Rainwater Harvesting: Berms and Swales
In the fourth post in our Rainwater Harvesting series, learn how to design and build berms and swales to slow, spread, and sink water on sloped landscapes.
August 12, 2019
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Alumni Spotlight: Julia Herring
In our alumni spotlight for this month, we interviewed Julia Herring, who received her Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) in 2018 through our course.
July 31, 2019
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
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
Permaculture Food Forests
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”2083,2104,2103,2101,2100,2099,2094,2082,2102,2097,2098,2078″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Permaculture Food Forests Planning, Growing and Enjoying Year Round Abundance An Applied Permaculture Practicum in Santa Cruz & Surrounding Region Starts Every August [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Do you want to gain hands-on skills and build community around growing food? Interested in learning best practices for orchard establishment and management, food forestry, designing year round productive vegetable farms and
May 23, 2019
Permaculture Design Course
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”2095,2075,2094,2093,2092,2076,2090,2091,2089,2088″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] What is Permaculture & Whole Systems Design? Permaculture is an ethically based whole-systems design approach that uses concepts, principles, and methods derived from ecosystems, nature connected communities, and other time-tested systems to create human settlements and institutions. It’s also been called “saving the planet while throwing a better party.” Learn more about permaculture. Grounded in the
May 23, 2019
Previous Courses
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_column_text] These are courses and workshops that Santa Cruz Permaculture has offered previously. You are encouraged to sign up for our newsletter to learn about future offerings. Please email us if you’d like us to offer any of these courses again. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”910″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://santacruzpermaculture.com/economy/”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Systems Change & the Next Economy Regenerative Design for
May 16, 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