What is eating my Gooseberries?
I am behind on my usual duties in the garden, no excuses except I started late this year, the weather did not help, and I always try to accomplish more than I can possibly get done by myself. The last…
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Permaculture, Renewable Energy, and Much Much More
Mushrooms can heal our bodies
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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2014 Class Schedule
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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Solar Information – Lunasolcal
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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Cruck Straw Bale House
We have talked about straw bale houses before, they are energy efficient and can be easy to build depending on your preferences. I am happy to say that my youngest son Joel is planning a straw bale home in the…
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Rhubarb is a Heavy Feeder
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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An ancient fruit called figs
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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Hansen Cherry Bush – Prunus besseyi
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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Is mullein, a roadside weed or a medical marvel?
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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10 Easy Crops to Grow
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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