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School of Permaculture’s Design Services

By nicholas
February 4, 2015
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Consultation and Design Services ~Make sure to check out our portfolio of permaculture work too! A permaculture project/site starts with a consultation and a blueprint design. Depending on what you have visioned and what the landscape allows we will create a unique site design that compliments both. A strategy for land development will be introduced as […]

What Should I Charge as a Permaculture Design Consultant?

By nicholas
February 3, 2015
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(5 acre sustainable/regenerative farm design for family of 7) Written by Nicholas Burtner Published by PermacultureNews.org Over the last few years I have spent a good amount of time working on a variety of different permaculture designs and consultations in different parts of the US and abroad. Even though some techniques and strategies are similar, […]

School of Permaculture is Growing!

By nicholas
February 2, 2015
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Polyculture is happening at School of Permaculture! With global and local outreach we needed to add more folks to our staff! We are thrilled to bring Kristi Thomas, Mary-Kate Carter, and Jefferey Moore onto our staff. Learn more about them HERE. ~We greatly appreciate your shares and likes. If you found something useful, please share. What next? […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Converting Doors into Insulation

By nicholas
January 29, 2015
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Salvage yards often buy bulk construction material at auctions from both surplus supply and demolitions. On a recent trip, while looking for cheap roofing material for an underground house, we stumbled upon piles and piles of discarded exterior front doors. These are the ones that looked as though they were used in apartment buildings. Upon […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Fermentation & Glass Air Lock Bubbler

By nicholas
January 27, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner is at the home of Nicole Rice who is the founder of the Natural Food Source food co-op in North Texas and the creator of the high quality Glass Fermentation Air Lock Bubbler. They go over nutrition and how this often over looked component is so important in permaculture. ~We greatly appreciate your shares […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Suburban Farming at Earth Dance Farms

By nicholas
January 22, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner and Steven Kelley are in the heart of Ferguson Missouri just days after the protesting and riots at

Permaculture Tip of the Day – GMO Money

By nicholas
January 21, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner is in Arcola Illinois in the middle of a very large GMO farm talking on income streams from

Permaculture Tip of the Day – The Apiaceae / Umbel Family

By nicholas
January 15, 2015
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The Apiaceae’s (often referred to as Umbels or the Umbel family) are a family of plants that have very intrinsic and pervasive characteristics to their name. The latin Apiaceae refers to their well-known trait as apiary plants. This means that they provide a sustained and important nectar source for bees and other pollinating insects. For […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – How Not To Raise Cattle

By nicholas
January 13, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner takes a tour of the Fair Oaks Dairy, one of the largest dairies in the United States, and

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Suburban Chicken System

By nicholas
January 6, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner visits Andrew Millison’s homestead in Corvallis, OR, USA and encounters a very well thought out and space maximizing