Administrator
September 28, 2016
Community, Permaculture, Uncategorized
Bill Mollison, Permaculture, Permaculture Design
It is with deep regret that I write of Bruce Charles “Bill” Mollison’s passing from this earth. I never had the personal pleasure of meeting Bill, this is one of the rare joys I will never be able to experience…
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Administrator
August 26, 2015
Community, Edible Landscaping, Farms, Gardening, Gardens, Harmful Chemicals, Health, Locavores, Permaculture, Sustainable, Technology, Uncategorized
Consumables, Edible Landscaping, Greening Home, Healthy, LEED, organic, Sustainable
What does it really mean to be green, everyone seems to have a different idea of what green is? We use the term green for everything such as buildings to drinks, home furnishings to laundry detergents, electricity to mouthwash. Let’s…
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Administrator
May 22, 2015
Farms, Locavores, Silvopasture, Sustainable Animal Practices, Uncategorized
Goats love Silvopasture My son Joel is embarking on his dream of creating a permaculture homestead for himself in the Nashville TN area. His recent purchase of the land was only the first step. While taking his Permaculture Designers Course…
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Administrator
April 3, 2015
Community, Health, Technology, Uncategorized
Cancer, EMF, Radiation
EMF or electromagnetic frequencies are around us every day, from the minute you pick up a hair dryer in the morning to the time you set the clock radio for your alarm at night, our bodies are assaulted with various…
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Administrator
December 29, 2014
Community, Design, Harmful Chemicals, Permaculture, Uncategorized
Edible Landscaping, swale, water quality
Responsible water stewardship is an important topic that many people have not considered. Recently the Natural Resources Defense Council rated Ohio worst in the nation for water quality, worst in the nation. This is one distinction I do not want…
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Administrator
November 12, 2014
Edible Landscaping, Farms, Gardens, Integrated Pest Management, Organic, Uncategorized
biochar, Integrated Pest Management, soil additive, wood vinegar
Biochar is agricultural charcoal (similar to char generated by forest fires) that is made for incorporation into soils to increase soil fertility while providing natural carbon sequestration. The incorporation of biochar into soils can preserve and enrich soils and also…
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Administrator
October 12, 2014
Community, Our House, Permaculture, Sustainable, Uncategorized
carbon foot print, economy, millennial's
I have three millennial’s that I call my sons, like most parents I am concerned for their futures wanting them to have more than we did growing up. So I have tried to study their patterns of communications, buying, their…
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Administrator
September 12, 2014
Biodiesel, Design, Sustainable, Technology, Uncategorized
Alternative Fuel, M1009, Waste Vegetable Oil, WVO
I know it has been a long time since I updated you on the progress of the waste vegetable oil project vehicle, but that has been for a few very good reasons. The most important reason is the fact that…
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Administrator
September 7, 2014
Gardening, Gardens, Herbs
heirloom seeds, open pollinated seeds, seed banks, seed collection, seed saving
As you prepare for the fall season in Central Ohio, this is the time to start to collect seeds from your heirloom and open pollinated vegetable species along with your perennial herbs and flowers. So what exactly is a seed,…
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Administrator
August 28, 2014
Harmful Chemicals, Organic, Sustainable, Uncategorized
autism, food safety, home safety, organic, recycle
Every day I look at the news headlines and I wonder if everyone has just gone insane. Some days I do wonder. There seems to be a definite chasm between government, big business, and conventional agriculture versus the non-conventional agriculture,…
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