Capturing and Storing Energy with Homemade Chokecherry Wine
This post is made by one of our students as part of their PDC Completion Home Correspondence Course. David Holmgren’s second principle of permaculture is “Catch
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
The Ecology of the Aquarium – And How It Led Me to Permaculture
“…my fish tanks were essentially wastelands!” I have had an aquarium (or two) in continuous operation since 2004 – a large goldfish tank and a
Plant ID Walk: Table Rock (mesa)
My husband and I took a walk one day in early summer up to the top of a mesa on his parents’ land near Colorado
What Edibles Do People Grow in Colorado?
One of the best ways to gather information about what grows in your area is to speak with longtime residents who know the whims of
Plant ID Walk: Around the Pasture
My husband’s parents raise Scottish Highland cattle on the high plains of Colorado. Besides the grasses that the cattle eat, there are many interesting “weeds”
Internet Resources for Identifying Plants
This post is made by one of our students as part of her PDC Home Correspondence Course. Here is a list of Internet databases and other
Identifying and Using Pineapple Weed
Sarah is a Midwest Permaculture PDC Graduate. Recently my mother-in-law, curious about a low-growing wild plant that she had observed around her horse barn, picked
Midwest Permaculture Training Applicable in Africa
Permaculture Training Applicable Around the Globe The brilliance of Bill Mollison’s PDC course is the universality of it. Students of a Midwest Permaculture PDC Course
Midwest Permaculture Training Applicable in Africa
Permaculture Training Applicable Around the Globe The brilliance of Bill Mollison’s PDC course is the universality of it. Students of a Midwest Permaculture PDC Course
Chicago Honey Co-op
A Visit to the… Chicago Honey Co-op… July/07 Just as Chicago became one of the largest urban ‘melting pots’ as people from around the world flocked
Burning Wood to “Cool” an Entire Lodge
Arbor Day’s Lied Lodge: It is Air Conditioned with Current Sunlight (i.e. Scrap Wood) In our last post we talked about thermal mass rocket stoves and