Tip of the Day – Page 10 – School of Permaculture

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Street / Foodscapes & Communitecture

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January 2, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner visits Communitecture, a permaculture and community based architectural firm, in Portland, Oregon and speaks with Tammy Straw-Dunn about

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Living Roofs

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December 8, 2014
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Nicholas Burtner is in downtown Portland, Oregon at the Hawthorne Hostel where they have installed a magnificent living roof where

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Pitchwood and Fire

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December 2, 2014
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Nicholas Burtner is with Michael Thomas in Washington state and finds a 150 year old Douglas Fir which creates a

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