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Photos from Permaculture Class, week 2

I finally finished captioning and uploading the rest of my photos from the two-week permaculture design class I attended.
Browse the photos below or view the the entire two-weeks directly on flickr.

It was a profound experience and I’m still trying to gather my thoughts about it. More to come!

Photos from Permaculture Class, week 1

Here’s some photos from photos from the first week of the two-week course I’m taking at Regenerative Design Institute. No time to write more; I need to get back to class! Browse the photos below or directly on flickr.

What is Permaculture?

As I get ready to leave for a two-week permaculture design intensive, I thought I’d try to provide answers to at least one of the questions I get about it…”What’s Permaculture?”
I like one definition offered by Toby Hemmingway, author of Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture:
Permaculture is notoriously hard to define in a sound-bite. […]

Building a Dual-bin Composter

My project for the past few days (on and off): a compost bin with two sections for our back yard. I needed something that would keep the dog and other critters out of the garbage (although I probably won’t put a top on it except maybe a tarp during the height of the rainy […]

Permaculture at Commonweal Garden and Regenerative Design Institute

Yesterday I was excited to finally attend an open house given by the Regenerative Design Institute (RDI) in Bolinas. I’ve been intrigued by their programs for some time now, but the Commonweal Garden site is also a residence, so it’s only open to the public on a limited basis.
I was really affected by the […]

The Ladies

If you’ve been watching the links that get posted here, you’ll notice my interest in chickens. Two weeks ago, I brought five baby chicks (”pullets”, as they are supposed to be female) home; they’re quite entertaining:

I want to end up with three hens, but took the farm store clerk’s advice and got five; if […]