Javier
Veterinarian · growing and soil
Garden · From scratch
Regenerative garden from scratch
How we started our no-dig garden in southern Chile: bed design, living soil, seasonal sowing and the first-year mistakes included.
- Duration
- 3 h 40 min
- lessons
- 12
- Level
- From scratch
- Format
- Self-paced video
About this course
This is the course we wish we had started with. It walks step by step through how we built our garden in Puerto Montt without tilling: from choosing the spot and building the first beds to the first winter harvest.
It is not a theory course. Every lesson was filmed on the farm, in the matching season, and also shows what went wrong: the first-year slugs, the cardboard that blew away and the bed that flooded.
What you will learn
- No-dig bed design
- Compost and mulching
- Southern sowing calendar
Course syllabus
- 0114 min
Why no-dig: soil as a living organism
- 0218 min
Choosing the spot: sun, wind and water in the south
- 0316 min
Materials: cardboard, compost and mulch
- 0422 min
Building the first bed
- 0519 min
Compost: how much, which and from where
- 0621 min
Sowing calendar for Los Lagos and Aysén
- 0717 min
Starting seedlings at home
- 0820 min
Transplanting and first direct sowing
- 0915 min
Watering with and without rain
- 1018 min
Slugs, birds and other visitors
- 1120 min
Continuous harvest and resowing
- 1220 min
What we would do differently: first-year mistakes
- 12 lessons3 h 40 min
Who teaches
Allison
Veterinarian · animal husbandry and welfare
FAQ
How do the courses work?
Each course is a series of video lessons recorded on our farm. You pay once, log in to your account and progress at your own pace, from your phone or computer. You can rewatch any lesson as many times as you like.
How long do I have access?
Forever. Buying a course grants lifetime access, including the current lessons and any updates we make to that course.
Do you issue a diploma?
Yes. Once you complete 100% of a course, you can download a PDF diploma with your name, the course and the date. It is a certificate of participation, not an official certification.
Do I need prior experience?
No. Most courses are marked "From scratch" and start with the basics. Intermediate courses say so on their page and assume you already keep a garden or animals at home.
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