In 2005, the Wright-Carter family made a pact to reduce their carbon footprint after learning about global warming and resource decline. Akin, the youngest son, 8 years old at the time, challenged us all to not continue to ’mess up’ his future. As a family, we vowed to do all we could to prepare ourselvesContinue reading “The Pact”
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The Amazing Story of Soil
amazing info on soil
What to Plant? Starting for the Midwest
Since we started the Lifeboat Series 2017 in February, I have been very anxious and excited about starting my garden this year. It would not be just another ordinary garden this year. Not just a bunch of pretty plants while I fuss over the “weeds” and creeping and crawling things with chemicals from theContinue reading “What to Plant? Starting for the Midwest”
Creating a Functional Design
The first step in building a Permaculture garden is to figure out what a Permaculture garden is to you. This might sound strange, but the fact is that there is no one way to build any type of garden, you’ll have to have some idea of what you want to create. HavingContinue reading “Creating a Functional Design”
Produce No Waste, Value Diversity, Obtain a Yield
Why is diversity so important? As we see in permaculture diversity is necessary to use all the energy in a closed ecosystem. Diversity produces resiliency, beauty, variety, and multiple resources that serve many functions. The Principles of Permaculture focus on the mantra that nature produces no waste. Everything has purpose and value in more ways thanContinue reading “Produce No Waste, Value Diversity, Obtain a Yield”
Creating a Food Forest Step by Step
Zone 0 self-care. There is an old saying in some communities “you are what you eat”. We are all products of our environments. Now there is a NEW paradigm. The NEW thinking is that you eat what you ARE. We have finally come to understand that we eat according to our moodsContinue reading “Creating a Food Forest Step by Step”
Eco Practicums
The Design plan of permaculture applications for implementation in the Earth Care and Fair Share Phases will be solidified. Trainees must work in groups. Individual design projects must be supported by other projects that complement or are necessary for the success of each design process. Eco Practicums must be designed to “mimic” a healthy ecosystemContinue reading “Eco Practicums”
Are you RainReady
Water is an awesome gift of nature. It gives life, it heals, it feeds, and it sustains. We all enjoy the pleasures of water, but what about the inconveniences of too much water? What plans and strategies can we put in place to help us plan for a flood. Here is a video of a localContinue reading “Are you RainReady”
Empty lots become flourishing gardens
Change happens in an instant, but sometimes it can take years to manifest the change. The person to make the change is the person in the mirror. We have allowed others to determine how we interact with our environment. The Principles of Permaculture talks about accountability. Instead of choosing to live in an environment thatContinue reading “Empty lots become flourishing gardens”
Wildness: People and Nature
Please see this video on ‘wildness’ from my first college university about original instructions, indigeneity, etc in mountains of Southern Colorado. Great example of biomimickry, ecological services, relationships, in lak ‘ech, etc. Devon Pena describes the ‘water democracy’ of the Acequia people. Another video on wildness from Mistinguette Smith of the Black Land Project. Enjoy!!Continue reading “Wildness: People and Nature”