Pittsburgh Permaculture

SCA Community Day in Hazelwood

Troy — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:17:44 +0000

Garden Update

Troy — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:23:34 +0000

A lot has happened since I last blogged including raised beds, asparagus planting, more blueberries, currants, jostaberries, a kiwi/hop tower, a pergola, the whole front and side yards and on and on, so I thought I would try to catch everyone up with some photos and a time-lapse slide show.

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Food Forest Photos

Juliette — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:25:27 +0000

Paw Paw Lou

Monday Workdays 6-8pm

Juliette — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:26:32 +0000

Our workdays have changed yet again!!! Sorry for any inconvience! Please come to the Food Forest to see all of the changes and to help us to complete many projects. Our goal is to have the gathering space completed by the end of summer so that we can begin hosting events in the fall! Come [...]

PDC course in Schellsburg, PA

Juliette — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:20:05 +0000

A Permaculture Design Certificate course in being offered in Schellsburg, PA August 6- 15th. Please check it out! Darrell Frey of Three Sisters Farm is the main teacher along with Joel and Kim of Wild Meadows Farm. They have graciously allowed me to participate as well!!! I can’t wait! Hope to see you there!

To learn [...]

Patterns and Design

Troy — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:46:32 +0000

Patterns are that which allow us to understand our surroundings. They give objects meaning by enabling us to recognize similarities and identify difference; to discern, say, a cat from a blade of grass (The patterns I am discussing here are less about the general ability of recognition more about dominant patterns which enable me to [...]

The Art of the Homemade Graft

Troy — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:12:08 +0000

A utility knife was my primary tool, however, my blade was brand new and sprayed with a bleach/water solution.

A very technical diagram of how I cut the receiving tree and the scion for the graft.

Black electrical tape serves to hold the graft union together and resist moisture loss through the open wound.

The Gala scion grafted to the McIntosh tree as it was in late March.

The graft as it is now in May, about a month and a half later. You can see the buds breaking and new leaves forming.

To scroll through the slideshow click next above the picture.

So… last year we bought a McIntosh apple and promptly filled up the rest of the yard to the point that we didn’t feel like we had enough space for another semi-dwarf tree, nor do we need that many apples. The problem is that apples [...]

Thursday Workdays 6-8pm, now until forever!

Juliette — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:22:58 +0000

We have decided to make Thursdays our on going workday! Please meet us at the site for various work at 6pm until you want to leave!

The weather is supposed to be really great this Thursday, lets hope it holds out! Our attempts to put up the fence on Sunday were impeded by mother nature, but we [...]

I am in love with FeralKevin…

Juliette — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:08:21 +0000

Edible apartment balcony: local food and urban permaculture

Edible Apartment Balcony Permaculture 2: sort of

Edible Urban Container Balcony Superfood Smoothie

To see more go to: http://feralkevin.com/

Bill Mollison quote 4

Juliette — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:02:28 +0000

I confess to a rare problem – gynekinetophobia, or the fear of women falling on me – but this is a rather mild illness compared with many affluent suburbanites, who have developed an almost total zoophobia, or fear of anything that moves. It is, as any traveler can confirm, a complaint best developed in the [...]