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Permaculture Earthworks – The Clay Model

As permaculture teachers, we have landed on this simple clay-model demonstration as an excellent tool for explaining earthworks. We can cover how swales, ponds, key points

Pictures of Winter PDC in Stelle, IL

Here is a brief picture summary of our2015 Winter PDC at Midwest Permaculture in Stelle, IL. As expected, during a winter course with high temperatures below 32

Pictures of PDC at Fox Hollow Farm

Hayden Wilson and Bethany Gardner of Midwest Permaculture Hi Friends of Midwest Permaculture. Bill, Ernest, Hayden and I ( Bethany) are at our farming PDC

Plant Guild Workshop

A Full Day with Bryce RuddockAuthor of the Plant Guilds e-Booklet Next Scheduled Workshop — Spring 2016 — Check back for datePrice: $95.00 Includes

A Cal-Earth Permaculture Course Picture Summary

Post Update (Oct. 2017) Our 7th Annual Combined Super-Adobe and Permaculture-Design Certificate Courses Oct. 16-28, 2017 Oct. 16-20 Super Adobe Core Curriculum Workshop Oct.21-28 Permaculture Design Certificate Course Sorry –

Picture Summary – Essential Permaculture Weekend – Kalamazoo 8/12

Essential Permaculture Weekend Training – Kalamazoo, MI – August 2012 We were invited to deliver our “Essential Permaculture” weekend training in Kalamazoo by a former

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,

Our 2012 MREA Energy Fair Workshop Schedule

Fair Dates: Fri.-Sun., June 15-17Please join us at one of our 8 workshops… Link: Download or Print .PDF of our Schedule Link: The MREA Website – All about

Picture Summary: PDC Course at Arbor Day Farm’s Lied Lodge – March 2012

Pictures by Milton Dixon and Bill Wilson — Narrative by Bill We delivered what we believe to be the first Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course at

Photos of a Winter PDC at Midwest Permaculture

Special Note: Wondering about missing some hands-on activities at our annual Winter PDC Courses? You won’t! Most all of the hands-on activities we undertake at

Permaculture Design Charrette

Greetings Everyone… Milton Dixon, Bryce Ruddock and myself are up in Door County, WI, hosting a permaculture design charrette for a 40-acre farm owned by Jon

What is a Permaculture Design Charrette?

Learning to Create a Permaculture Design With Others Often times, the best way to learn something is by simply doing it. It’s one thing