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Permaculture Resource List

Juliette — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:54:33 +0000

Compiled by Elizabeth Lynch, 2011; added to by Juliette Jones 2012

Pc Communities, on-line or other

Pittsburgh Garden Experiment: http://www.meetup.com/PittsburghGardenExperiment/ Eastern Permaculture Guild: http://www.meetup.com/permie/ Eastern Permaculture Guild: penn-permaculture-list@meetup.com Local Food Cleveland: http://www.localfoodcleveland.org/ Three Rivers Permaculture Guild

Pittsburgh-local Resources

Pittsburgh Permaculture: http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/ Transition Pittsburgh: http://www.meetup.com/transitionpgh/ Pittsburgh Garden Experiment: http://pittsburghgardenexperiment.org/ Steel City Soils: http://steelcitysoils.com/ [...]

Summer 2011 Herbal Medicine Workshop Series

Michelle — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:28:33 +0000

Summer 2011 Herbal Medicine Workshop Series

with Leslie Alexander of Restoration Herbs & Michelle Czolba of Pittsburgh Permaculture

PLEASE BE SURE TO FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM AS WELL AS PAY BY PAYPAL OR THROUGH CHECK. FIND REGISTRATION FORM AT ‘REGISTER NOW’ LINK. MAILING ADDRESS FOR [...]

The plastic bag, stick and a brick trick!

Troy — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:29:33 +0000

This is a quick and easy way to train fruit trees to get the branch angle you want.

Materials list:

A couple plastic grocery bags A straight stick or piece of bamboo A few small rocks A fruit tree you want to train

BEFORE

An apple tree with an upright branch [...]

Columbus Permaculture Design Course

Troy — Thu, 05 May 2011 22:23:35 +0000

Weekend Permaculture Design Course Columbus, Ohio

Dates: July 16-17, August 13-14, August 27-28, September 10-11, October 8-9, and October 22-23.

Location: Columbus, Ohio at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park

Description: Join us as we explore the power of ecological design to create resilience and beauty in our communities. Over six weekends, [...]

Upcoming Pittsburgh Permaculture Workshops- register now!

Michelle — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:03:31 +0000

Hey all, please check out the next 2 workshops to happen at the Hazelwood Food Forest. Hope to see you there!

Grafting with Troy Hottle- CANCELLED

April 17th 11am-1pm (yes it’s a Sunday)

Learn the basics of grafting for pome fruits and stone fruits. You will learn how and when to graft in [...]

Sun Path

Troy — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:17:40 +0000

As we all know light exposure is a very important part of garden design. Evaluating the light exposure in the context of the sun’s movement through the sky both daily and season-to-season will help us understand the influences of the sun. With this greater understanding our designs can harness the warming light when we [...]

Food Forest Rain Barrel Demo & Work Day

Michelle — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:18:21 +0000

Spring is finally here! Let’s celebrate by getting our hands dirty at the Hazelwood Food Forest. We need to capture and retain water on the site especially until the young trees and plants are established. This first workday of 2011 will focus on setting up a gutter and downspout for the shed so that [...]

Register Soon for Introductory Herbal Medicine Workshop!!

Michelle — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:46:14 +0000

Explore the Use of Herbs to Promote Wellness (Right Here in Pittsburgh!)

With Leslie Alexander, RH (AHG), Co-owner of Restoration Herbs

11am – 3pm, March 26, 2011

Stephen Foster Community Center, 286 Main Street 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Program

An Introduction to Medical Herbalism What is a medicinal herb and when can [...]

10 Methods for Soil Improvement

Troy — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:03:20 +0000

The following is a list of 10 easy and effective approaches to improving your soil. We have also noted the benefits that each technique provides and included a description of why each one is important.

Adjust the soil pH to optimal levels (6-7)- general (nutrient availability) – The pH of soil dictates the ability [...]

Our New Wood Stove

Troy — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:27:07 +0000

Andrea and I recently decided to put in a wood stove but as easy as that sounds, a lot of work went into installing the stove and ensuring the fireplace surround would be appropriate. The following pictures show you some of the process we went through.

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Fireplace before