Geoff Lawton’s Free Permaculture Video Series

It seems Geoff Lawton is currently in the middle of releasing a series of free Permaculture videos covering practical application and some things like considerations to make before purchasing a property, which haven’t been widely covered in a video like this before. So far there are 4 videos total (though he says in the 4th that it is the 3rd) and they range from 22min-38min in length and have good recording quality and clear explanation by Geoff himself.

Current video list is as follows:

  • Surviving the Coming Crises
  • Property Purchase Check List
  • 5 Acre Abundance on a Budget
  • Urban Permaclture: The Micro Space

You’ll have to give up your email address to sign in and get access, but it is free and it does not seem likely that your email address will be misused or sold. In fact it looks like Geoff might be putting together an online PDC so if anything they may use your email to let you know about that, besides simply letting you know when each new video in the series is released.

Anyone interested in checking these videos out, just go to  www.geofflawton.com.

The site does come across as if it were selling something but rest assured it is free.

Kimya Dawson - “Chickens in the Garden”

Just a short and sweet little song about chickens to hopefully lend a bit of extra sunshine to your day.

Geoff Lawton - Urban Permaculture

An excerpt from Geoff Lawton’s Urban Permaculture DVD showcasing a fantastic permaculture system in a small urban space.

"The tragic reality is that very few sustainable systems are designed or applied by those who hold power, and the reason for this is obvious and simple: to let people arrange their own food, energy and shelter is to lose economic and political control over them. We should cease to look to power structures, hierarchical systems, or governments to help us, and devise ways to help ourselves."
Bill Mollison

afarmjournal:

IN PHOTO!

1) strip the bottom needles, cut off the bottom of the stem (leaving a heel)

2) stick in water

3) roots!

Something to try. :)

Implementing A Full Backyard Permaculture System With Josh Byrne (1hr 13min)

Edit: The google embedding doesn’t seem to play well with tumblr but you can watch it here on google instead.

This is a really great detailed example of actually setting up a permaculture system on a home lot, not just the principles behind it. Worth watching if you’ve got the time.

Vote for Permaculture!

The garden that I (and a thousand others, with the help of Ryan Harb), put into UMass Amherst is up for an award! Please give your votes to UMass so that Permaculture gets a chance to go to Washington and recieve national attention!!

https://campuschallenge.uservoice.com/forums/148562-campus-champions-of-change-challenge/

(Submitted by moontrinesun)

epochalsociety:

Human Urine Utilization For Garden Fertilization.
Your Pee is Precious
Ultimate Organic Fertilizer

Think about a composting toilet that separates the pee from the poo, then you can utilize both!

epochalsociety:

Human Urine Utilization For Garden Fertilization.

Your Pee is Precious

Ultimate Organic Fertilizer

Think about a composting toilet that separates the pee from the poo, then you can utilize both!

How to run a PERMABLITZ:

Adam Grubb founded Permablitz as part of a crew of Melbourne permaculturalists in 2006. Since then, Melbourne Permblitz has delivered many, many successful permablitzes in the greater Melbourne area, and the concept of Permablitz has spread to Sydney, Adelaide, Alice Springs, Darwin, Canberra, Tasmania, Bega, the Sunshine Coast, California, Montreal, Istanbul and Uganda.

So what is a Permablitz?

Permablitz (noun): An informal gathering involving a day on which a group of at least two people come together to achieve the following:

- create or add to edible gardens where someone lives
- share skills related to permaculture and sustainable living
- build community networks
- have fun

Permablitzes are free events, open to the public, with free workshops, shared food, where you get some exercise and have a wonderful time. To be defined as a permablitz each event must also be preceded by a permaculture design by a designer with a Permaculture Design Certificate. 

The network runs on reciprocity, and in order to qualify for a permablitz you usually need to come to “3 or so” first, although there can be exceptions in this case.