Fish, vegetables, soil, and worms were successfully grown to harvest using aquaponics ( photos from John Stevenson  -  2016 ).  We are excited about what 2017 offers. We anticipate we will continue to learn, succeed, and fail as we expand our knowledge and perfect our systems. Our 2017 plans i...

It’s been a busy week but every week seems to be busy on the farm! We just finished another area in the house with shelving made out of reclaimed pallets called Witch's Wall. Here we will be storing our fermented foods, teas (hibiscus, amaranth, lemongrass, lemon verbena), dried herbs (mint, ros...

Hello Folks, I am a solo singer/songwriter/12 string acoustic guitarist, core member of Kash In Ensemble, and musical director of the Grateful Band. I and the band are interested in being a part of any music programs  local to our area this year. We have been doing 'Kash In Ensemble' Concerts at ...

Hello Folks, I am a solo singer/songwriter/12 string acoustic guitarist, core member of Kash In Ensemble, and musical director of the Grateful Band. I and the band are interested in being a part of any music programs  local to our area this year. We have been doing 'Kash In Ensemble' Concerts at ...

Presented an Introduction to Permaculture Class at HGS this year.  We had about 47 students attend.  I think the presentation went well and I hope the students enjoyed what I had to share. I look forward to presenting again next year.

Bill Mollison once said something about the inherent inefficiencies of moving materials around.  One of a Permaculture design’s central functions is to address these inefficiencies—typically through appropriate “zoning,” adjacencies, and strategic planning.  So for example, rather than hauling h...

I am pleased to announce that I will be teaching in Finland again this autumn. As always I will be offering places for apprentice teachers. If you are interested please contact me. Course information here

On a wooded site a stone’s throw from Valley Forge National Park, we are learning from our mistakes and planning in the moment with great hope for the eventual finished project. We had not lost hope or motivation. As mentioned previously, from aerial photographs the subject property looked lik...

We were very excited when we saw the aerial view of the canopy. It appeared to be full of large healthy deciduous trees. We could not wait to get in there and plant the Kiwi, Grapes, Akebia, Hops, Passion Flowers, Schisandra Vine, and Climbing Yams to grow up on such a beautiful natural trellis. ...

In February 2015 two adjacent lots of approximately 38,000 square feet each located in south eastern Pennsylvania were purchased. They have a combined area totaling approximately 2 acres in size. There were several attempts made by potential buyers over the years to develop the lots which wer...

Earthcare Education is hosting a Permaculture Teacher Training in New Zealand at the end of April 2017!  A 5-day intensive workshop that will empower you to teach permaculture effectively and creatively.  This workshop is relevant to anyone teaching permaculture in any situation - you will disc...

Development Status (9th March 2017) of the base for the new natural structure for our volunteers at PermaTree in Ecuador. Construction material are local wood for the base structure. Top structure / walls and roof structure will be all in bamboo mostly guadua type bamboo which we have been drying...

Our volunteers have been here nearly 2 weeks and we have been able to move so many projects along. Thanks guys! The stairs up the steep slope are finished and we have begun planting along side it papaya, pineapple, citronella, and red dracaena. The work bench in the garage got its final coat of v...

For years, I have been starting plants indoors for my annual vegetable garden and have had more than my share of success.  I have also propagated innumerable herbs, shrubs and trees—both from seed and from cuttings. Nevertheless, I have had very mixed results in my recent attempts to root hardwoo...

I had a pleasure to give a lecture for urban gardeners on rising vegerables, fruits and herbs in containers. It was a great opportunity to introduce people to permaculture and sustainable ways of gardening, even in containers. 

Like many in the Permaculture movement, I have found myself trading money for time in my new rural lifestyle.  When my wife and I left our high paying, white-collar city jobs to move to the country, we discovered myriad ways to stretch our dollars: Making all of our own bread & yoghurt, spend...

2017 long-term Permaculture volunteering positions available at the PermaTree Project in southern Ecuador. Spend 3 or 6 months to a year at the PermaTree Project, in Ecuador. Current open volunteer positions are: All-round volunteer Talented Paint/Artist volunteer Talented Author/Blogger vo...

PERMATREE: A holistic, organic Fruit Farm and Regenerative Lifestyle Research, Jungle Reserve in Ecuador, South America. MISSION: A hub to share, learn and be inspired for a better resilient and healthy lifestyle. VISION: Living a healthy, resilient lifestyle which positively influences the surro...