Pittsburgh Permaculture » Plants http://pittsburghpermaculture.org Extending the Edge, Expanding Local Possibilites Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:36:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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, 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/ [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/permaculture-resource-list/feed 0 Summer 2011 Herbal Medicine Workshop Series http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/uncategorized/summer-2011-herbal-medicine-workshop-series http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/uncategorized/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/uncategorized/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 Tree Planting with Pittsburgh Permaculture http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/tree-planting-with-pittsburgh-permaculture http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/tree-planting-with-pittsburgh-permaculture#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:55:08 +0000 Guest http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=2827 Over the summer, I had an interesting email; Catherine from Ireland was visiting Pittsburgh and wanted to help out a bit, here is what she wrote about her experience.

-Troy

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Tree planting with Pittsburgh Permaculture

After reading an article on ecological travel and responses to peak oil, I decided [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/tree-planting-with-pittsburgh-permaculture/feed 0 Herbal Medicine Workshop with Leslie Alexander, RH (AHG) http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/herbworkshop http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/herbworkshop#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:08:37 +0000 Michelle http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=2670 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/herbworkshop/feed 0 Permaculture Design Certificate Course http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/permaculture-design-certificate-course http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/permaculture-design-certificate-course#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:54:30 +0000 Juliette http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=2427 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, [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/permaculture-design-certificate-course/feed 0 Get your PDC in Pittsburgh! http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/get-your-pdc-in-pittsburgh http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/get-your-pdc-in-pittsburgh#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:34:39 +0000 Juliette http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/?p=2380 Get your PDC in Pittsburgh!   It’s inexpensive!!!   Hands-on! Permaculture Design Certificate Course at Phipps Join us at the Phipps Garden Center for 6 weekends of intensive permaculture design and practice!

 

Primary Teachers:

Darrell Frey, Three Sisters Farm and Bioshelter

Elizabeth Lynch, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Juliette Jones, Pittsburgh Permaculture   Dates: January 29, [...]]]> http://pittsburghpermaculture.org/plants/get-your-pdc-in-pittsburgh/feed 0