Sister Rahaela. So good to see you here.
Many many years ago I went to the monastery at San Juan de Capistrano. I was intrigued to see the sister's gardens back behind the walls of the monastery. There were vegetables mixed with flowers, and some roses climbing the old walls. What were they doing? What kinds of gardens would the sisters have? Of course we know that monks for centuries have grown their own food at the monasteries. But so far as I know, no one has told us what were their gardening techniques? what did they grow? I suppose the California monasteries are quite different from those in New York state.
Permaculture. it should be a perfect model. Winter gardening? Do you do that? You can read more about Permaculture in our Permaculture forum and find sources there for further reading.
