Regenerating Watersheds & Soils PDC Homefun
Homefun resources related to Regenerating Watersheds & Soils from our Permaculture Design Certificate course.
November 2, 2019
Category: Education
Regenerative Farms & Ranches: Permaculture Food Forests, Weekend Two
The Permaculture Food Forests course visits regenerative ranches, a 50-year-old food forest, and the bountiful Harvest Festival at the UCSC CASFS Farm.
October 16, 2019
Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness PDC Homefun
Homefun resources related to Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness from our Permaculture Design Certificate course.
October 5, 2019
Downtown Commons (Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz, Part 5)
In the fifth post in a series about community wealth, we discuss an initiative to create a downtown commons in Santa Cruz, CA.
September 25, 2019
Public Banking (Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz, Part 4)
In part four of a series about community wealth, we explore the role of public banks and the initiative to pass California Assembly Bill 857.
September 25, 2019
Cooperative & Community Housing (Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz, Part 3)
In part three of our series about building community wealth, we explore cooperative and community-owned housing initiatives in the East Bay, Santa Cruz, and Davis.
September 25, 2019
Anchor Institutions (Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz, Part 2)
In part 2 in our series about building community wealth, we explore the role of anchor institutions and universities as anchor collaboratives.
September 25, 2019
Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz (Part 1)
Beginning with a permaculture approach to economics, we explore strategies for building community wealth, including numerous examples from California.
September 25, 2019
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