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Permaculture Design autumn equinox discount

Michelle — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:24:15 +0000

Permaculture Design Sale!

Now through October 1st… Have your landscape designed at a discounted rate. We design landscapes of all sizes and conditions and would love to work with you to bring your dream to reality. Permaculture design utilizes ecological principles to create landscapes based on your wants and needs and in accordance with [...]

Borland Green Video by Transition Pgh

Troy — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:51:52 +0000

Here is a little video about the Borland Green project which we are working on in partnership with GTECH Strategies. The project is being funded by a Spring Grant from The Sprout Fund. Click here for more information about the project.

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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 [...]

Come Join Us at the Food Forest this Saturday!

Michelle — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:23:22 +0000

We will be working at the food forest on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 10am-12pm. The food forest is located at 4700 Irvine St in Hazelwood. It was 4 adjacent vacant lots owned by the URA and now hosts a diversity of edible and otherwise functional tree, bush and groundcover [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Herbal Medicine Workshop with Leslie Alexander, RH (AHG)

Michelle — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:08:37 +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 [...]

Pgh Permaculture on Facebook!

Troy — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:16:32 +0000

Today Pittsburgh Permaculture is happy to announce that we have launched a Facebook page and integrated the ability for you share what you like on PittsburghPermaculture.org with your friends on Facebook.

On the left you can see our new Connect widget which allows you to see a few people who really dig our site, [...]

Regenerating Pittsburgh from the Ground Up, Weekend Workshop

Juliette — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:57:12 +0000

Saturday-Sunday Workshop:

Principles and Practices of Regenerative Design

With Dave Jacke and up-and-coming permaculture teachers from around the region.

Click here to Register

9 AM – 4:30 PM, Saturday, April 30th and Sunday, May 1st

Phipps Garden Center, 1059 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (Please note, this location is different from the public lecture, which [...]

Permaculture Design Certificate Course

Juliette — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:54:30 +0000

This is a reminder… exactly one month until the PDC, register NOW to join us at the Phipps Garden Center!

6 WEEKENDS (January to April 2011): Jan 29-30; Feb 12-13, 26-27; Mar 12-13, 26-27; Apr 2, 9:00am to 4:30pm

– Earn your internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certification! – Share 6 weekends immersed in a fun, [...]