- Rocks in the Garden
I am exploring the use of large rocks strategically spread throughout the garden to aide in the thawing process in spring. In the warm months, and in the winter when the rocks aren’t covered in snow...
- David Holmgren’s Insights
I have put together some interviews of David Holmgren, the cofounder of permaculture. I wouldn’t suggest watching them straight through, but it is worth watching/listening to them very intentionally...
- Pgh Permaculture on Facebook!
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...
- Regenerating Pittsburgh from the Ground Up, Weekend Workshop
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...
- Regenerating Pittsburgh from the Ground Up, Public Lecture
Friday Night Public Lecture: Regenerating Communities, Ecosystems, and Landscapes with Permaculture With Dave Jacke (author Edible Forest Gardens ) And Special Guest Darrell Frey (of Three Sisters...
- PDC course in Schellsburg, PA
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...
- Patterns and Design
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...
- The Art of the Homemade Graft
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...
- Thursday Workdays 6-8pm, now until forever!
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...
- Bill Mollison quote 4
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...
- Bill Mollison quote 1
I have been reading Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual by Bill Mollison and have come across a lot of really great quotes that I wanted to share. Please share your thoughts!!! The ideal way in which...
- UPDATE 2: Indoor Lighting System
Click Here For My Original Blog “Indoor Lighting System” Click Here For My 1st Update Here is another quick update on my NEW Indoor Lighting System. Its getting really close to planting time for our...
- Bill Mollison quote 2
Permaculture as a design system contains nothing new. It arranges what was always there in a different way, so that it works to conserve energy or to generate more energy than it consumes. So this is...
- Bill Mollison quote 3
Immoral governments tolerate desertification and land salting, concreted highways and city sprawl, which take more good land permanently out of like production than the loss of territory to a...
- Pgh Food Forest shout outs!
Sprout Fund , for the Seed Award which is funding our work. Grow Pittsburgh, for acting as our fiduciary so that we can spend our Seed Award! Urban Redevelopment Authority , for working with us to...
