Gearing Up for a Bunch of Gardens | Big Sky Permaculture. Food prices have hit their highest ever point this year, and we'll be seeing more and more local food production happening. In Calgary, that's already underway, as more and more people are ripping out their lawns and replacing them with productive landscapes! In this post, I want to let everyone know that there will be a lot of Permablitzes happening this year, but there is also a hard limit on the number of Blitzes that can happen in a season, and they're already booking up. So if you want a Permablitz this year, now's the time to get in touch! I've decided to highlight some of the permaculture gardens we designed and installed last season. All these projects were installed through a Permablitz, a day where the community comes out and installs a permaculture garden in a day for someone who in turn volunteered their time toward at least two other people's Permablitz projects.
Design and install the garden yourself according to permaculture principles. On to the rest of the post... body. Permaculture Song. Video: How Does Cob Stand Up to an Earthquake? Zaytuna Farm Yields. History has shown time and time again that civilizations have risen and fallen based on the quantity and health of their topsoil. Since food is the basis of civilization and topsoil is the basis of food this is not a difficult concept to understand. What is difficult to understand is why we continue to follow the same patterns as past civilizations: de-forest, plow, crop, irrigate, and graze until the soil can no longer support life.While this pattern has historically lead to collapse we have managed to perpetuate it by introducing a petroleum-based agricultural system which grows food in lifeless soil.
I saw Greening the Desert on youtube in the fall of 2006. I was instantly captivated by the idea of a design system that could break this hardwired pattern of land degradation in even the harshest of climates. PRI is located on Zaytuna farm which is run by Geoff Lawton. Tours would start in the kitchen garden, located next to the goose pen. Introduction to Permaculture: Urban Areas. The following is a write-up of a seminar in Toronto on April, 1st, 2010. I am going to give you an outline of what permaculture is, how permaculture design is done and how it can be applied to urban environments. In order to explain the design process, I am going to be mentioning a number of things that might appear to have no relevance to the urban situation. I do this to explain the principles of permaculture design and hopefully give you a core understanding of how and why I make the suggestions I do.
Before I start jumping into things, I think it’s important to give some definitions. First and most importantly is defining permaculture. The name permaculture was coined by combining permanent and agriculture and permanent and culture. Sustainability was not a buzz word back in the 70s when permaculture was developed. This definition of permaculture requires another definition and that is the meaning of sustainable. Here’s the thing about their product: It’s toxic to amphibians. Heating.
Plants For A Future : 7000 Edible, Medicinal & Useful Plants. Recommended this month Permaculture News: Permaculture International Research Network (PIRN) and Free Research Handbook Research is one of the five key areas of the UK Permaculture Association's work. All aspects of the Association's research share two key aims; building a strong evidence base for permaculture and improving permaculture practice. Recently the Permaculture International Research Network (PIRN) has was launched. You can download the free Research Handbook here. The Handbook is aimed at those with some knowledge of permaculture but no research background who want to undertake a permaculture research project, whether as diploma apprentices, undergraduates, volunteers at our office, or just for fun. New Book ** Plantes Comestibles: Le guide pour vous inspirer a choisir et cultiver des plantes comestibles hors du commun [Paperback] Edible Plants: French Translation.
More >> Plants For A Future: 20 years on The Plants for a Future Concept more. Primitive Technology, Traditional Skills and Hand-Made Tools. 300 Year Old Food Forest in Vietnam.
Hair Rinse.Natural Homemade Beauty Recipes. Homemade Hair Rinse Recipe Herbal Vinegar Hair Rinse 2 cups of cider vinegar 2 oz of lavender buds 1 tablespoon of glycerin 10 drops of rose geranium essential oil Heat the vinegar to just below boiling point. Remove from heat and add the lavender buds. Pour the mixture into a jar and allow to age for a week. Strain the lavender out and add the glycerin and rose geranium. Store in the refrigerator. Take 4 oz of your lavender vinegar and add it to 4 cups of warm water.
Natural Hair Conditioning and Build-Up Removal Vinegar rinses can do wonders! Either apple cider vinegar or white vinegar will do, but many seem to prefer the apple cider. As for how much to dilute the vinegar mix, I've seen and tried all sorts of combinations. You can visit Lisa Chambers' blog for more articles on beauty, health, and more at chambersessentials.com.