Miracle Farms, a 12-acre commercial permaculture orchard in Southern Quebec

This brief film gives an introduction to the 20 yr journey of Stefan Sobkowiak from the purchase of an organic orchard to the development of a biodiverse polyculture orchard based on permaculture principles. The orchard now counts over 100 cultivars of apples, plus several types of plums, pears, cherries, and countless other fruits and vegetables.

By maximizing biodiversity, the diverse plantings attracts a huge number of pollinators and other insects, but also birds and other types of animals. Interplanting nitrogen-fixing trees among fruit trees also helps create fertility and eliminates the need for external inputs of fertilizers, resulting in a circular eco-system that takes care of itself.