Hello. First off, is this the correct place to post this inquiry?  If not, please accept my apologies and direct me accordingly. Secondly, this is not a project (yet) but rather an inquiry. Has anyone been approached about designing 'food plots' for North American (temprate) animals?  This inc...

We have finished distributing our mulch across our site. We were able to achieve a layer of about 6" thick and just in time! It rained for two days after we spread the mulch and over two weeks later are still reaping the benefits. When the mulch is moved aside the ground looks like it has just ra...

We are building a 45 acre alpine steppe property including food forest system on nearly a mile of swales, chickens, ducks, dairy cow grazing paddocks and whatever other wild ideas we decide to try like timber bamboo.

The end of July and you can see two the difference in the land up on the rock of my land and the stuff down in the draw.  due to rains in the west more supply more water in the draw as it washes through.  Up till this year I would see brown vegitation other then the Mesquites by early June but th...

Work continues on zone 1;   Additional shade trellises built, but more are needed. Shade trellises are definitely doing their part to improve plant health.   Have transplanted wild vines for the trellises and these are also doing well.   Total of 5 small garden ponds, now full with rain water...

We want to congradulate our most recent graduates of our annual Permaculture Teacher's Training. We had an amazing week together and I'm proud to say they will all do the permaculture community justice.

We want to improve a site called ‘Esperanza para los Niños’ to demonstrate Permaculture principles in action. It will emphasize the use of biological resources to lower energy costs and provide some of the need for food and water on the site. The costs savings from these improvements will be rein...

In February of 2016, I am expecting the delivery of a new and complete Full Flow Hive, which I admit was an impulse buy, and may result in being an expensive introduction to beekeeping. However, I look at it as motivation to do something I want, but put off due to concerns of effort and the added...

The Emory School of Medicine Garden is a dedicated space for educating future doctors and healthcare workers about the process of growing healthful, nutritious food in accord with nature. The garden incorporates permaculture principles, such as observe and interact, using the edges, and producing...

Michael and I just received funding from King County's Vashon-Maury Island Groundwater Protection Committee to educate retailers and consumers on alternatives to hazardous pesticides.  We will be meeting with the local retailers soon to discuss how we can work together to keep them profitable by ...

3 1/2 acres on Vashon Island, Washington. 1/2 acre cultivated, rest in forest. Rainwater collection, green roof, medicinal, native, and perennial food plants, vermiculture, humanure, local food, greywater.

The Heartstad Permaculture/NVC community is on hold, and the name of the farm has changed to Cedar Spring Farm.   The people who live on the property now may or may not participate in permaculture, but the owners are still interested in the idea, and it may revive at some point.

On Wednesday 15th, Meriem and I (Anne) went to town to do the weekly shopping and to send the website updates. We bought another shovel and gum boots for everyone and we met a bus driver, René from Nambauk the next village past Belaru. He gave us some information about the famous touristic spots ...

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This is the site design for my PDC course

Click to viewMost recently we've completed the community garden for a low income community of single moms in Campbell River.  It is a great success and we marvel at what the women have produced in their garden and how much the neighbourhood has benefited, just from the garden's presence. The RCMP...

Most recently we've completed the community garden for our low income community of single moms in Campbell River.  It is a great success and we marvel at what the women have produced in their garden and how much the neighbourhood has benefited, just from the garden's presence. The RCMP are also g...

Elkhorn Community GardenMost recently we've created a community garden for a low income community of single moms in Campbell River. We've called it the Elkhorn Community Garden. It is a great success and we marvel at what the women have produced in their garden and how much the neighbourhood has ...