Meghalaya’s Living Bridges

Here is an example of the skills that we are losing at an astounding rate. Using the biological intelligence of a place is key to our work as Permaculture designers.

Final Design Narrative from the Maryland Permaculture Design Certificate Course

Will Myrtle Woods ever be the same? Excellent work from the students at this year’s Maryland PDC. Permaculture Design Study September 23, 2011 Prepared For: Cathy & Tiff Hudson Myrtle Woods Farm Elkridge, Md. About Myrtle Woods Farm “MWF” The property was recently named for Myrtle Young and her husband who lived at MWF from [...]

Maryland PDC Continues

Our course in Maryland has gone exceptionally well. Jeff, one of our students, presented on renewables, we took a short sailing excursion on the Chesapeake near Annapolis in Stan the Architect’s schooner, we dug a swale at Cathy’s place and worked on our final designs. What a week! Can’t say enough about the integrity of [...]

2011 Permaculture Design Certificate Course in Jessup, Maryland

Our course here at the Green Building Institute and the Enviro Center continues. We are working on a beautiful property nearby, Myrtle Woods, and the students have begun their design process. Got to love the Permaculture system!

Permaculture Design Certificate Course at the Enviro Center in Jessup, Maryland

I have just arrived in Jessup, Maryland for a PDC that will begin tomorrow morning. This evening I will give a lecture on Permaculture to the general public. The Enviro Center is an energy efficient building constructed around an old farmhouse that includes, solar hot water, photovoltaics, fiber optic lighting, rainwater collection, gardens, green roofs, [...]