Almost no calves who are newly birthed survive without colostrum. Colostrum is the first milk/antibodies that mother cows offer to their calves. Colostrum is extremely important for humans too. Typically the intake of colostrum with calves from their mother cows is something you don’t have any part in or have to worry about. However, if […]
There are three classifications of sorghum: Grain sorghum Sweet sorghum Broomcorn There is overlap of use for all of these however the type of sorghum used for syrup making is sweet sorghum. I consider sweet sorghum a true permaculture annual plant that can and should easily fit into any permaculture homesteader’s property. The stalks grow […]
I’m all for the “know your farmer” family farm model. It is exploding across the country right now. Especially in the Dallas Fort Worth area. I like it better than the GMO model of growing food for people for sure. The family farm model has many benefits when it comes to knowing what is in […]
The Preparedness Garden & Natural Medicine Series
Hello friends of School of Permaculture, We just wanted to reach out and let you know that a new-ish networking group has been forming and we’d love to have you be a part of it. The group is called Permaculture Moms in DFW. And before you click the button to join, please note, we do […]
We are at it again. Just wrapped up this springs PERMACULTURE GARDENING class. It was stellar! One of our students is truly living the dream. They sold everything and bought some land, watched youtube videos, and built their house out of shipping containers!. These guys are rock stars! Our gardening class installed a 100×40′ infinity […]
I love to garden. But I don’t want it to feel like a job! Sweet potatoes are a crop that if not careful will end up taking you many steps to grow. Dig my video on how to grow these in two steps. Fast, easy, yields great, and gives you two harvests (the root and […]
It just hit me… why there is that disclaimer with plant medicine that says “there is little or no scientific evidence” to support a plant’s herbal medicinal values. The reason for this is because IT IS truly hard to measure the evidence. But get the rest of the story… Most pharmaceuticals are derived from extracting […]
Kelly Joy from Coffee with Kelly Joy (check out her facebook page) came over a few days ago and facebook lived a video tour of the front and back yard food forest gardens here at our suburban site of the School of Permaculture. Because permaculture is so scalable and sometimes thought of for only large […]
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 […]









