I’m not sure how I first noticed Aliza Sollins of BaltimoreDIY online…it might have been through Twitter (she’s @AlizaEss). But I definitely remember meeting her in person. It was at Maker Faire last May, and the only thing crazier than me doing a booth to promote permaculture was Aliza flying all the way from [...]

I don’t normally post about individual permaculture design courses, but this is a really unique opportunity to get your PDC with an emphasis on Native American practices. The Permaculture Design Certification Course at Pine Ridge Lakota Reservation, South Dakota will be held on September 11-27, 2009:
This will be a very unique and special permaculture [...]

You can visit the Permibus at Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa. The Permibus is part of the Skills for the New Millennium Tour, with a vision to:
…shift patterns of consumption while empowering individuals and communities to engage in political action that strives for a more ecologically sound, economically sustainable, and socially just world. [...]

If you live anywhere in Sonoma County, you’ve probably seen the flyer for Daily Acts sustainability tours. These great local tours provide a way to see permaculture principles in action. We were delighted to see so many great things happening in our town during the Water Savvy Stars of Sebastopol tour.
The founding permie [...]

After attending yesterday’s class at Beekind, we are enthusiastically reading up on apiculture. One name kept coming up during class: Serge Labesque. Labesque is a beekeeper, teacher, and researcher who shares his knowledge and skills with other members of the Sonoma County Beekeepers’ Association. See what Labesque has to say in this [...]

Homegrown Evolution is a site you’ll want to return to again and again for all kinds of urban permaculture resources:
Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne write Homegrown Evolution, a blog that explores a fast-growing new movement: urbanites are becoming gardeners and farmers. Kelly and Erik are the authors of The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-sufficient [...]

Although it’s said that permaculture is “the cutting edge of a 10,000-year-old idea,” most people will agree that Bill Mollison is the father of the permaculture movement. He’s the author of the seminal book Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual and instigator of countless education and sustainability projects.
This interview by Alan AtKisson from 1991, Permaculture: Design [...]

Vela Creations is a web site full of great how-to information on everything from building your own house to making a Chispito wind generator. The projects are all based on real-world experience of a couple devoted to DIY and sustainability.
From their web site:
Vela Creations is a documentation of our experiences and projects living [...]