Tag: PermaCULTURE
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We Interrupt this NZ Trip with and Oz Trip
Right, so Oz is what folks down here call Australia for short. We went to Australia basically for three reasons. 1. To see friends of friends. 2. To go the Melliodora, Dave Holmgren’s permaculture spot. 3. Because we were in NZ and Australia is relatively close as compared to when we are in the US.…
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Menstrual Cramps Tincture How-To
Hey all. Last week I posted on Instagram that I was formulating a tincture out of the plants that are growing on my parent’s property, and a couple of folks asked to know more. Two years ago, as I was planning out the orchard I was designing for my parent’s yard, I could not help…
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A Lot Happens in 2.5 Years
A Before and After at Parker St. in New Hampshire I am completely delinquent at this point with the blog but I do have several exciting things to share in the next couple of weeks. I promise I’ll give an update on the car at some point, but right now I want to share about…
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A Map of the Reciprocal Relationship Between Apples and Humans
I’m all about observing systems these days, and I’m also super into the idea of healing the reciprocal relationship between human beings and the natural world (thanks to Robin Wall Kimmerer). So I thought I would do a little design depicting the inputs and outputs of apples along with a brief telling of their lifelines…
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A Design for a Morning Routine
Permaculture Designers apply their philosophy beyond gardens and farms. That’s why there are classes in social permaculture! I am working to expand my view on ways in which design can be integrated into my life, especially from the permaculture perspective. In addition, as an environmental educator I live in the world of the Eight…
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I Went to the Jungle and Life Afterwards Was Different
Sometimes a place really welcomes you. You can feel the resonance, and even if things go wrong or you make mistakes, overall things will go well and you´ll enjoy yourself. Other times you meet a place and it just does not want you there. Or rather, your personalities just do not mix well. This is…
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Ometepe Island: a Meeting of Edges
I left Granada on the 10th of February, a Sunday, hoping to make it to the next point of my travels in just one day. My destination was a little town on the very south side of the southern island, far away from pretty much anything except what it is already there. Ometepe Island is…
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CSA Friday 3: Bok Choy
Bok choy, the asian vegetable that may have many people scratching their heads- until they taste the deliciousness of this black sheep of the brassica family. That’s right; brassica. That means that it’s relatives include the likes of broccoli, cabbage, kale, and brussel sprouts, or, as I like to call them, the fart veggies. The fart…
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CSA Friday 2: Turnip Leaf Pesto
Permaculture Design Principle: Produce No Waste. When you have an extra bit of vegetable matter such a the tops of radishes, turnips, carrots, etc., it’s always important to remember that these things can still be eaten! There are hard-earned vitamins and minerals in those leaves. Those little plants spend weeks photosynthesizing their hearts out through…
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Dr. Vandana Shiva Visits CU Boulder
It’s still an hour before Dr. Vandana Shiva is supposed to walk onstage in the Glenn Miller Ballroom at CU Boulder’s UMC, but already the seats are a third of the way full. A diverse crowd, some are in two piece suits while others are in puffy down vests and dirty climbing pants, chatting and…
Molly McCahan 