<div class="page plain article green CUST_font_112 pid_126153 page-126153"> <div class="background"> </div> <article> <header> <div class="container"> <h1> Use Small and Slow Solutions </h1> <div class="summary"> <p><strong>“Slow and steady wins the race” or “The bigger they are, the harder they fall”</strong></p> </div> <p class="byline">Deb Hart-Serafini</p> </div><!--container--> </header> <section> <div class="container"> <img src="/imageLibrary/sprout-790155_1920.jpg" class="main_image"> <p><br></p><p isrender="true">There is a certain amount of experimentation inherent in permaculture. Permaculturists have developed new methods or, as more often the case, rediscovered ancient methods long forgotten. Your site is going to be unique and sometimes it just seems that the plants or animals that you introduce haven't read the same books you have! It's important to try things out and see how they go and steadily expand what works well. Learning from local experts and using seeds and plants from local sources can be very effective. This shortens the time it takes to find what works in your area. </p><p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ricestreetcommunitygarden/" target="_blank" isrender="true">Rice Street Community Garden</a> has employed this principle to good effect. The Garden has been operation for five years, with the yields growing steadily each year. Each year has been a record year and that trend still holds. </p><p isrender="true"><br></p> </div><!--container--> </section> </article> </div><!-- page-->