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Systems Change & the Next Economy

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”842,813,822,291,823″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This course has now completed. You are encouraged to sign up for our newsletter to learn about future offerings. Please email us if you’d like us to offer this course again. *** Systems Change & the Next Economy Regenerative Design for People & the Planet Join us for a series of four weekend workshops exploring economics

May 22, 2018
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Open Space Technology: Starting a Permaculture Guild in Santa Cruz [March 2018]

By Melissa Ott Fant This is the second article in a series about how to start a permaculture guild in your community. It’s based on what we’ve been doing to start one in Santa Cruz, CA. In the first article, we explore what a Permaculture Guild is and how to host your first meeting using the World Cafe process. In

March 17, 2018
Man holding hand pruners up to a tree branch to winter prune.

Winter Pruning & Training [Fruit Tree Care, Part 3]

By Melissa Ott Fant Grab your Felcos, folks, it’s winter fruit tree pruning season! We’re happy to share 13 reputable winter fruit tree pruning and training resources. Give your tree the love and support it needs to produce really delicious, sweet fruit season after season! “Felcos” is a brand that makes pruning tools like the hand pruners David Robles is

February 23, 2018
World Cafe Guidelines

Starting a Permaculture Guild in Santa Cruz: World Cafe [February 2018]

By Melissa Ott Fant Looking for a place to share a meal and good conversation with other folks in your community who care about permaculture? A permaculture guild might be just what you need! “Ask your doctor if permaculture is right for you.” The Santa Cruz Permaculture Guild, which has existed in various iterations over the decades, is back in

February 16, 2018

Community

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] About Santa Cruz Permaculture Guild The Santa Cruz Permaculture Guild hosts free monthly gatherings for people interested in permaculture to connect, learn, and take action together. Meetings are open to all, and welcome folks from other counties and regions beyond Santa Cruz to join us!   Each month, meetings start with a potluck and then break into smaller groups

February 16, 2018
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2018 EcoFarm Conference: Regenerative Agriculture for Crop Productivity and Carbon Capture [Guest Post]

Linda Kincaid Foothill College Environmental Horticulture and Design Each January, the Ecological Farming Association hosts the largest gathering of progressive farmers, policy makers, activists, and educators in the western United States. For four days at Asilomar on California’s central coast, farmers and scientists discussed farming practices and their impact on the environment. The conference mission is to nurture safe, healthy,

February 6, 2018
Sunflower and vegetables growing alongside a tent with domes in the background.

Garden Learning, A Permaculture Design Course Reflection [Guest Post]

Guest Post by Julia Herring, current Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Certificate Course Participant Oregon Eclipse Festival: the start of my permaculture journey My journey with permaculture started in an unexpected way. In August of last year my sister and I packed up her Subaru Outback to set off for Prineville, to watch the total solar eclipse at the Oregon Eclipse

January 30, 2018
How to plant a fruit tree diagram by Robert Kourik

Fruit Tree Planting & Care [Part 2]: Where & How to Plant

By Melissa Ott Fant In part one of this series, we explored many questions to consider when selecting deciduous bare root fruit trees for your garden or orchard. In this post, we’ll discuss how to assess your landscape to find the ideal place for your new tree to thrive. Where will your tree grow best in your landscape? In addition

January 30, 2018
Apple tree

Fruit Tree Planting & Care [Part 1]: Tree Selection

By Melissa Ott Fant Do you dream of harvesting sweet plums, apples, pears, or other delicious fruits from trees in your own backyard? You can begin growing your food forest right now because winter is the time to plant deciduous bare root fruit trees! In this how-to guide, we’ll focus on deciduous bare root fruit tree selection in part one

January 30, 2018
Introduction to Permaculture with David Shaw

Permaculture, an Introduction & Overview [Video]

What is Permaculture? David Shaw gave an introductory talk about permaculture during a workshop hosted by Sustainable Solano in August 2017. David is Santa Cruz Permaculture’s Director & Lead Designer. The video and slides from his talk are available below, as well as on our Youtube Channel. To receive updates when we post new videos, please click the red Subscribe

January 19, 2018
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