Living Woven-Willow Brush Fence
Another Experiment at Midwest Permaculture How one can attractively store woody brush to give it time to break down. Hello permaculture friends. We wanted to
Tribute to Larry Korn
Larry Korn 1948-2019 Free Webinar posted as a Tribute to Larry We are saddened by the recent passing of our friend, Larry Korn. He is best
Permaculture Design for Community Garden Project
The folks at Smart Farm in Barrington, IL, invited us to work with them on a permaculture design for a new 10-acre parcel they were
Permaculture Work-traders Finish EarthShelter
It has been a real boon to have Embry Jansen and Sky Pisarski assisting us over the past couple of weeks as permaculture work-traders. They
Mowing Swale and Berm
Mowing a Swale and Berm System with a Ditch-Bank Flail Mower Greetings… A common question we get is how to maintain the ‘weeds’ or growth
Spring 2019 Update from swaYYam, India
Our colleague and friend, Malvikaa, continues to move forward on her life’s work at ‘swaYYam’ permaculture project in India. Here are some updates!
Plants and Pollinators Workshop
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. includes lunch. Price – $20 Call or email to let us know you are coming. 815-216-4124 Workshop will be
Low-cost, knock-down, outdoor shower house
Here is some information about the progress we are making with our outdoor shower house projects. With campers coming to our Stelle (Il) and Bending Oak
Residential Design for Midwest Permaculture Home
Below is the full design map of our Midwest Permaculture Home. Click on the picture to enlarge and zoom in on any details that interest
Natural Building Workshop Successful
Hello All. Our natural building workshop this weekend was a great success. Hassan Hall, our natural-builder friend from Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, taught a great hands-on
Late Flowering Fruit Trees to Avoid Frost Damage
Hello Fruit Tree Enthusiasts… Why late flowering fruit tree cultivars? We have a couple of clients with South facing slopes in Missouri. These slopes warm up
Epic Greenhouse Rocket-Mass Heater
This is an April 2016 Blog Post on how we built a Thermal Mass Rocket Stove at Jordan Rubin’s ‘Heal the Planet Farm’. Bill Wilson