Vanessa and Jerome interview Ginger and Robb Janssen to discuss off-grid living and their business, Basalt Mountain Gardens. Since 1994 the Janssens have been creating, expanding, and enjoying their off-grid paradise on Basalt Mountain.
Vanessa Harmony is a nursery grower, consultant, and educator specializing in food forests, edible forest gardens, heritage orchards, and permaculture design. She owns and operates Colorado Edible Forest, a plant nursery and consulting business in operation since 2016 with the mission to grow food, build soil, and nurture Nature via fruit trees, berry bushes, nitrogen-fixing shrubs, and edible perennial plants. As of 2022 Vanessa co-hosts Living Permaculture with Jerome Osentowski of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI).
