Here’s a little announcement of my own: I’m excited to be helping with this workshop coming up next month. It’s a rich and challenging topic. Hope you can make it!
Gardening Without Enemies: A Buddhist Approach to Permaculture
Saturday, July 31, 10-3.
Let’s learn to make peace with “pests” like gophers, scotch broom and blackberries, to [...]
Link: 350 Garden Challenge
Oh hell yes….
Link: Dirt! The Movie
via Justinsomnia
I’m not sure if it’s really more sustainable or not, but when I have to get supplies for a new project, I always try to opt for a tool to help me make something rather than consumables that I keep having to buy. Recently, I splurged on a soil blocker from Johnny’s Seeds. [...]
We’ve been getting some beautiful rains here in Northern California — a good time to ask yourself what garden projects you might work on this year. Here are some favorites that I’m thinking about!
Build a SeedHouse/MiniGreenhouse!
This is actually a cold frame, a good way to recycle a window or windowed door into a cozy [...]
Penny Livingston-Stark posted this to the Permaculture-SF list with the comment, “I think I have to pinch myself. Am I dreaming?”
I agree! It’s so great to see this kind of support for home-grown food at the White House.
Also check out the complete post with lots of interesting links, Using the [...]
The West County Community Seed Bank has launched their web site!
To create a grassroots community seed bank that supports Sonoma County gardeners with free, locally grown, open-pollinated, pesticide and GMO-free seeds. All gardeners with or with out seeds to share are welcome. We hope that many gardeners will commit to grow out and donate back [...]
Here’s an unusual and unique opportunity coming up locally: help install a professionally designed 5000 square-foot food forest…get hands on and learn how to transform your thirsty lawn into multi-tiered food-producing ecosystem!
In August, Daily Acts conducted a hands-on workshop in sheet-mulching to transform the lawn at Mini-Park (End of LaSalle and Loretta Ave) in [...]
