Downtown Commons (Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz, Part 5)
In the fifth post in a series about community wealth, we discuss an initiative to create a downtown commons in Santa Cruz, CA.
September 25, 2019
Tag: permaculture
Anchor Institutions (Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz, Part 2)
In part 2 in our series about building community wealth, we explore the role of anchor institutions and universities as anchor collaboratives.
September 25, 2019
Building Community Wealth in Santa Cruz (Part 1)
Beginning with a permaculture approach to economics, we explore strategies for building community wealth, including numerous examples from California.
September 25, 2019
What is Permaculture?
In this article, we cover some leading definitions of permaculture, as well as the ethics, principles, and key topics of the permaculture flower.
September 25, 2019
Interview with John Valenzuela, New Lead Instructor for PDC
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.
September 24, 2019
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
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
Introduction to Soil: Biological Properties (Part 3)
Learn about the soil food web, why biologically active soil is important in organic permaculture systems, and how you can foster healthy and active soil in your garden or farm.
July 22, 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
Introduction to Soil: Physical Properties (Part 1)
Learn how to assess basic information about the physical properties of your soil, including soil texture, structure, and moisture levels.
June 23, 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