Teacher Training at Stelle, Illinois

Bill Wilson and I just complete a teacher training in Permaculture in Illinois. I want to thank all of our students for going out on a limb and coming forward with everything that they had inside. It is such a joy to see that Permaculture is thriving and making an important place in the world. [...]

NOFA PDC Completion 2012

We are at the second half of the Northeast Organic Farming Association Permaculture Design Certificate course 2011. Busily working away at a design for an area of Duke Farms here in NJ. The students are out at the site as I write, observing the rain and how it moves and collects around the buildings and [...]

Foraging: How To Make Yourself Starvation Proof, by Mike F.

From Survivialblog.com: Remember that the perimeter of our property is not the perimeter of our lives. Yields are everywhere, abundance continues to flow and we do not have to plant it, baby it, tend it endlessly. Biological intelligence can be tapped. Permaculture has no bounds… “The following are some reasons for learning how to identify, [...]

Annual Edgewood College Permaculture Design Certificate Course, Madison 2011

Our PDC in Madison, Wisconsin began today. After greetings and a field walk by our host, Dr Jim Lorman of Edgewood College, and delineating introductory principles and methodologies, we explored a design site that was examined during last year’s course. Taking an inventory of the site, we discussed our findings and will move into it [...]

Another Quote from Bill Mollison

“Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple.” — Bill Mollison