Pittsburgh Permaculture

by Juliette

Compiled by Elizabeth Lynch, Troy Hottle, and Juliette Jones

Pc Communities, on-line or other

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://www.octopusorganic.com/
  • Urban Homesteaders: http://www.urbanhomesteaders.com/
  • Three Sisters Farm: http://www.bioshelter.com/
  • Sustainable Monroeville

Pittsburgh Permaculture’s Resources

  • What is Permaculture? - A brief description of permaculture
  • Pittsburgh Hardiness Zones - this article takes a detailed look at the USDA hardiness zones and the updated Arbor Day Foundation map
  • Patterns and Design - a discussion about the pervasive patterns of nature and how they might be integrated in our designs
  • Fruit Tree Guild - this page describes a permaculture design we installed at the Edgerton Avenue site in Point Breeze
  • Permaculture Pond - a description of a pond install that is designed to function without pumps or filters while providing a beautiful, productive habitat
  • Grape Vine Awning - a page explaining the placement of a grapevine on the south side of the home to help reduce energy costs
  • Vegetable Seed Starting - color coded charts to help you time your vegetable starts
  • Actively Aerated Compost Tea - a guide to making your own compost tea and constructing a cheap yet effective brewer
  • Grafting at Home - an article explaining the theory of grafting fruit trees and how to do it with what you already have at home
  • Stackable Worm Bin How-to - a picture guide to making your own stackable worm composting bin using 5 gallon buckets
  • Addressing Concerns about Worms - a discussion about the recent concerns surrounding invasive worms and the relative risk they pose

National/ International Resources

Pc List-serve

  • The intention is to cross pollinate and create mutually beneficial and supportive relationships between the members of the list and to support and learn about their individual and community-based permaculture related endeavors.
  • To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
    http://openpermaculture.org/mailman/listinfo/permaculture_openpermaculture.org

Economics

Podcasts

Other Resources

Books

Pesticides/Pollution

Films

  • A Farm for the Future
  • In Grave Danger of Falling Food: http://video.
  • Permaculture: the Growing Edge: http://www.belili.org/permaculture/Permaculture_GrowingEdge.html
  • YERT: http://www.yert.com/
  • The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil: http://www.powerofcommunity.org/cm/index.php
  • http://www.documentarywire.com/permaculture-in-costa-rica
  • http://www.documentarywire.com/perma-kultcha
  • http://www.documentarywire.com/permaculture-a-quiet-revolution
  • http://www.documentarywire.com/haiti-earthship-project-overview
  • http://www.documentarywire.com/forest-gardening
  • http://www.documentarywire.com/farming-with-nature
  • http://www.documentarywire.com/first-earth-uncompromising-ecological-architecture
  • Josh Byrne in Australia - an amazing one year transformation of a suburban lot in Perth, Australia with Josh Byrne
  • Sepp Holzer in Austria - this is a fantastic set of videos which capture the design and implementation of Sepp’s unique methods on his farm in the Alps
  • Permaculture Trio in Great Britain - the collection of three segments in one video, this film captures the efforts on three very different sites, includes Robert Hart and Ken Fern
  • Synergistic Gardening with Emilia Hazelip - a student of Fukuoka, Emilia explores how to apply his teachings to her garden
  • David Holmgren Interviews - the cofounder of permaculture discusses a number of very relevant issues in the context of permaculture in this series of videos

Worktrade Opportunities