Our colleague and friend, Malvikaa, continues to move forward on her life’s work at ‘swaYYam’ permaculture project in India.
Here are some updates! Continue reading “Spring 2019 Update from swaYYam, India”
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Bending Oak PDC Course – Picture Summary
Midwest Permaculture PDC Course #78
A Picture Summary
This was our First PDC at Bending Oak Permaculture Farm
Youngstown, OH – In August 2018
A Project Site we are Co-designing with the Owner
| “…this course (at Bending Oak) was solid, loaded, useful, fascinating and endlessly helpful in understanding permaculture design. Everyone came away feeling completely enriched by the training.” PDC Student Graduate |
Check HERE for Upcoming PDC Courses Continue reading “Bending Oak PDC Course – Picture Summary”
Chronicle of a Work-Trade Program
Chronicle of a Work-Trade Program
One scrappy idealist’s venture into the world of permaculture
“This permaculture summer of mine was magical for me in a lot of ways, and beginning my journey with the work-trade program was certainly a beautiful way to get started on that journey.” Coral
Perhaps you are an experienced permaculturalist and manage an amazing piece of land or you educate others in the ways of the swale. Or perhaps you have a PDC and are eager to learn more. Or maybe you’ve recently begun this journey and are looking at what Midwest Permaculture has to offer. A Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) is a good investment but it can be kind of expensive. If you’re a young 20-something like myself you may not be able to drop a thousand bucks for a week-long training. Fortunately, Midwest Permaculture provides another option: their work-trade program.
PDC Graduate Series – Jodi Trendler and Michelle Hickey
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 both out in the field to identify plants and pollinators and indoors with a presentation.
For those interested there will be a casual introduction to Stelle during lunch and then a follow-up tour after 3:00. No additional charge. Continue reading “Plants and Pollinators Workshop”
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 (Youngstown, OH) projects this summer we want to have a way that they can take a warm shower using current sunlight (scrap wood) to heat the water. (More on solar vs. wood burning hot shower water systems below.)
The goals for our shower houses are 5-fold;
1. Non-permanent and portable
2. Knock-down for winter storage
3. Inexpensive (easily available or recycled materials)
4. Easy to assemble/duplicate
5. Attractive (Has to have a welcoming factor)
Prototype #1
The first concept we came up with that cost the least turned out to be more of a job to construct than first imagined, may not hold up in a hard wind, and frankly, looks a bit tacky (to me). But the price is right at $65.
Continue reading “Low-cost, knock-down, outdoor shower house”
PDC Graduate Series – Tim Wadle
Tim is a Graduate of:
PDC Course #53 – Feb. 2015
at Midwest Permaculture, Stelle, IL
Opened a business Sweet Greens in Cleveland, OH, -a supply store for indoor growers
Transforming his 12 acres in suburban Cleveland
Working to open the eyes of residents and city regulators about the opportunities around urban food growing.
“As Bill and Becky said at the PDC, if we wish to create a more compassionate and sustainable world (a more permanent-culture) we need to live it and share it.” Tim… Continue reading “PDC Graduate Series – Tim Wadle”
Winter Starts and Microgreens
Winter is almost over, yet at the beginning of this season we were determined to bring more greens into our home during the cold months. We focused on microgreens and experimented with several methods. We used two mixes from Johnny’s Seeds, one was mild and the other spicy, mostly brassica mix. Continue reading “Winter Starts and Microgreens”
PDC Graduate Series – Scott Miskiel
Scott is a Graduate of:
PDC Course #62 – April 2016
at Heal the Planet Farm, Koshkonong, MO
Sold his legal practice in Arizona and retired early to pursue a life more meaningful to him.
Moved to Missouri and is establishing his own permaculture homestead on 6 acres. Just got the URL… Inwood Gardens LLC.
Has already provided legal, permaculture design and managerial consulting/services to Heal the Planet Farm.
PDC Graduate Series – Bridget O’Brien
Bridget is Graduate of:
PDC Course #38 – Jan. 2013
at Midwest Permaculture, Stelle, IL
Created the game “Adapt” to make permaculture learning fun and easier to understand
Presented at the International Permaculture Convergence, 2017 in India
Environmental Landscape Designer (inner and outer landscapes)