- Herb Walk today CANCELED
Unfortunately circumstances came up and we will not be walking today! Please be sure to join us on August 6th at 3pm. Also check out the 2 upcoming herbal medicine workshops we are hosting: Herbal...
- Summer 2011 Herbal Medicine Workshop Series
Summer 2011 Herbal Medicine Workshop Series with Leslie Alexander of Restoration Herbs & Michelle Czolba of Pittsburgh Permaculture Herbal medicine has been called the ‘medicine of the people’. This...
- Come Join Us at the Food Forest this Saturday!
We will be working at the food forest on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 10am-12pm. The food forest It was 4 adjacent vacant lots owned by the URA and now hosts a diversity of edible and...
- The plastic bag, stick and a brick trick!
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...
- Columbus Permaculture Design Course
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...
- Regenerating Pittsburgh Event Canceled
We am sorry to report that we have failed to achieve enough registrations for the Pittsburgh event even after welcoming all scholarship recipients and slashing the budget to simplify the program. We...
- Upcoming Pittsburgh Permaculture Workshops- register now!
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 17 th 11am-1pm (yes it’s a Sunday) Learn the...
- An Herbalists’ Permaculture Landscape
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...
- Happy Hour and Live Indonesian Gong!
April 3rd & 4th from 5:30 - sunset 4700 block of Irvine Street, Pittsburgh, Pa 15207 Join us on April 3rd for workday activities including weeding and mulchig & enjoy Indonesian gong played by Jeremy...
- Sun Path
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...
- Food Forest Rain Barrel Demo & Work Day
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...
- Register Soon for Introductory Herbal Medicine Workshop!!
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 rd...
- 10 Methods for Soil Improvement
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...
- Tree Planting with Pittsburgh Permaculture
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 - - - Tree planting with...
- Our New Wood Stove
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...
