Pictures from our July 2012 PDC Completion Course
You can see and read more about our PDC Completion Course in an awesome blog post by one of the students in the course: These
Pictures from our July 2012 Hands-on Permaculture Course
You can see and read more about this course in an awesome blog post by one of the students in this course: These Light Footsteps
Picture Summary of UWRF PDC Course
Pictures and Text by Bill Wilson and Milton Dixon Thank you to our hosts Dr. Kelly Cain and Cynthia Wells-O’Mally of the University of Wisconsin,
Building a Jean Pain Style Compost Pile
This past Sunday the Chicagoland Permaculture Meetup and Living Off The Grid Meetup joined forces to build a compost pile that would provide heat for
Who Could Benefit from a Permaculture Design Certificate Course?
Who Could Benefit from a Permaculture Design Certificate Course? Just about everyone! If you’re interested in learning about sustainable living, green design and architecture, abundant gardening, organic
Design Tools – Calculating The Sun’s Path
The sun is an important influence on any permaculture design and has a huge effect when it interacts with a building, our gardens or solar PV.
The Relationship Between Yoga & Permaculture
This video came out a a couple of years ago and we think Vidya (now Swami Omkara) really speaks to why we’ve been working to
Graduates in the News
It’s always exciting when we hear about the mainstream media picking up on permaculture and even more so when they’re talking about graduates of Midwest
Wind & Sun Farm – A Permaculture Design (Part 2)
Part 2 of 2 Click Here for Part 1 Pictured: Initial drawing of a keylined hillside with swales and linear food forest overlaid. Current Conditions The
The Chicagoland Permaculture Meetup Builds a Rocket Stove
This Labor Day weekend the Chicagoland Permaculture Meetup traveled to Woodstock, IL to build a rocket stove. Here’s a time lapse video I made of
Hugelkultur Video
Check out this time lapse video we made of the construction of a hugelkultur bed… Hugelkultur is a raised bed filled with wood. As the
Permaculture in the New York Times
Permaculture has long been on the fringes, I think for good reason. Why expend the energy and effort to create any kind of comprehensive design