Join the kids at Farm Camp! You'll watch them care for turkeys and rabbits, listen to a harvest season story, and cook up applesauce. Campers have fun growing and preparing food and, best of all, eating the results. They raise veggies from seed to harvest and take field … [Read more...]
Titanic Lifeboat Academy — Navigating a Path to Resilience (216)
July 21, 2012 by 2 Comments
Caren Black and Christopher Paddon couldn't find mentors to teach them self-reliant living when they became aware of peak oil. So they created a homestead and opened their doors to training others. People can take a personalized Lifeboat Course online or in person, where … [Read more...]
Introduction to Permaculture (weekend workshop)
May 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This weekend workshop by Cathé Fish packs comprehensive, practical information into two days of fully-illustrated slideshows. It's well-spiced with her overflowing enthusiasm and experience. The 6-dvd set covers principles, land, water harvesting, soil, zones, gardens, … [Read more...]
Suburban Backyard Gardens: Cultivating Abundance
March 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
How Much Food Can I Grow Around My House? Judy Alexander An Experiment in Back Yard Sustainability, Scott McGuire Suburban Permaculture, Janet Barocco and Richard Heinberg Cultivating a Suburban Foodshed, Owen Dell Four conversations, about 28 minutes … [Read more...]
The Heart of Permaculture
March 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Bullock Brothers Homestead — A 25-Year Permaculture Project, Joe, Sam and Doug Bullock How Do I Invite You to Grow Food? Jenny Pell High on Permaculture in the Rocky Mountains, Kris Holstrom The Heart of Permaculture, Bill Wilson. (See also Bill's presentation Living in … [Read more...]
Planting the Seeds for a New Society (207)
December 23, 2011 by 1 Comment
"We're a conduit and a packager of important cutting edge material that people need to do the work that they're engaged in." Judith Plant and the New Society Publishers (NSP) team are social change agents bringing emerging ideas and authors to the forefront. They converse … [Read more...]
Soccer Mom Prepares for the Unexpected (203)
October 17, 2011 by 2 Comments
"I have a ball preserving food with my friends!" And at the same time Kathy Harrison is making sure her kids can eat if storms knock out power or roads. The author of Just in Case: How to Be Self Sufficient when The Unexpected Happens gives practical tips on storing food … [Read more...]
How Many Community Gardens? (198)
July 28, 2011 by 3 Comments
Having learned "How Much Food Can I Grow Around My House?" (Episode 87), Judy Alexander kept right on going. As chair of the Local 2020 Food Resiliency Action Group in Port Townsend, WA, she helped initiate 25 community gardens in her county within four years. Sitting in her … [Read more...]
Pitching In at a Community Garden
March 5, 2011 by 5 Comments
We weeded in my mom's church community garden plot this morning. Robyn and I joined a work party cleaning paths and rototilling the winter overgrowth in the 12 x 25 foot plots. They were working within a small time window while the clay soil was moist and workable. Another … [Read more...]
Climb Aboard at the Titanic Lifeboat Academy
December 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
December 17, 2010. Astoria, OR. From Portland we headed to the far northwest tip of Oregon to meet Caren Black and Christopher Paddon at the Titanic Lifeboat Academy, whose brilliant name has intrigued me since I'd encountered their website in 2005. Christopher and Caren … [Read more...]
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