Permaculture

WORM BED: Make your sheet-mulched bed into a worm-producing bed for ultra-fast composting and extra nutrient-rich worm-castings. Get the worms working for you! Worms need a moist, dark, warm environment. Make sure the top layer of your sheet-mulched bed is uniformly moist. Worms love kitchen waste, and wet shredded newspaper, so add these to your top layer. Then, cover

Making a Worm Bed

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Here are some helpful videos to get a basic understanding of Permaculture. Permaculture 101, by Penny Livingston Stark Permaculture Principles in Action,  by Starhawk Greening the Desert, Jordan, by Jeffrey Lawton Tabor Tilth: Permaculture in the City, by Starhawk Inner City Permaculture, by StarHawk

Permaculture Videos

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ESPANOL ALTERNATE CON INGLES Outdoor Mushroom Growing Bed La propagacion de los hongos al exterior requiere de algunos preparativos cuidadosos. Site selection is important. In our valley, a shaded site that will retain moisture is critical. This site in the photo is under a large apple tree. It is close to a water spigot, to make it easy to keep moist.

Outdoor Mushroom Growing Bed/Cama de cultivo de hongos de Exterior

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This article is a great resource for those of us in the food movement that love growing our food, that of course want toxin-free gardens/ water/ earth/ air and produce, but also want to go BEYOND “organic”. I’m excited to share this excellent article about Biodynamic Agriculture, written by Gaby Gonzalez, who recently cofounded the Biodynamic Association of Mexico. Below, I’ve pulled a few quotes, if you want a brief check-in, as the article is lengthy. https://www.esperanzaproject.com/…/campesino-past-biodynam…/ What is the difference between Biodynamics and the concept of organic agriculture? The Biodynamic method of agriculture focuses on understanding the [[read more]]

Intro to the Biodynamic Agriculture Method

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The concepts and principles that guide Permaculture are often practiced in the act of gardening, both rural and urban. That is, gardening is often how we learn Permaculture, by observing natural processes in the garden. Thus, Permaculture is a process of becoming closer to nature, which means it is based on observing abundance. Think of how abundant a dandelion or a lettuce or a fruit tree is—one individual producing hundreds of offspring. Permaculture helps us experience the world as an abundant place, rather than than a place in which the first thought is to take. To experience ourselves as [[read more]]

Permaculture helps us RESET to abundance ...

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Our team is mega-diverse, with mega-experiences on many topics. Take a look. This list includes some who will be presenting, our 2023 team is still forming. ZIA PARKER is the primary teacher and coordinator. Zia and her husband Roshni are the core of the teaching team. Both have 40 years of practice with regenerative practices and homesteading. Zia aligns with Permaculture , Roshni is more aligned with the Biodynamic practices of Rudolf Steiner. Zia’s experience includes homesteading in British Columbia, Canada in the 1970s, running an agroforestry project in Equatorial Guinea (West Africa) in the 1980s, teaching on the [[read more]]

Teaching Team PDC 2023

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– Water management: water retention landscaping, keyline design, ferrous cement storage tanks, water re-use systems (greywater), dry toilets– Seed saving and Hub strategies for multiplying seed saving initiatives– Bio-construction: Earthbag/Super-adobe, bareque, adobe brick, cob, bamboo, thatch roofing– Alternative energy: solar, biogas, etc.– Ancestral knowledge from the rich indigenous agricultural heritage of the Andes– Community building _ Renewing Economy

For this locale, special attention is given to these topics:

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After introducing the Permaculture design principles, small groups will apply them to: a small property, a large property, an urban site, and a community project. The designs are presented to the group for feedback. The opportunity to discuss and compare your ideas with a wide range of perspectives is priceless.

More on what to expect:

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