Building of Permaculture Earth-Shelter Cabin
Picture Summary: Clay-slip Straw Cabin Build The cabin is available for overnight stays through our HipCamp listing. Enjoy the cabin and visit this Midwest Permaculture
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
Rainwater Harvesting – Bending Oak Project in Ohio
Hey permies! In this blog post, we’re going to get the skinny on rainwater harvesting… Bill asked if I could share with you all the
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
Rapidly-Cut Swales with Tractor Blade
3 Miles of Swales Cut in 5-Hours We are making early progress on our 320-acre Missouri permaculture-farm project (Jordan Rubin’s Heal the Planet Farm). Last
Plant Guild Designs for ‘Heal the Planet Farm’, Missouri
Click on Image to View the Full Size (10MB) Feel free to download, forward, print or share with others. It’s really interesting. As part of
Bulldozer Digging Swales
The Design We have been invited by a family in Southern Missouri to assist with the design of a 320-acre farm. They want to transition
Season Extenders
Why Season Extenders are part of This Permaculture Design For those of us who garden in a temperate climate (freezes in winter), we know only
Year-Round Greenhouse
Why A Year-Round Greenhouse is part of This Permaculture Design It doesn’t take much for those of us in temperate climate zones to imagine the
Chinampas Gardens
Why Chinampas Gardens are part of This Permaculture Design Chinampas Gardens are artificial islands or peninsulas created by scooping nutrient-rich lake, swamp or pond muck into a woven
Coppicing and Pollarding: How and Why to Cut Trees for Perpetual Regrowth
Coppicing and pollarding are ancient techniques for harvesting wood while keeping trees alive for centuries. Here’s how they work, which trees to use, and why permaculture designers love them.
Permaculture Design Certificate Final Presentation – Table Rock Ranch
My mother and father-in-laws, Win and Mike, live on a beautiful and rugged piece of land on Colorado’s Front Range known as Table Rock Ranch.