Here’s a fantastic idea: a weekend permaculture blitz to build out a site with friends and family. Here’s how they did it in Sydney, Australia. Enjoy!

Link for more info: Sidney Permablitz and the DIY Permablitz Kit

This 28-minute video from Peak Moment is a great introduction to household greywater systems featuring Trathen Heckman of Daily Acts.

Heckman is doing a heroic act by blazing a trail through the permitting process for the system. It’s important work; once a system is available as an example, it will be easier [...]

Common Ground Organic Garden Supply and Education Center is on my must-visit list for the peninsula. I’ll bet their demonstration garden is fantastic!
Check out these great classes and events, plant starts, and seeds by packet or teaspoon. And their web site includes helpful information like vegetable planting companions and a planting calendar.
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By mixing organic matter, clay, and seeds, you can make a potent seed-carrying package. The clay protects the seeds from seed-eating critters, and the compost provides nutrients. When the rains come and conditions are right, your seeds will sprout.
Here’s some links to instructions for making seed balls:

From Heavy Petal, check out How [...]

If you’d like to start recycling water but are intimidated by the details and cost of the project, you might want to start with a simple “laundry-to-landscape” system. This system makes use of the water you use to wash clothes, and the water pump that’s already part of your washing machine. Instead of [...]

Willie Smits does permaculture…but you won’t hear him use the term at all in this TED presentation. Still, see how he’s used permaculture design principles to restore habitat for orangutans…and along the way has cared for the earth, cared for people, and shared the abundance:

As an element in permaculture, chickens are hard to beat…they stack functions by providing delicious food, manure, pest control, and even soil cultivation. They’re a charming addition to any yard.

About a year ago, I wrote an article for MAKE Magazine that you can read onlnie, Backyard Hens. You can also get to [...]