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Permaculture Tip of the Day – Pest Traps for Protein

By nicholas
June 19, 2014
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In permaculture we have a principle that states: The problem is the solution. I could write the next week’s worth of tips just on that topic alone. However today’s tip will use this principle with pest management, specifically to invertebrates such as termites, grasshoppers, ants, and cockroaches. These guys are more than likely going to […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Shading Snow

By nicholas
June 17, 2014
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It is too cold to rain in Antarctica. This actually makes Antarctica the driest place on earth. In places where there is 6 months or more of snow, we work and plan a design around and for the snow melt. When spring comes in these environments (often times in cold temperate climates) it comes quick, […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Which Fish First?

By nicholas
June 17, 2014
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After newly establishing a fish pond or a fish tank, it is wise to allow the orders of life in the pond to initiate before filling with fish. However, there is a fish that can be added right away which will aid in life inoculation for the pond which will boost the orders of life. Silver perch, (Bidyanus bidyanus), can be […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – The Desert Garden

By nicholas
June 13, 2014
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I am a big fan of sheet mulch gardening. It is a life inoculating, less weedy, less work, major output to minimum input gardening method. Sheet mulching also biomimicks nature in the way that nature creates soil and rich life filled organic matter by adding layer upon layer of decaying leaves, twigs, grasses, etc… Nature does […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Transplanting a Young Tree

By nicholas
June 12, 2014
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Often times when we transplant young tree saplings we will tie or stake them to encourage them to grow straight. What is not widely known and often times overlooked is that when a tree bends or stretches in the wind it creates special hormones such as auxin to grow thicker. The tree will also aid […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – What is a Banana Circle?

By nicholas
June 11, 2014
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Nicholas Burtner discusses how to build a banana circle, how to plant a poly culture guild around a banana circle, how to work strategy and time within a banana circle, and how to link banana circles together for true abundance in farming and growing bananas.

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Defining Climate Regions

By nicholas
June 10, 2014
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One of the first factors to consider when designing and consulting on properties is what climate are we in. Climates are broken down first into three major categories. Tropics, Temperate, and Arid. Each climate then is usually split between humid or dry, and from there split into sub climates. An easy guide to follow for […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Locked Up Nutrients

By nicholas
June 9, 2014
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Bio-accumulation is nature’s way of depleting or strengthening elements through biological processes. For example, when we feed GMO grain to a cow, the toxins from GMO grain, and herbicides used on the grain, will bio-accumulate through the mother cow’s bloodstream and intensify into the mother’s milk. Thus poisoning her calves and us. As tough of an example as […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – What is a Swale?

By nicholas
June 6, 2014
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Swale defined: A water harvesting ditch on contour. Nicholas Burtner explains in detail, but stays light, on the topic of swales in permaculture. What they are, how to create them, and what they are used for in permaculture and earthworks. As a bonus, at the end of the video there is a collage of different […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Insulation and Thermal Mass

By nicholas
June 5, 2014
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Many people have come to permaculture to gain a better understanding of natural, recycled, and sustainable house design. When building structures with a permaculture viewpoint, the structure will work seamlessly and integrate into the already earth’s natural systems such as solar aspects, prevailing winds, convection, and gravity. It is very beneficial, when building with natural, recycled, or man […]