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
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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
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
Registration for Permaculture Food Forests
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April 18, 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