Alumni Spotlight: TJ Silva & Carli Cullen of All Good Things Farm
An interview with Santa Cruz Permaculture PDC alum TJ Silva and his fiance Carli Cullens, of All Good Things Farm in the Salinas Valley, CA.
July 1, 2019
Category: Blog
Introduction to Soil: Chemical Properties (Part 2)
In part two of our soils series, we explore the chemical properties of soil, including our top 10 favorite soil amendments for happy and thriving plants.
June 28, 2019
Introduction to Soil: Physical Properties (Part 1)
Learn how to assess basic information about the physical properties of your soil, including soil texture, structure, and moisture levels.
June 23, 2019
Rainwater Harvesting: Storing Rainwater in Tanks & Cisterns
The third in our Rainwater Harvesting series, this post about tanks and cisterns discusses how to catch and store rainwater for potable use and washing.
June 17, 2019
Rainwater Harvesting: Surveying
by Giovanni Castaldo, Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Course participant This series of blog posts about Rainwater Harvesting provides an overview of some of the key practices. It’s informed and guided by the book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, one of Brad Lancaster’s approachable and inspiring works. As discussed in the prior post in this series, the first principle of
June 4, 2019
Save Water & Money with Home Water Conservation Projects
The content in this post was written by Golden Love in the April 3 Love’s Gardens newsletter. We found it so useful, we wanted to share! It is reprinted with his permission.
May 13, 2019
Reimagining the Commons in Santa Cruz with Mark Lakeman
Conversations, inspirations, and ideas that emerged in Santa Cruz during four events with Mark Lakeman about redesigning the city for urban placemaking.
May 9, 2019
Rainwater Harvesting Principles
This series of blog posts about Rainwater Harvesting is provides an overview of some of the key practices. The series is informed and guided by the book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Brad Lancaster’s approachable and inspiring work on the topic of rainwater harvesting. This is blog post one of three in this series by Giovanni Castaldo.
April 22, 2019
Harvest Report for California Ecosystem Restoration Council 2019
In a rustic yet comfortable meeting room on a rain-nourished green landscape in California, critical conversations emerged like vibrant wildflowers blooming into being. Person after person stood at the front of the room to passionately announce a topic they were taking responsibility to host a conversation about. The energy in the room was hopeful, buoyant, and full of anticipation for what next steps and actions might be collectively harvested.
April 13, 2019
Changemakers take note: 8 events you won’t want to miss in 2019
Spring brings with it fresh energy to get outside, participate in new experiences, be social, and learn something new. In celebration of the arrival of spring, we’ve rounded up eight inspiring events and festivals happening throughout 2019 (+ one bonus in 2020!) that you’ll want to add to your calendar now. Earth Day Santa Cruz April 20 at San Lorenzo
March 27, 2019
Erin Axelrod on Designing the Regenerative Economy (Video)
Erin Axelrod describes her upcoming workshop on Designing the Regenerative Economy with Kevin Bayuk. Erin & Kevin are both partners of LIFT Economy.
February 26, 2019
Cob Enthusiasts Push to Permit Mud Homes [Good Times Santa Cruz]
“Claudine Désirée, locally known as the “Santa Cruz Cob Queen,” is the proud creator of Santa Cruz’s first legal cob house. Cob is a natural building material made from Earth, sand and straw, and cob houses have been around since at least the 15th century. Since cob buildings are fireproof, resistant to seismic activity and inexpensive, Désirée says they should also be the future of housing in California.”
February 12, 2019