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Daniel Halsey, Nationally acclaimed Permaculture Design for Homesteads and Production.

Daniel Halsey
More to come.
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Breakfast in 37 Seconds

Josiah Wallingford
We like to understand how our life systems live and interact in their environment. So, we put a time-lapse camera inside of our chicken coop to see just how the life of the chickens was going.
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Jesse Tegtmeier, Tenant Farmer Introduction

Josiah Wallingford
Jesse is a PermaEthos tenant farmer who is currently working at Elisha’s Spring farm. He gives us an update on what is going on and how you can help out.
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Zello Crew Meetup at Elisha’s Spring Farm

Josiah Wallingford
The Zello crew came to Elisha’s Spring farm for their annual meet up. We had a blast and got a lot of work done. The staff at PermaEthos would like to give a special thank you to Joshua (PAPrepper) and Erin (Lighthorse) for their hard work in making all of the arrangements and keeping everythin...
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A Day in the Life at PermaEthos

Josiah Wallingford
Right now we are looking for people to join the team as short term Wwopfers and Element Partners, we will also be hiring a third Tenant Farmer.  If you are interested please fill out the appropriate form and we will get in touch with you.  If you want to know what life is like on the farm, Kell...
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The Pigs Are In!

Josiah Wallingford
The Pigs are in! We have a small starter heard of hogs in, a plan to breed more and lots more will come soon.
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Jake Robinson - Elisha's Spring Wwopfer

Josiah Wallingford
Jack Robinson one of our Wwopfers and don’t listen to him, that isn’t slave labor.  LOL.  Jake seriously man thanks for your hard work so far.
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Sugar – The PermaEthos Farm Dog

Josiah Wallingford
Say hello to Sugar. Sugar one year old and is a mix breed of half Great Pyrenees and half Anatolian.
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Meet Mike Vertrees - PermaEthos Tenant Farmer

Josiah Wallingford
Several months ago we chose Jessie Tegtmeier as the first of two tenant farmer positions for the farm.  Jessie is going to be arriving with his family this summer to assume his role but right now he is currently finishing up his service to our nation in the US Marine Corps where is is a Master ...
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PermaEthos Tiny Home - Original Homestead

Josiah Wallingford
This videos shows what was at one time the original homestead at Elisha Springs farm.  We have converted it into housing for a tenant farmer. Below the building is the original root cellar.  It is definitely a “tiny house” at only 9×12 feet for a total of only 108 square feet.  But it is a real...
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PDC Launch

Josiah Wallingford
Today until Monday morning member of the TSP Members Brigade and the Brink of Freedom Premium Members Program have first come first serve access to the program.  On Monday any of the remaining 1,000 spots will be opened to the general public, again if any remain. The membership will convey lif...
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Time is passing

Chris McLeod
Very occasionally I feel the passing of time more strongly than at other times. This past week was one of those weeks. At the farm this translates to: more work, less fun. Maybe the weather was just conducive to working as the winter rain eased off. However, there was one night when the w...
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Reconnecting to Nature through Spiritual Permaculture - by Dr Leonid Sharashkin

Roman Eisenkoelbl
Dr Sharashkin shows how Russian families have preserved a unique traditional lifestyle grounded in self-sufficiency and self-reliance - offering a path to a more fulfilling, independent, connected and mortgage-free existence. As millions of people the world over begin to embrace these ideas, huma...
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The Fox and The Rabbit

The Fox and The Rabbit
A permaculture based homestead including chickens, bees, ducks, large breed rabbits, and numerous natural building projects.
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Redesigning Civilization -- with Permaculture

Roman Eisenkoelbl
Modern agriculture, industry and finance all extract more than they give back, and the Earth is starting to show the strain. How did we get in this mess and what can we do to help our culture get back on track? The ecological design approach known as permaculture offers powerful tools for the des...
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how permaculture can save humanity and the earth but not civilization

Roman Eisenkoelbl
Hemenway is a frequent teacher, consultant and lecturer on permaculture and ecological design throughout the U.S. and other countries. His writing has appeared in magazines such as Natural Home, Whole Earth Review and American Gardener. He is an adjunct professor in the School of Graduate Educati...
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Permaculture: Leadership for Sustainable Futures

Roman Eisenkoelbl
A presentation by Professor Stuart Hill University of Western Sydney, to the Blue Mountains Permaculture community in June 2011, on permaculture and the 'inner landscape'.http://www.stuartbhill.com  
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Shading Cooler Loving Veggies from Hot Sun

Fred Tanner
Our good king henry perennial spinach and kale were showing signs of stress in the hot summer like days we have been having. We had some old sliding door screens that we mounted over the beds to help filter the hot sunlight. So far it's working well. When we get greater heat and sun in August we ...
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