So you dream of being a farmer . . .

. . . of living simply and in tune with the rhythms of the earth and her creatures? Yes, you dream of wholeness. You want to get connected to your food, its production, preparation, and its sharing. You dream of village harmony, rhythm, and connection. You crave traditional wisdom, the real thing: food, family, community, and connection. Maybe you’d even like to create an ethical livelihood rooted in sound principles of sustainability.

But right now, it all seems overwhelming.

If you’re like most aspiring villagers, at some point you probably find yourself feeling overwhelmed, working a job that doesn’t fulfill you, feeding your family food that doesn’t nourish them, or stalling on the next stage of development because you’re not quite sure how to go about it even though you know in every cell of your body that simplicity and sustainability are the way of the future.

You know you want to increase your self-sufficiency.

But you feel paralyzed. It seems impossible to find the time or know the right place to start. You may have had chickens in the past and they all got eaten by raccoons or coyotes and it feels like too much work to do it all over again just for a few eggs. Maybe you’ve joined a forum to get feedback and build a sense of community. Maybe you even have a real live farm, but are exhausted and overwhelmed. Despite your best intentions, you’re still feeling discouraged, or stuck, or isolated.

I know how it feels.

I’m a city girl. My mother tells the story of when she asked me where orange juice comes from and I said, You squeeze the can. Ya. I get the, not knowing the first thing feeling well.

When my family and I became interested in Food and Farming as adults, we were convinced that we needed to find a way to move to the country before we could have a farm. We would pore over Self-Sufficiency books for hours dreaming of the day when we could escape and begin our country farmer’s dream.

But then we realized we could start right in our own backyard.

As we got started, we quickly realized that much of the “organic farming” information and education is complicated and overwhelming. Tracking zones, researching companion plants, soil testing etc. was just too much for us while raising 2 young children. We also found a lot of the sustainability gurus were quite alarmist. We don’t want to live in fear of the end of the world. We want to live filled with hope and inspiration. We want connection and joy.

**So, we set out to find our own way.**

And now we make a living as farmer-artist-healers and cultural creatives. We are able to stay home with our kids and have manifested a world where hundreds of people come each season to experience the magic of Lazy-Lady Living in person.

I want to share this all with you so you can use your own cultural creativity and whatever piece of earth you inhabit to make a better world.

That’s why I created Lazy-Lady Living

An integrated approach . . .

I have taken my knowledge of Permaculture Design Principles and combined it with our experience as urban farmers over the last 15 years as well as with Nutrition Therapy and Traditional, Sacred & Healing Foods, and Decolonial / Indigenous land practices.

Add to these, a deep sense of simplicity, sustainability, and psycho-social cultural repair, and you have Lazy-Lady Living, an 8-week comprehensive course that will introduce you to a whole new paradigm of food and farming, culture and community.

What you need is inspiration . . .

not another list of to-do’s. You need balance and a system for self-sufficiency that includes others. You need a model that reduces work and expands your sense of peace and harmony, that promotes healing and your pursuit of the Good Life.

Freedom from how-to overwhelm . . .

Universally, the Permaculture Design Course is philosophical and design-oriented and actually avoids offering too much situation specific how-to information. Instead, it focuses on foundational philosophy and principles that can be applied anywhere in any situation to make it doable without any how-to guidelines.

The idea is for you to become part of nature rather than a separate “thinking” force.

This takes time and observation. There are no shortcuts to true sustainability. Nothing short of a paradigm shift is necessary and part of that is getting away from rules and “the right way” and moving toward experimentation and connection to nature.

Hi, I’m Krista . . .

. . . Myth Mender, Threshold Activist, Butter Alchemist and the creator of Lazy-Lady Living program – among other things. I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner®, Systemic Constellation facilitator, Theater of the Oppressed facilitator, philosophical counselor, community and archetypal psychology practitioner, nutritional therapist, restorative justice enthusiast, birth keeper, and death midwife.

I have an MA in Philosophy from the University of Toronto and an MA in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute with a concentration in Community, Liberation, and Eco-Psychologies.

I am currently a doctoral candidate in Interdisciplinary Indigenous Studies at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan where I work at the intersection of Anthropology, Mexican American and Indigenous philosophy, Indigenous psychologies and creative-poetic praxis.

I have spent my lifetime questing and considering the socio-cultural and psycho-spiritual dimensions of human experience in relation to world and cosmos and LLL is infused all I have learned and become.

