A reflection on weekend two of the Permaculture Design Course by Gail McNulty
Our 6-month Permaculture Design Courses run twice a year. This spring/summer, we are joined by Gail McNulty, a student in one of our courses. Gail is new to permaculture and after each of the 6 course weekends, she’ll be sharing a blog post about the weekend – what she learned, what inspired her, what connections she made and reflections from
After six months of creating bonds with new people, transforming the way they think about ecosystems, communities, gardens, and relationships, and gathering hands-on experiences that broaden their skills and deepen their knowledge, our permaculture design students are eager to evaluate their new strengths and chart their next course. During our last weekend together we have a session on “where to
Current PDC student Danielle created two podcast episodes from audio recordings at our Broadscale Permaculture weekend in February 2021. The podcasts feature talks by Kanyon Sayers-Roods on Decolonization, and Dr. Lee Klinger on Sudden Oak Life.
In these articles, we’ve covered various ways to slow, sink, spread, and store rainwater. Gabions are another way to do this on landscapes that have eroded gullies or existing seasonal drainages. Creating brush gabions also puts to good use onsite fuel load you’ve reduced from your forest–all the branches, bushes, and small trees that are cleared to create defensible space and reduce fire fuel load in forested areas.
Homefun resources related to Social Permaculture & Community Development from our Permaculture Design Certificate course.
Homefun resources related to Broad Scale Permaculture for Ecosystem Regeneration: Integrated Animal Husbandry & Forest Management from our Permaculture Design Certificate course.
Homefun resources related to Personal & Economic Permaculture from our Permaculture Design Certificate course.
In our alumni spotlight for this month, we interviewed Jeff Barton, who received his Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) in 2018 through our course.
Homefun resources related to Regenerating Watersheds & Soils from our Permaculture Design Certificate course.
Homefun resources related to Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness from our Permaculture Design Certificate course.
We’re excited to announce that John Valenzuela is the new lead instructor for our PDC course starting this October! Read this interview to learn more.
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