Great Lakes Permaculture – Page 4 – Permaculture, Renewable Energy, and Much Much More

Biodiesel Project Vehicle Update

Administrator September 10, 2012 0 Biodiesel, Uncategorized Biodiesel, recycling

I wanted to give you a quick update on the vehicle status and a change in direction for the vehicle. As the Blazer was a military vehicle in it’s original form, I could only assume that all items on the…
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Biodiesel Project Vehicle

Administrator March 18, 2012 0 Biodiesel, Permaculture, Technology Biodiesel, recycle, reuse, transportation

2012 will be a busy year for us, many projects are moving to completion along with careful planning for this year and also the next. One of the projects that I have not described so far is something I have…
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Fungus Foam

Administrator January 18, 2012 0 Design, Technology fungus

Every automobile has approximately 30 pounds of foam if we total up the seat cushions, arm rests, head restraints, door panels, and headliners. Multiply that by the total number of automobiles produced and it equals 3 billion pounds of foam…
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Herbal medicine from culinary herbs : Part 2

Administrator January 4, 2012 0 Herbs herbs, medicine

In my previous article I talked about herbal medicine using culinary herbs that you probably have right outside your back door. Unfortunately I was unable to share many recipes with you due to time constraints, so I would now like…
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Herbal medicine from culinary herbs

Administrator January 1, 2012 0 Herbs herbs, medicine

If you are like most gardeners in Northwest Ohio, you are savoring the wonderful weather we have been experiencing the last few days. Hopefully this is not the last of our Indian summer. But as I walk through the garden…
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Dehydrating Acorn Squash

Administrator November 19, 2011 0 Food Storage dehydrate, food, Garden

If you are like most gardeners in Northwestern Ohio, the last few warm days have allowed you to walk through your gardens to harvest the last few survivors of your garden produce. This will allow you to pick the last…
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Little Portion Green – Straw Bale Project

Administrator March 11, 2011 0 Community, Design, Farms, Gardens, Permaculture Permaculture Design, recycling, straw bale, zero energy

Little Portion Green – Straw Bale Home Project Saint Francis Earth Literacy Center under the direction of Sister Jane Omler has started Project S.T.R.A.W. Project Straw is a plan to build a passive solar straw bale house this summer on…
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Backyard Water Conservation

Administrator March 5, 2011 0 Gardens, Swales conservation, swale, water

Moving into spring brings joy and hope for the coming planting season, but it also brings a few potential problems with that being ice, flooding, and ground water runoff. Water is a finite resource which we need to protest and…
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Planning Your Backyard Orchard

Administrator March 5, 2011 0 Gardens Backyard Orchard, Garden

Coffee – Backyard Booster Although we are once again covered in snow, that brief period with 50 degree temperatures made me pull out my garden catalogs and dream about my backyard orchard. So let’s look at a few basic so…
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Design for Youth and Community

Administrator January 22, 2011 0 Community, Design

Coffee – Backyard Booster Working as a Design Manager, I have found that there are many types of design. Different styles, techniques, evaluation methods, and training protocols, yet they all rely on people. People to use, test, purchase, and rationalize…
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