What to Expect:

Lazy-Lady Living is an 8 week comprehensive program:

As soon as you enroll, you will have access to the Lazy-Lady Living program inside the Tierra Soul Farm-School, a private virtual salon where you will go for all your course content and instructions.
For the first week you will have access to the orientation area of the course site.
The following week you will begin receiving the weekly modules including carefully crafted video instruction that you can watch at your own pace.
Included are targeted reading assignments and exercises to help you integrate the material and put it into practice.

Lifetime Access:

On top of all that, you will also have lifetime access to the LLL course material for as long as it is available (including all future upgrades, additions and improvements) which we hope is a very long time! You can watch it over and over as many times as you like!

Course Overview by Week

Week 1

Permaculture & Traditional Diets

Permaculture Philosophy & Ethics, Weston A. Price & Nutrient Density, Value Added Farming.

Week 2

Biodynamics, Trauma & Initiation

Anthroposophy & Biodynamic Agriculture, Trauma, Initiation & Myth Mending, Community Resilience.

Week 3

Cultivated Ecology

Permaculture Basics, Cultivated Ecology, Mulching, Green Manure, Compost Weeds, Wildlife & Pests.

Week 4

Urban Ambrosia: Milk, Eggs & Honey

Backyard Goats – Milk, Meat & Fiber, Backyard Chickens & Ducks – Eggs, Backyard Bees – Honey.

Week 5

Sacred Slaughter & Earth Rhythms

Permaculture Philosophy & Ethics, Weston A. Price & Nutrient Density, Value Added Farming

Week 6

Urban Apothecary

Backyard Wildcrafting, Biodiversity/Marginality, Lazy-Lady soap, salve, tincture and tonic, Soil & Trees

Week 7

Energy, Water & Recycling

Catastrophe & diverse Climate Solutions, Water Systems, Recycling, Aquaculture, Ponds, Dams & Bridges.

Week 8

Ethical Business & Cultural Creativity

Ethical Business & Investing, Licensure vs. Free Marketplace, Personal Abundance, Giving Back.

Is Lazy-Lady Living for you?

Lazy-Lady Living is for:

Mothers and Fathers who want to be more connected to the earth and its wisdom.
Families wanting to increase their self-sufficiency and interdependence.
People with a farming dream . . . or reality.
People with access to land, or people with no land of their own.
People who have never taken a Permaculture Design Course.
People who have a PDC and want to expand and go deeper.
People who don’t have the time or money to travel for a live Permaculture Design Course.

Who Lazy-Lady Living is not for (read these carefully):

People who think Permaculture is about being uber-frugal and self-sufficient. We are aiming for generosity and interdependence.
People who are only interested in the agriculture part of permaculture. We love the Social/Spiritual aspects as well.
People who would rather learn this all via books and Google and don’t mind wading through the morass of un-lazy advice. LLL is streamlines and efficient.
People committed to veganism or strict vegetarianism. This course encourages conscious omnivorous-ness.
People who want one-on-one instruction. Lazy-Lady Living is for self-directed learners.
People who want a primarily hands-on course. Lazy-Lady Living is grounded in principles and philosophy that will allow you to deeply expand and deepen your world and will give you suggested assignments that are hands-on. However it is not fundamentally based in experiential learning. LLL was created to serve people from all over the world who live in differing climates and landscapes.

CLICK HERE for Frequently Asked Questions

You can live simply and sustainably too!

Even if you’re a rank beginner, a depressed veteran looking for fresh inspiration, don’t have a scrap of land or are an overwhelmed mama just trying to hold it together, Lazy-Lady Living will help you get some perspective and make a realistic and inspirational plan.

My family has been urban farming and immersing ourselves in traditional foods for over 15 years and this course includes the philosophy behind it all. We have specifically designed Lazy-Lady Living to take the stress and overwhelm out of farming.

That’s the Lazy part. We strive to do as little work as is possible for the greatest benefit and that is what the course is about – making your life simpler, easier, lazier.

You are just a few clicks away from starting the “farm” you’ve been dreaming of . . .

* 2020 quarantine cohort *

Ignore the pricing below and contact me with your offer. I will say yes and add you to the course ASAP.. Not sure what to offer? Get in touch and I’ll let you know what I need . . . NO-ONE TURNED AWAY for lack of funds!

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* Book costs will be under $200 USD if you are in the USA.

Once you are in the course you will have the option of adding your Permaculture Design Certificate for $399

What Lazy Ladies (and Lads) are saying:

Blown Away . . .

