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May 28, 2014
Mycology, Uncategorized
antiviral, cancer fighting food, immune boosters, medicinal mushrooms, Paul Stamets
Every day we fight to lose weight, eat healthy and to strengthen our bodies against all sorts of attacks from pollution, environmental and biological agents. We rely on vitamins, minerals, and the foods we eat to provide the building blocks…
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January 7, 2014
Community, Design, Edible Landscaping, Gardens, Permaculture, Sustainable, Uncategorized
Great Lakes Permaculture, PDC Class, Permaculture, Training, Weekend PDC
Weekend Classes Due to busy schedules and the strong interest in a weekend class, Great Lakes Permaculture will be providing a weekend set of classes starting in April 5/6, 12/13, 26/27, May 3/4, 10/11. The classes will be on Saturday…
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December 26, 2013
Design, Permaculture, Solar, Uncategorized
smartphone, Solar, solar energy, solar path
I am always looking for information to provide clients regarding their site specifics, sometimes at remote locations this can be quite a chore. This handy little program provides sunrise and sunset along with solar path information on a variety of…
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October 27, 2013
Edible Landscaping, Gardens, Our House, Uncategorized
Edible Landscaping, fertilizer, Perennial Plants
One of the highlights of the Master Gardener plant sale every spring is the throng of people that parade in early on Saturday morning to get the first pick of fresh pulled rhubarb and rhubarb plants. Betty Kizer of the…
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August 27, 2013
Edible Landscaping, Gardens, Permaculture, Sustainable, Uncategorized
Edible Landscaping, figs, Perennial Plants
Figs are an ancient fruit that stir strong emotions with many immigrant groups that settled to this country, but the love of this delectable fruit goes back in time much further than a few hundred years. One of the earliest…
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August 17, 2013
Community, Edible Landscaping, Food Storage, Gardens, Permaculture, Uncategorized
Cherries, Edible Landscaping, Food Storage
Hansen cherry bush is marketed as a delicious edible landscaping bush which can be used in many urban settings where you wan to blend in a little with the neighbors, but you still want to be creating an edible landscaping…
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June 25, 2013
Gardens, Integrated Pest Management, Uncategorized
medicine
The common mullein or Verbascum thapsus L. found in the United States is a biennial (thriving for two years) plant. The herb is woolly in appearance and belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family of plants. During the first year of its…
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June 15, 2013
Farms, Food Storage, Herbs, Permaculture, Uncategorized
container garden, local food, urban homestead
I have met people that could kill a plant just by looking at it, and yet they are the same people that would love to have a nice garden with fresh produce for their families to enjoy through the entire…
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April 14, 2013
Farms, Permaculture, Sustainable, Uncategorized
Forest, Mushroom
Sister Jane Omlor 419-448-7485 Franciscan Earth Literacy Center 194 St. Francis Avenue Tiffin, Ohio 44883 www.felc.sfctiffin.org The Franciscan Earth Literacy Center has teamed up with Great Lakes Permaculture to provide a two hour seminar on “Forest Farming in Northwest Ohio.”…
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March 20, 2013
Farms, Gardens, Permaculture, Sustainable, Uncategorized
medicinal mushrooms, Mushrooms, Mycelium
I admit that I have a limited knowledge of the mycelium of fungus, but the more I study the more I am fascinated by what it does and what we can do with it. How did I get to the…
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