Perennial Food Systems
Webinar 1 from The Independence Series: The Plan to Feed Your Family
This micro-course is built from the first live webinar in The Independence Series.
The focus is Perennial Food Systems through a permaculture lens.
This is not a finished design for your property, and it is not a promise that every system will work everywhere. It is a teaching resource to help you understand the order of design, the questions to ask, and the first steps to take before spending money on plants, earthworks, animals, or infrastructure.
Inside this course, you get:
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The full recording from Webinar 1: Perennial Food Systems
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The actual slideshow from the presentation
-
Digital downloads you can save and reference
-
DIY workbook-style resources to help you apply the teaching to your own yard, homestead, farm, church land, or community site
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The real design sequence for food forests and perennial systems
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A practical framework for knowing what comes first, what comes next, and what should wait
-
The written course post and transcript for those who want to read along
The big idea is simple:
A food forest is not just a pile of plants.
Perennial food systems begin with purpose, people, water, access, structure, soil, trees, ecology, livestock, pollinators, community, and time.
The question is not only:
“What can I grow this year?”
The better question is:
What can I plant once, establish correctly, and harvest for generations?
That is what this course walks through.
What this course helps you understand
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Why annual food dependency creates fragile systems
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Why perennial food systems require design before planting
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Why water comes before plant lists
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How to think through access, structures, zones, sectors, and microclimates
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How food forests, forest gardens, orchards, agroforestry, silvopasture, pollinator systems, and community food forests fit into the larger design picture
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Why every property needs to be read before it is redrawn
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Why the right next step is usually smaller and more practical than people think
The design sequence covered in the course
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Clarify the purpose and who will maintain the system.
-
Check legal, site, and governance realities before committing.
-
Build a useful base map.
-
Observe the land through seasons and weather.
-
Design water first, then access, then structures.
-
Lay out zones, sectors, microclimates, edges, and clearings.
-
Choose the right system pattern before choosing every species.
-
Prepare the soil and site.
-
Plant in phases by structural role.
-
Manage establishment over time and adapt as the system grows.
The simplified teaching sequence is:
Water → Ecology → Trees → Agroforestry → Succession → Livestock → Pollination → Community
Who this is for
This course is for:
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Families wanting to grow more long-term food at home
-
Gardeners who want to move beyond seasonal planting
-
Homesteaders trying to understand what to do first
-
Landowners considering food forests, orchards, or perennial systems
-
Churches or community groups exploring land-based food projects
-
TIAG members who want the first layer of The Independence Series
What this course is not
This is not a custom design for your property.
It does not replace a site-specific consultation, legal due diligence, local code review, engineering, soil testing, or professional help for earthworks, ponds, dams, structures, utilities, floodplain work, or livestock systems.
It is a teaching course and practical starting framework.
Use it to think more clearly, ask better questions, and take the next right step.
Access
You can get this micro-course as a standalone resource for $97.
Or, if you are a Common Ground Club member inside the TIAG Community, course materials like this are included with your membership.
Join Common Ground Club here:
https://www.tiagcommunities.org/checkout/common-ground-club
Perennial Food Systems is Webinar 1 from The Independence Series: The Plan to Feed Your Family.
This micro-course includes the webinar recording, presentation slides, digital field guide, workbook-style resources, written course post, and transcript.
You’ll learn the real design sequence behind perennial food systems through a permaculture lens: purpose, people, water, access, structures, soil, trees, ecology, livestock, pollinators, community, and time.
This is not a custom property design. It is a practical teaching resource to help you understand what comes first, what comes next, and what should wait before you spend money on plants, earthworks, animals, or infrastructure.
Standalone access: $97
Included with Common Ground Club membership inside the TIAG Community.
Perennial Food Systems
Webinar 1 from The Independence Series: The Plan to Feed Your Family
This micro-course is built from the first live webinar in The Independence Series.
The focus is Perennial Food Systems through a permaculture lens.
This is not a finished design for your property, and it is not a promise that every system will work everywhere. It is a teaching resource to help you understand the order of design, the questions to ask, and the first steps to take before spending money on plants, earthworks, animals, or infrastructure.
Inside this course, you get:
-
The full recording from Webinar 1: Perennial Food Systems
-
The actual slideshow from the presentation
-
Digital downloads you can save and reference
-
DIY workbook-style resources to help you apply the teaching to your own yard, homestead, farm, church land, or community site
-
The real design sequence for food forests and perennial systems
-
A practical framework for knowing what comes first, what comes next, and what should wait
-
The written course post and transcript for those who want to read along
The big idea is simple:
A food forest is not just a pile of plants.
Perennial food systems begin with purpose, people, water, access, structure, soil, trees, ecology, livestock, pollinators, community, and time.
The question is not only:
“What can I grow this year?”
The better question is:
What can I plant once, establish correctly, and harvest for generations?
That is what this course walks through.
What this course helps you understand
-
Why annual food dependency creates fragile systems
-
Why perennial food systems require design before planting
-
Why water comes before plant lists
-
How to think through access, structures, zones, sectors, and microclimates
-
How food forests, forest gardens, orchards, agroforestry, silvopasture, pollinator systems, and community food forests fit into the larger design picture
-
Why every property needs to be read before it is redrawn
-
Why the right next step is usually smaller and more practical than people think
The design sequence covered in the course
-
Clarify the purpose and who will maintain the system.
-
Check legal, site, and governance realities before committing.
-
Build a useful base map.
-
Observe the land through seasons and weather.
-
Design water first, then access, then structures.
-
Lay out zones, sectors, microclimates, edges, and clearings.
-
Choose the right system pattern before choosing every species.
-
Prepare the soil and site.
-
Plant in phases by structural role.
-
Manage establishment over time and adapt as the system grows.
The simplified teaching sequence is:
Water → Ecology → Trees → Agroforestry → Succession → Livestock → Pollination → Community
Who this is for
This course is for:
-
Families wanting to grow more long-term food at home
-
Gardeners who want to move beyond seasonal planting
-
Homesteaders trying to understand what to do first
-
Landowners considering food forests, orchards, or perennial systems
-
Churches or community groups exploring land-based food projects
-
TIAG members who want the first layer of The Independence Series
What this course is not
This is not a custom design for your property.
It does not replace a site-specific consultation, legal due diligence, local code review, engineering, soil testing, or professional help for earthworks, ponds, dams, structures, utilities, floodplain work, or livestock systems.
It is a teaching course and practical starting framework.
Use it to think more clearly, ask better questions, and take the next right step.
Access
You can get this micro-course as a standalone resource for $97.
Or, if you are a Common Ground Club member inside the TIAG Community, course materials like this are included with your membership.
Join Common Ground Club here:
https://www.tiagcommunities.org/checkout/common-ground-club
Perennial Food Systems is Webinar 1 from The Independence Series: The Plan to Feed Your Family.
This micro-course includes the webinar recording, presentation slides, digital field guide, workbook-style resources, written course post, and transcript.
You’ll learn the real design sequence behind perennial food systems through a permaculture lens: purpose, people, water, access, structures, soil, trees, ecology, livestock, pollinators, community, and time.
This is not a custom property design. It is a practical teaching resource to help you understand what comes first, what comes next, and what should wait before you spend money on plants, earthworks, animals, or infrastructure.
Standalone access: $97
Included with Common Ground Club membership inside the TIAG Community.