Swales, Using Slope and Gravity to Collect Water
DEFINITION Swales are water harvesting ditches on contour (Geoff Lawton). By etching these level ditches along your sloped property, you...
Enhancing Soil - Microbial Brews
TEAMING WITH MICROBES If you want to understand soil, I recommend a wonderful book called Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to...
Urban Eco Design is In. "Lawns are so 1984." (Rene Michalak)
The diagram below features a design that I drew up after deciding growing grass that we had to maintain for so little return needed to be...
Intro to Permaculture Workshop
This last weekend I was a participating trainer in an Intro to Permaculture Workshop. Friday night featured a tour to three urban...