Permaculture Principles in a Polyculture Orchard

Anneke de Graaf shows us how permaculture principles, derived from nature, can be applied in the orchard, the garden and our lives.

Zero One Tour

A brief but highly inspiring despite incomplete tour of Zero One, a just-begun permaculture teaching center on the island of Kauai. Begun in April of 2010, Zero One is the brainchild of Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5, and Jackson Nash of SuperForest.org.
Zero One aims to be off the grid and food independent by 2012.
For more info, read http://www.superforest.org

Save Money Buying 2"x2" Redwood Stakes for your Vertical Garden

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com shares with you a simple way to save money on redwood garden stakes. He uses stakes to stake up many plants including tomatoes, tree collards, building and supporting trellis, and many other useful projects around the garden.

eating dandelion blossoms

http://www.permies.com When eating dandelion blossoms, it is all edible, but it is the blossom that is the sweetest. I never thought of the idea of eating dandelion blossom fritters!
Some expert commentary from Heidi Bohan, author of "The People of Cascadia"

Some more information about Dandelions as a herb can be found from Isabell Shipard's website 'Herbs Are Special' - Vitamins: A, B1, B2, B3, C, EMinerals: rich in calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, selenium, silicon, zincActions: diuretic, laxative, choleretic, tonic, stomachic, antioxidant, hepatic, alterative, aperient, anti-inflammatory, cholagogueConstituents: essential oil, inulin, levulin, choline, taraxacin, mucin, saponins, resin, fatty acids, sugars, pectin, gum, protein 16.5%
More info here about culinary and medicinal uses:http://www.herbsarespecial.com.au/free-herb-information/dandelion.html

Companion Plants

Wegmans Organic Research farmer Marianne Stahl explains the concept of companion planting, points out several examples of this technique on the farm.

(Part 1 of 3) - David Holmgren Interview

This rare and candid interview with David Holmgren, co-originator of the permaculture concept was obtained by Sam Collins during a Permacuture Design Certificate course David taught at The Food Forest in April 2010. David reflects on the future of human occupation on the planet and permacultures template for survival and abundance. The Food Forest offers a wide range of permaculture related courses as well as YouTube videos and website info.

Permaculture in Action at RVA

First experiments on permaculture at Richmond Vale Academy with the Garden. Pretty inspiring!