Top 25 Permaculture Articles of 2020
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Tag Archives: design for mitigating disaster
Preparing for winter rains after the fires
Now is the time to prepare for the coming winter rains to prevent additional damage to the recovering forest while simultaneously preparing the ground to receive much-needed rains to help the forest regrow. Even if your home wasn’t affected by the fires, you can still prepare for the coming rainy season with some of the suggestions outlined below.
Turning Fire Into Water: Fire Preparedness through Forest and Watershed Regeneration
Co-Written by David Shaw and Melissa Ott Fant “Long-range planning does not deal with future decisions, but with the future of present decisions.” – Peter Drucker This is part two of a series on permaculture approaches to fire ecology, preparedness, recovery, and regeneration. Read part one of the series here. After exploring fire ecology and […]
Turning Fire into Water: Permaculture Approaches to Fire Ecology, Preparedness, & Communications
Since the CZU Lightning Complex fire in Santa Cruz, we’ve been overwhelmed by the number of people contacting us with questions about how to care for their land once the fire is out. This blog post is meant not only for those folks but for all of us who live in fire ecologies.
Broad Scale Permaculture for Ecosystem Regeneration: Integrated Animal Husbandry & Forest Management PDC Homefun
Homefun resources related to Broad Scale Permaculture for Ecosystem Regeneration: Integrated Animal Husbandry & Forest Management from our Permaculture Design Certificate course.
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 […]
Building Resilient Communities at the 13th Annual NorCal Permaculture Convergence
Last month in Hopland, CA, 610 permaculture-minded folks from all over Northern California and beyond gathered for the 13th Annual NorCal Permaculture “Building Resilient Communities” Convergence. Presented by Living Mandala and co-sponsored by a super rad list of organizations and businesses, the Convergence is proud to be the world’s largest permaculture event! The Solar Living […]
Social Permaculture: PDC Reflections [Part 4/8]
This series of eight blog posts by Melissa Ott about the Santa Cruz Permaculture fall-winter 2017 Permaculture Design Course was originally posted on the Green Gal blog in April 2017. Weekend Three: December 3-4, 2016 The third weekend of the Santa Cruz Permaculture Design Course took place shortly after the presidential election, which provided a […]