Pittsburgh Permaculture » Plants http://pittsburghpermaculture.org Extending the Edge, Expanding Local Possibilites Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:39:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 3 Nitrogen Fixing Plants for the Forest Garden http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/3-nitrogen-fixing-plants-for-the-forest-garden http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/3-nitrogen-fixing-plants-for-the-forest-garden#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:48:00 +0000 Michelle http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=3361 Nitrogen fixing shrubs are valuable in agroforestry systems. They can be integrated into perennial agriculture systems to restore and maintain nutrient cycling and fertility self-reliance. The following 3 nitrogen fixing plants have additional uses and benefits as well. This is a quick snap shot of nitrogen fixing plants. Please share your experiences with these [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/3-nitrogen-fixing-plants-for-the-forest-garden/feed 0 Tips for Growing Lettuces and Salad Mix http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/tips-for-growing-lettuces-and-salad-mix http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/tips-for-growing-lettuces-and-salad-mix#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:43:26 +0000 Michelle http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=3367 Growing lettuce and salad mix is fairly simple and can be done in small spaces, including pots. Right now I am growing a mix in a fairly small pot. If only the robins would leave it alone, I suspect I’ll be able to harvest in the next few weeks! I also spent time growing [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/tips-for-growing-lettuces-and-salad-mix/feed 0 5 Steps to Growing Lettuces & Salad Mix http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/5-steps-to-growing-lettuces-salad-mix http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/5-steps-to-growing-lettuces-salad-mix#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:33:44 +0000 Michelle http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=3372 Growing lettuce and salad mix is very easy and can be done in the smallest of spaces. It is also a great crop to grow fresh since the shelf life is quite short. It is also a fairly high demand vegetable for restaurants, making it a possible cash crop for small [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/5-steps-to-growing-lettuces-salad-mix/feed 0 Food4Wealth Review: Less Work, More Food with the Ecological Garden http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/food4wealth-review-less-work-more-food-with-the-ecological-garden http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/food4wealth-review-less-work-more-food-with-the-ecological-garden#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:04:18 +0000 Michelle http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=3363 Personally, I have had lots of fun growing food and herbs. I have also spent many hard, sweaty hours pulling weeds and preparing beds. Eventually, I managed to develop garden beds that perform similarly to a Food4Wealth bed; however, this was after obtaining a Master’s degree in Sustainable Systems, working in a market garden, [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/food4wealth-review-less-work-more-food-with-the-ecological-garden/feed 0 Permaculture Resource List http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/permaculture-resource-list http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/permaculture-resource-list#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:54:33 +0000 Juliette http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=3300 Compiled by Elizabeth Lynch, Troy Hottle, and Juliette Jones

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/ Octupus Organics: [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/permaculture-resource-list/feed 0 Summer 2011 Herbal Medicine Workshop Series http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/summer-2011-herbal-medicine-workshop-series http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/summer-2011-herbal-medicine-workshop-series#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:28:33 +0000 Michelle http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=3059

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 [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/summer-2011-herbal-medicine-workshop-series/feed 0 Come Join Us at the Food Forest this Saturday! http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/come-join-us-at-the-food-forest-this-saturday http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/come-join-us-at-the-food-forest-this-saturday#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:23:22 +0000 Michelle http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=3051 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 [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/come-join-us-at-the-food-forest-this-saturday/feed 2 The plastic bag, stick and a brick trick! http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/the-plastic-bag-stick-and-a-brick-trick http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/the-plastic-bag-stick-and-a-brick-trick#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 19:29:33 +0000 Troy http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=3043 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 [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/the-plastic-bag-stick-and-a-brick-trick/feed 0 An Herbalists’ Permaculture Landscape http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/an-herbalists%e2%80%99-permaculture-landscape http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/an-herbalists%e2%80%99-permaculture-landscape#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:00:06 +0000 Michelle http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=2984 One of the best ways to assess a site is to observe it for at least one year. This plan for my backyard has been in the works for almost two years now.  I have made certain changes due to the encompassing urban landscape and the sometimes undesirable situations that it brings.

Rats- there [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/an-herbalists%e2%80%99-permaculture-landscape/feed 3 Register Soon for Introductory Herbal Medicine Workshop!! http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/register-soon-for-introductory-herbal-medicine-workshop http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/register-soon-for-introductory-herbal-medicine-workshop#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:46:14 +0000 Michelle http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=2930 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 [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/register-soon-for-introductory-herbal-medicine-workshop/feed 0