PDC in Ft Worth, Texas

Here in Ft Worth for our annual Permaculture Design Certificate course. Our hosts James and Elizabeth (a former student) Samudio own and operate Elizabeth Anna’s Old World Gardens, an edible plant nursery. We visited the site of last year’s student design which is in the implementation stage. We also journeyed to a site that James [...]

Putting in Septic (Code) and Terraces at Kinstone

The master planning process is a joy of creation. Then the rubber meets the road (the land). Dealing with the physical reality of implementation always brings up new issues and constraints when dealing with the material world and accompanying changes in the landscape. I love the fact that when students of Frank Lloyd Wright designed [...]

Kaw Permaculture Spring 2012 PDC Nine Day Intensive

Kansas Permaculture Institute, in partnership with the Permaculture Project, and Kaw Permaculture Spring 2012 PDC Nine Day Intensive – Saturday, June 2 through Sunday, June 10 Description: This Permaculture Design Certification Course is an intensive nine days of focused and quality training on theory, methodology, demonstration, and hands-on field work activities. It will take place [...]

A Visit to Dan Halsey’s Place in Prior Lake, Minnesota

Finally got up to my design partner’s place in Minnesota. Exquisite! Great classroom to boot. This is the classroom that we will be working in during our advanced design course in May (go to this link). Enjoy…

Rural Studio at Auburn University

Cliff Davis of Spiral Ridge Permaculture and I are on our way to Southern Georgia to work on an extensive master plan. We veered off the path for a few hours to pay a visit to the architecture students from Auburn University who are designing a project that comes as close to a well-wrought Permaculture [...]

Carambola, Tamarind, Design, Fledgling Food Forests, Inspired Students

As our course in Ft Meyers, Florida winds down the design of two and half acres at our venue, the Unversalist Unitarian Church, continues. This is an inspired lot. They have been working diligently all week. The garden manager here, Melissa, is excited about putting the students’ design on the ground. We will give a [...]