What is Native?
Often we hear that going with native plants and animals is important for the stability [...]
From the Toilet to the Fields to the Wasterwater Plant to the…Wait a Minute!
Here we go again. How do we get into this sort of neverending loop? Arid? [...]
Ann Arbor PDC
Just finished the second half of the PDC in Ann Arbor, Michigan. During my absence [...]
Permaculture and the Three Epochs Curriculum: Trees
Types of forest: Fuel – Forage – Structural – Shelter; animal barrier – Food – [...]
Permaculture and the Three Epochs Curriculum
TREES AND THEIR ENERGY TRANSACTIONS Trees should be considered as energy transducers of: Wind, Sun [...]
More Pictures from the Suburban Homestead
Here are a few more pictures from yesterday after the rains.
Our Suburban Homestead: After the Rain!
The swales are holding water as prescribed and the gardens are bursting out! Over a [...]
The City Museum in St Louis: Worth a Visit
Recently I took my family to the City Museum in St Louis. We had the [...]
The Continuing Saga of a Suburban Homestead: Plumbing on the Water Tank
The parts were procured at the farm store. Bushings and valve. Need reducers to get [...]