Top 10 Permaculture Parenting Tips

Catch and Store Energy, Choose Small and Slow Solutions, Create Vision and Respond to Change, Cultivate Diversity, Earth Care, Fair Share, Food, From Pattern to Details, Inner Permaculture, Life Choices, Make No Waste, Maximize the Edges, Observe and Interact, Obtain a Yield, Parenting, People Care, Permaculture Ethics, Permaculture for Children, Permaculture Principles, Self-Regulate and Accept Feedback, Use and Value Gifts from Nature

When I think about what it means to me to be a ‘Permaculture Parent’ I feel that it really is defined by my approach to life. Looking for ways to live more in line with the Permaculture principles is a way of approaching life. When I change, those around me change. When I learn, those […]

June 29, 2015

Manifesto of Possibility

Create Vision and Respond to Change, Earth Care, Fair Share, From Pattern to Details, Observe and Interact, People Care, Permaculture Ethics, Permaculture Principles, Self-Regulate and Accept Feedback, Use and Value Gifts from Nature

Beneath the greatest of mountains there is the same structure of matter. All matter being comprised of the same basic elements. How amazing to be able to look around and witness the diversity and abundance made possible by the tiniest of particles. What whispers of truth ride on a spark? Or hints of purpose rest […]

June 17, 2015

Edible Weeds – Forage Your Yard!

Catch and Store Energy, Cultivate Diversity, Fair Share, Forest Gardening, Integrate, Don't Segregate, Make No Waste, Obtain a Yield, Permaculture Ethics, Permaculture for Children, Permaculture Principles, Recipie, Use and Value Gifts from Nature

“A weed is a plant whose virtue is not yet known” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson This is a photo tour of five ‘weeds’ likely growing in your yard that you can eat! We use all six to make our ‘weed salads’ which we eat all summer long! The children love finding and eating many of these […]

June 5, 2015

A Message of Activism

Choose Small and Slow Solutions, Create Vision and Respond to Change, Cultivate Diversity, Earth Care, Fair Share, Integrate, Don't Segregate, Obtain a Yield, People Care, Permaculture Ethics, Permaculture Principles, Self-Regulate and Accept Feedback, Use and Value Gifts from Nature

“If we don’t change our direction, we’re going to wind up where we’re headed” -Native American Saying I had the extreme pleasure of attending a lecture given by Starhawk last week. I decided that her message was too important to keep to myself, so here are the salient points that I came away with… The […]

May 29, 2015

Swarming

Catch and Store Energy, Fair Share, Integrate, Don't Segregate, Make No Waste, Maximize the Edges, Obtain a Yield, People Care, Permaculture Ethics, Permaculture for Children, Permaculture Principles, Use and Value Gifts from Nature

We have had a few frames from a friend’s hive from last year sitting on our back deck for a few weeks now. They have been awaiting our attention to process their wax to be used for sealing in the spawn during our mushroom cultivating efforts. This passive act of silently awaiting its purpose, or […]

April 30, 2015

Trading Post

Consumerism, Cultivate Diversity, Fair Share, Inner Permaculture, Integrate, Don't Segregate, Observe and Interact, Obtain a Yield, People Care, Permaculture Ethics, Permaculture for Children

This past weekend we attended a trading post organized and hosted by friends of ours. This was the first event of its kind that had been hosted and attended. The day was beautiful in every possible way. There was a giant glowing Christmas tree, good food, but most of all great people. So this is how […]

December 15, 2014

Foraging for Autumn Olives

Fair Share, Food, Forest Gardening, Make it Yourself, Make No Waste, Permaculture Ethics, Permaculture Principles, Recipie, Use and Value Gifts from Nature

On Thanksgiving weekend each year we forage for Autumn Olives. They are an invasive species where we live, and can be found in abundance all around our area. We have particular places we always go, and favourite bushes to pick from. They can sometimes have a chalky, acrid aftertaste which can be unpleasant, so I […]

October 14, 2014