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
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
Dry Brick Rocket Stove Maple Evaporator
Greetings… At the last minute this winter we decided to tap our mature maple tree (just one tap) and boil off some sap to make
How To Build a Worm Tower
Updated – February 2024 Worm towers are DIY vermicomposting bins built into your garden and are just one of many techniques that permaculture designers can
What A Difference A Path Makes – Before & After
Before As I am doing my year-end clean-up and organizing of my computer files, I came across these two pictures of our front yard (Midwest
Hugelkultur Video
Check out this time lapse video we made of the construction of a hugelkultur bed… Hugelkultur is a raised bed filled with wood. As the
Raised Bed
Here is the picture of the raised bed we made last month with that old book rack from the neighbors trash, and here it is
Fall Freeze
Our first freeze is soon to be here so it’s decision making time for Becky and me… what to protect, what to consolidate and possibly
Fall Update
The dust has settled following our full schedule of trainings in August. It feels good to be home and to be getting into the garden
Invasive and Delicious
This Spring, I’ve discovered a new plant growing in profusion in our garden. I noticed it last year, but it was just a small mound.
425 Gallon Rain Tank
Permaculture Ideals: – Hold water where it falls. – Slow it down. – Use it as much as possible. Constructed Summer 2007 1.
Front Yard Rain Garden and Berm
Picture history of our rain gardens. In this blog post we discuss what a rain garden is and how we went about creating the water