti Moreno.

Each episode contains one compelling feature story and one how-to segment for growing your own food, followed by a four-minute segment with chef Nathan Lyon (A Lyon in the Kitchen) who uses fresh-from-the-garden fruit, vegetables or herbs to create simple and delicious dishes.

Lyon, a finalist for the 2006 The Next Food Network Star, believes the fresher the ingredients, the better the food.