Lazy Lady Living surpassed my expectations. I knew it was about permaculture but I did not have a pre-conceived notion about it. In fact, I was blown away by the amount of content as well as the depth of the topics that we covered.

My biggest benefits from the course are knowledge of nature-based ‘gardening’ for optimal output with less effort while being better for the environment, your health, etc. and knowledge of home-death. I have also been able to benefit by learning more and affirming deeper the concept of and desire to move towards a gift-economy and practicing without licensure.

Lazy Lady Living is a very well-rounded program that touches base on a lot of things that I feel a typical permaculture program wouldn’t or may not. I really liked the over-all set-up, as well as the ease of watching the videos and that it was a distant learning course. The ease of the online program was quite beneficial and the price was manageable compared to others. I would recommend Lazy Lady Living to friends and colleagues.

~ Aileen Peterson

Changed my perception immensely . . .

I liked everything about Lazy Lady Living. This includes the variety of tools to learn from: the reading list, videos, pdf’s, and the extra videos. The variety of topics was great and having a community is an awesome plus. Lifetime access is incredible and very comforting.

Before enrollment, I had a very basic perception and almost superficial thinking and understanding of the many concepts that were presented. Now, I know that this is a topic that I am quite passionate about. I will have to immerse myself in it and live it to completely understand all aspects. Lazy Lady Living has changed my perception immensely.

The biggest benefits I received from completing the course are more determination and more focus. I am now more determined to find land, no matter how small, and more determined to fully live this lifestyle. I am also more focused to delve deeper with this information and incorporate it into all aspects of my life.

Lazy Lady Living provides a wealth of knowledge that is delivered in an awesome format – plus, it can be taken anywhere, anytime, and applied to any situation. Awesome work Krista!

~ Becka Munn

Awakened to something great!

I LOVE Lazy-Ladies & Lads! Krista and her family are living examples of what she teaches. It shows in all her classes and that inspires me. I immediately felt like part of something bigger. LLL gave me so much interesting and useful information to apply to my life; I am still doing plenty of research on many subjects. It has changed my family’s lifestyle, I feel awakened to something great! LLL gave me hope. There are people who are actually doing what I want to do and are willing to teach it. LLL taught me a very healthy approach to feeding my family. I have gotten so much benefit out of being able to go back and retake or finish up the classes at my own pace.

I recommend LLL because it is jammed packed with a wealth of information to guide you on a journey of a healthy lifestyle. I couldn’t ask for more from LLL.

~ Angelica Rushton

Pushes the boundaries with spiritual aspects . . .

My favorite part of Lazy-Lady Living was the exposure to such a wide range of topics, and the selected deeper learning of certain aspects and the integration of all the various topics into a way of living. I received thorough deepening of knowledge, more exposure to research / resources in several fields (trauma, initiation, permaculture) and practical and fuller integration of theory into everyday life.

I also saw how well an online course can be facilitated and the potential for using this as a credible means to deliver knowledge.

LLL is the only course I know about that covers the more cultural aspects of permaculture in depth. I also appreciated the connection with Weston A Price principles – an often overlooked “why” of permaculture. It pushes the boundaries with spiritual aspects – something that makes people uncomfortable but should be an accepted part of everyday life. THANK YOU!

~ Jurgen Haitsma

New and profound ideas . . .

I loved Lazy-Lady Living. It presented me with new and profound ideas that I had not thought of before. The class was so much more than about agriculture, permaculture and biodynamics. It was about life and death, celebration, working with sorrow, grief, and conflict. Lazy-Lady Living helped me fill in gaps and deepen understandings.

Overall, I have a renewed appreciation for the life force/Universe that guides us all, and a deeper trust in myself and my own inner wisdom. Krista brings herself into her work in a way that is genuine and comforting, while still being a strong and effective guide. I am so deeply grateful for the chance to rewrite many of my life’s most challenging stories as time progresses. Thank you for the opportunity to work with you!

~ Ann Michael

Very insightful . . .

The topics in Lazy-Lady Living were great and really added to my understanding of “lazy living”. The videos were very insightful. They are concise and cover the essential learning points. Also they are rather informal as so they feel more like a chat/coaching rather than formalized training.

Before starting Lazy-Lady Living, I didn’t know what to expect. I work for a large corporation and am still far from a transition into a life closer to nature. I was looking for the kind of guidance, vision and inspiration that would allow me to take a step further towards a more sensible way of life and I got it.

