A Sample of our Monthly Emails (From November 2012)
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We send out about 10-12 educational emails per year to our “Friends of Midwest Permaculture” email list. Each email has something that we think is particularly interesting or fascinating. We will also keep you informed of our upcoming schedule of courses and different kinds of permaculture events. You can easily unsubscribe at any time and we never share our email addresses with anyone…Ever.
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November 2012
Fall Greetings Everyone,
Bill is off to Grass Valley, CA for our final PDC Course of the year so I (Milton) am sending out this month’s email.
Here in Chicago, less than a mile from Lake Michigan, we’ve yet to have our first frost, but down in Stelle it came the second half of September during our Fall design course. What a difference the lake makes! I’m still harvesting tomatoes off the vine!
We’re continuing to add more and more to the posts for our CSC design and would like to share this latest with you.
Another of our Recent Blog Posts
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Is Taking a Permaculture Course Worth It?
Replies from Facebook and our Blog:
“Yes, taking a good permaculture course is definitely worth it. I feel like living life while being guided by the ethics and principles of permaculture has set me free bringing me joy every day in the work I do, the people I invite into my life, and the choices I make.”
“Yes! it helped me understand old farming methods and new-to-me principles that ground me here in my hometown in southern MN, where I manage a small acreage of organic cropland.”
“Absolutely, it changed my life!”
”It was absolutely worth it. It opened my eyes to look much deeper into observations, rather than a cursory notation tucked into a corner of my brain.”
We’d love to hear your thoughts too!
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Students Dig a Hugelkultured Swale During a PDC
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 Featured posts from Facebook. Like us to see them as they happen. 
I’ve been very disciplined over the last 6 months about posting to Facebook some of the interesting, permaculture-related stories and information that that I come across. As a regular feature we thought you might like to see just a few of the ones that got the most interest.
- Upcoming Courses -
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Winter Design Course
At Midwest Permaculture
Jan. 26 – Feb. 2, 2013
Full PDC Course
Food Growing & Permaculture Farming Focus
Sivananda Ashram
Yoga Retreat Bahamas
Feb. 5-15, 2013
Full Permaculture Design Course
In The Bahamas!
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It’s time to wrap up our gardens, prepare for the winter, and make plans for the coming year. I’m really looking forward to spending the time flushing out our design for the CSC and seeing what surprises it brings.
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I’m wondering which 2-3 books might cover the topics for a sustaining Permaculture for the upstate NY area on.
Goal: to start a small 5×10′ greenhouse based on this way of growing…then building it larger every so often once the techniques are mastered. Seeking to grow garden veggies of high value for my family, friends and local restaurants in upstate NY
That’s a tall order… Two resources I can recommend are Peter Bane’s new book The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country and Paradise Lot by Eric Tonesmeir and it’s accompanying website. It’s my understanding that Eric’s is more of “the story of” and that most of the details are on the blog.