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Permaculture Tip of the Day – Turning a Waste Stream into a Beautiful Home

By nicholas
January 21, 2016
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Nicholas Burtner visits Guner Tautrim and gets a tour of his beautiful home made mostly from timber that the city cuts down and disposes due to clearing or the species is deemed invasive. A truly gorgeous work of practical, responsible, inexpensive, and aesthetically pleasing design. Contact Guner at orellaguner@gmail.com or Facebook Seaborn Designs ~We greatly […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – One Family, Seven Kids, Homesteading & Home Schooling

By nicholas
January 14, 2016
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THIS IS PERMACULTURE! If they can do this, so can you! Nicholas Burtner is near Victoria, BC, Canada and got to visit Many Hands Farm of Curtis and Kim Robinson. They come from the same background just like many of you and turned their lives around for the better – into permaculture. Check this video […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – How To Make A Keyhole Garden

By nicholas
January 4, 2016
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Learn how to build and make a keyhole garden bed from start to finish with Nicholas Burtner, the director of the School of Permaculture. And here is a vegetable garden growing guide for beginners – here ~We greatly appreciate your shares and likes. If you found something useful, please share. What next? (click below) Take […]

How One Superintendent Changed His School’s Lunch Program To Nutrient Dense Food

By nicholas
December 24, 2015
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We got the chance to sit down with Nelson Coulter, a rancher, farmer, and superintendent of the local school, and talk with him about his change into nutrient dense food and permaculture – and thence forth the school, where he is the superintendent, changed their lunch program to organic and nutrient dense food. ~We greatly […]

Edge Effect: Tools for bridging communications gaps

By nicholas
December 22, 2015
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In our efforts to empower large-scale land restoration and effect cultural transformation to a society of earth repair and stewardship, we must educate, inspire, and engage. To accomplish this, we must form a connection between ourselves and our audiences. We need to create a space with a consistency of purpose, a compatible language, and a […]

Choose School of Permaculture as Your Amazon.com Charitable Organization

By nicholas
December 9, 2015
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Did you know that Amazon donates a percentage of sales to charitable organization of customer’s choosing and it costs the customer nothing? Even though we highly recommend buying local – for those online purchase you do make on Amazon.com, choose a permaculture organization using those funds to aid and help people and orphans through permaculture. […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Mediterranean Dry Land Gray Water System & Plant Selection

By nicholas
December 9, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner gets a tour of Orella Ranch with Loren Luyendyk as he discusses the intricacies of planting a gray water banana circle-ish system in the Mediterranean dry lands. You can contact/hire Loren at: www.sborganics.com ~We greatly appreciate your shares and likes. If you found something useful, please share. What next? (click below) Take a […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Quick & Easy Freeze Protection For Your Plants

By nicholas
December 4, 2015
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School of Permaculture graduate and owner of Dancin Creek Permaculture Center shows us how to make a quick and easy portable freeze protector that can be set up in a few minutes. Just in time for winter! ~We greatly appreciate your shares and likes. If you found something useful, please share. What next? (click below) […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Replenishing an Aquifer with Swales – A Case Study

By nicholas
November 26, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner is at Casitas Valley Farm getting the scoop from Warren Brush on how a 9 month old swale has had unbelievable aquifer filling ability for a well on the property, even in the midst of a drought! ~We greatly appreciate your shares and likes. If you found something useful, please share. What next? […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Are Pallets Poisonous?

By nicholas
November 16, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner searches through a few stacks of used pallets (with permission of course) and gives a very timely and practical tip on which pallets to use and which pallets to stay clear of – especially if using in the garden. ~We greatly appreciate your shares and likes. If you found something useful, please share. […]