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
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
Natural Building Workshop Successful
Hello All. Our natural building workshop this weekend was a great success. Hassan Hall, our natural-builder friend from Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, taught a great hands-on
Permaculture Earthworks Explained – 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
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
Bill to Teach a Farming-Focused PDC in Michigan
This was a great CourseWe are Considering Repeating it in 2015Please Check our Schedule Training was May 6 – 13, 2014Pierce Cedar Creek Institute –
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
Pictures from our July 2012 Hands-on Permaculture Course
You can see and read more about this course in an awesome blog post by one of the students in this course: These Light Footsteps
Chickens for the Orchard (Part 1)
Part 3: 8-13 Weeks of Age (As Adventurers)Part 2: 4-8 Weeks of Age (As Kids)Part 1: 0-4 Weeks of Age (As Chicks) Objective: Raise
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
Thermal Mass Rocket Stoves on our Minds…
Why Thermal Mass Rocket Stoves are part of This Permaculture Design We cover the foundations of rocket stove building at every Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC)
6-Day Family Friendly Training
6-day “Hands-on” Training – August 2011Held at Midwest Permaculture in our Sustainably Oriented Community of Stelle, ILWe expect to be offering a ‘family friendly’ training every