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Using the Mimosa Tree in the Temperate Climate

By nicholas
August 22, 2016
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In the temperate climate and looking for nitrogen fixing support species to plant alongside your fruit and nut trees? Check out the Albizia Julibrissin aka Mimosa tree. What a gorgeous tree that can be utilized beautifully in your food forest. WE LOVE YOU – THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING! ~We greatly appreciate your shares and […]

Reuse and Recycle Materials For Starting Seeds

By nicholas
August 16, 2016
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No matter what you call this: mini self watering seed starter, mini self watering wicking bed, mini greenhouse, or toilet paper rolls on steroids – Dig this uber easy and readily available way to make a seedling pot for growing your favorite veggies. Also included as a bonus in this tip is a really ridiculous […]

How To Make Colloidal Silver

By nicholas
August 10, 2016
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Today’s awesome tip of the day comes from one of our students, Heather Hill. Di you know it only takes a little bit of pure silver, water, nine volt batteries, and some wiring to make your own antimicrobial. Take a look at one of our students showing you how easy it is to make colloidal silver. […]

Six Permaculture Property Purchasing Tips

By nicholas
August 8, 2016
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My Garden Got Me Sent To Court

By nicholas
August 4, 2016
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Some months ago we got a citation for “open storage” and went to court for the second time about it yesterday. Well it all worked out and the city official who gave the citation who works in the property standards department agreed to do a live Q&A video next week. How cool is that!?! We […]

Behind the Scenes 8-2-16

By nicholas
August 2, 2016
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We visited the Texas Worm Ranch today in Dallas, TX to purchase some worms for our own worm farm here at the suburban site. And man! what an operation! These guys know whats up – this is behind the scenes of right before we did the actual filming but we do a tour on actual […]

Behind the Scenes at the School of Permaculture 8-1-16

By nicholas
August 1, 2016
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I am doing a VEDA (vlog every day in August) challenge and doing it on Facebook live! Because WHY NOT?!? Raw uncut behind the scenes look at what goes on in a permaculture school. Out takes included. This video states a lot of new changes that happened today. I’m super excited. Hope you guys enjoy […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – First Flush System Version 3

By nicholas
July 15, 2016
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Nicholas Burtner has started testing out live video and chose to make the first tip from live video while it was raining in the middle of summer to explain version three of the School of Permaculture Suburban Site. Hope you guys enjoy! ~We greatly appreciate your shares and likes. Please share if you found something […]

Permaculture Tip of the day – NRCS Dam Construction Definitions

By nicholas
July 13, 2016
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We have our own language in permaculture. I mean the word permaculture was coined by a Tasmanian and an Australian wrote the first permaculture book “Permaculture One”. If you have never been to either Australia or Tasmania, the movies and TV shows are not far off . Words combine into one another, shortened, and tonal […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – High End Code Compliant Composting Toilet

By nicholas
June 13, 2016
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Nicholas Burtner visits Guner Tautrim and the two have a bit of a silliness showing off a real high end code compliant composting toilet for those who wish to still have the look and feel of a flush toilet but with code compliance (where applicable) and responsible use. Find more toilets like these at http://www.sun-mar.com […]