The biggest benefits of the course for me were: a deeper understanding of the spiritual side of farming (Rudolf Steiner and the trauma concepts), a grasp of permaculture and biodynamic agriculture, and aim to apply it to my (small) backyard garden, and an awareness of life cycles (birth and death, green burials).

I would definitely recommend Lazy-Lady Living to someone who is on their way to awareness. It is quite far ahead of the general public. Lifetime access is definitely crucial. I’ll need lots of time to digest and assimilate this course!

~ Gael Minon

Material is so deep that I think one could spend a lifetime contemplating . . .

Lazy-Lady Living has inspired me to see new potentials in what I can create in my small yard in the city and I am eager to learn more. Before I started Lazy-Lady Living, I thought I would be gaining a basic understanding of permaculture and learning about new ways to take care of my garden and learn how to grow a wider variety of plants. I love that the course incorporates mind, body, and spirit. Lazy-Lady Living has taught me that the type of human being I am will greatly inform how and why I sow seeds and grow plants/vegetables/herbs.

The biggest benefits to me have been incorporating the idea of the indigenous soul, realizing that all that matters is that I start to make small, meaningful changes daily, and that eventually all of those little changes evolve into a more sustainable healthier existence for me and my family and incorporating the problem is the solution into my life which has helped me to approach challenges and struggles in a fresh way, with curiosity and passion to find creative solutions.

I want to listen to each module at least three times before I move on to the next one. The material is so deep that I think one could spend a lifetime contemplating the information and there would still be more to learn.

I would recommend Lazy-Lady Living because I would like to live in a world where every being could learn the concepts of permaculture. Essentially, it reveals how preciously intertwined we all are.

When one can really feel how interconnected one is to the rest of the Universe, it becomes easier to make choices that will benefit the Whole.

~ Julie Shiprack

Deepening my spiritual practice . . .

I loved that Lazy-Lady Living gave me that extra push in deepening my spiritual practice. At the time I enrolled, it was a bit of a splurge for me. When I first looked at the Lazy-Lady Living program, it seemed like a nice approach to living. Right up my alley. In hindsight I realize the coursework delved more deeply than I expected. I go back to things like Sacred Slaughter, better options for how to deal with death and permaculture in general. Oh, and slow business. I would absolutely recommend Lazy-Lady Living to friends and colleagues. Eight weeks is a short time given how much the course contains. The beauty is one can go and look at it afterward. This way I can spend as much time as I need to understand permaculture and to integrate it in my spiritual practice. If you join the program, you’re in for a delicious treat. I am humbled by the generosity and wealth of information that Krista shares in LLL.

~ Martha Letessier

Longing for connection | Rise of the sacred feminine!

Lazy-Lady Living exposed me to so many resources and so much material, very content rich! Before I enrolled, I just knew I was drawn to it. It tapped into that longing for connection to the source of everything, which is so prevalent now. We can see everywhere on Instagram and Pinterest that women, in particular (but not exclusively), are searching for it — the rise of the Sacred Feminine! I just think this longing, and need, is growing in our culture. I really benefited from all the content, and also the affirmation from being a part of a larger community. I recommend Lazy-Lady Living to friends and colleagues because it gives a real experience of what permaculture is all about. *photo credit: @meaghan_clare

~ Mary Kingsley

What is it worth to you?

Most Permaculture Design Courses cost between $2000 and $3000 plus travel and accommodation costs ranging from $200 to $3000 and they don’t include many of the unique LLL aspects of Cultural Repair. In comparison Lazy-Lady Living is a bargain.

We have been doing this for a long-a@$ time and want to help you cut to the quick and get your inner farmer released so you can start changing the world one garden, one choice, one family, one neighborhood at a time! Let’s do it!

What are you waiting for? Join the revolution!

Our Guarantee:

Our Guarantee. Try LLL for up to 30 days (from your first day of enrollment), do all the homework, and if it’s not for you for any reason, we will refund your money in full. Our commitment is to empower the farmer in you wherever you are.

If after having participated fully in the Program and completed all Program homework assignments for 30 days, you did not receive value at least equal to your investment, send us your completed Program homework and a note stating why you feel it was not valuable to you, and we’ll refund 100% of your money.

To be eligible for a refund, you must submit to us your completed Program homework and your statement why the Program did not deliver you value no later than 11:59 pm 30 days after your enrollment. No exceptions will be made.

IMPORTANT: The Program is not for you if you just want to “try it out.” My team and I put a ton of time and effort into this program, your fellow Program participants will put an extraordinary amount of time and effort into this program, and we expect you to do the same. The Program is for serious and committed students only.