The Permaculture Design for CSC in Stelle, IL
- Bill Wilson
| Below: A Self-Guided-Learning Tour into Permaculture Use these pages as an educational journey into applied permaculture thinking and designing. At the bottom of every page you will find the directory of the key elements included in this design. Each page is like opening a chapter in a permaculture design booklet that explains the element, its function, and why it was included. Enjoy your learning. We explore all of these elements in each of our Permaculture Design Certificate Courses. |
| We began designing CSC’s (Center for Sustainable Community) 8.7 acres of land in early 2011. The initial plan was presented, approved and adopted by CSC in the Spring of 2012. Then in 2021, we recreated the framework design to include our progress and help inspire our current direction of movement.
Asked to guide the design, Midwest Permaculture continues with implementation over a decade later. We expect it to take us about 5 years to fully establish each element of the design and then another 5 years to see it move into greater maturity. We want the implementation to be a learning experience for hundreds of people. We welcome your interest and participation. Here are a couple of options.
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6 thoughts on “The Permaculture Design for CSC in Stelle, IL”
Key-line plow looks like the old cultivators we used when I was kid, but look a little heavier duty. You could always modify an old cultivator if you know how to weld. Yeoman make key-line plows and I think there is one other too.
Here is a site about key-line plowing.
http://onpasture.com/2013/06/17/keyline-plowing-what-is-it-does-it-work/
Hi Bill,
I really enjoyed your talk yesterday and the answers to questions afterwards. Being new to Illinois there is much to learn and people to meet. One of the above links that I am interested in mostly is keyline plowing in relationship to transition conventional fields to sustainable practices. There are several links including the keyline plowing that are not active and wanted to let you know in case they are intended to be active now.
Regeneratively,
Bob Lawrason
Legacy Design
727-831-5832
Very good to meet you as well Bob. Welcome to Illinois…!
We are aware that the links are not active. I still have to write the content of these pages and post. It was on the burner for January of this year but now it’s almost March. We got busy.
What I can tell you is that Kevin Wolz and I have talked about getting a custom keyline plow made but have yet to make it happen. I’ve read the books, seen the videos, spent some time with Darren Dougherty, even have the T-shirt…but have yet to put a plow in the ground myself and observe the changes.
I’m motivated to to assist in getting a plow around here that we can share if you wish to explore this. Send me an email… .
Cheers… Bill
Love to work with you on the keyline plow to share. I got busy too and will email you soon about it.
Bob
Legacy Design
Hello Lynn!
Thank you so much for your interest in MWP and CSC ‘s projects.
If you are interested in learning more about Stelle and our permaculture design we will be hosting our monthly Open Houses on October 5th and November 9th . Visit http://cscstelle.org/open-house/
If you would like to spend a day or more working with us on whatever projects we are engaged in at the time, you can e-mail me at to set a date in which you can camp here in Stelle for a nominal fee per day. This includes our instructor’s time and a few meals. We do not have immediate plans to be cobbing as our priority is to get the roof on and stem wall built first. I certainly would be great to meet you and learn more about your interests and experience.
Feel free to e-mail me anytime with questions or if you would like to reserve a spot for an open house.
Regards,
Mary-Kate Carter
CSC Outreach Coordinator
I just heard of you and want to start participating. I’ve built and maintained cob houses and have been using and creating many permaculture techniques over the years. I’d like to visit your facility soon. I live in the Chicago area. How do I arrange a visit? Can I just drive over or do I need an appointment?
Thanks!
Lynn