Jessica D Peterson

Scott Mann with The Permaculture Podcast just posted his interview with me and Warren Brush. It's a heady topic, and I'll be listening to it a few times to glean and embody all the incredible insight and wisdom from Warren (and Scott) regarding a post-Trump presidency world with Permaculture.

During the recording of the interview with Scott and Warren, I wasn't able to soak in everything they were both saying, and I'm grateful to have had this conversation recorded.

Very excited to be teaching with Warren Brush in Montana this summer. Please have a listen to the podcast, and then check out our PDC offering! We still have a few work trades available too.

Permaculture Podcast with Scott Mann "What Sustains You?"

Hi everyone!

I am Jessica Peterson, and I'm 1/2 of a Helena, Montana ecological and social systems design company called Inside Edge Design. Caroline Wallace is my business partner, and an amazing landscape and polyculture designer. We're working with Kareen Erbe, of Broken Ground in Bozeman, Montana, a permaculture design company.


Our aim is to provide an incredible introductory framework to permaculture systems thinking and give participants a rich experience of these principles in practical action!

An element of providing this type of quality experience is bringing in teachers and practitioners from outside Montana, who can bring that broad and long perspective to us! Warren Brush is such a person. I'm linking a video below, created by The Permaculture School (which also seems to be doing some excellent work).

Replenishing our aquifers is a skill that was practiced by earlier cultures for thousands of years. There is a lot archeological evidence emerging that shows up and down the Americas, this was a common phenomenon for both small and mega societies. The complexity of capturing water is all a matter of scale. There are such simple ways for us to capture, hold, and sink water on our own landscapes that quite literally don't need to cost us any money, yet only take some of our time. We will teach you how to understand what is needed on your own landscape to capture water and use it to benefit your plant systems and be a part of the solution for improving your bioregion's resilience.

Here's the video or Warren Brush, talking about capturing water for his aquifers in California. It's also great to see him (and Nicholas Burtner), on his land with his family, including his little granddaughter. Our PDC offers full time childcare, with interactive elements for the hands on experiential work. Stay tuned for another update on our childcare provider, Sydney, who is amaaazing!

So, check out the video, and then check out our course here: Montana Practical PDC Registration

You can also attend just the 3-day portion, where Warren is with us. Here's that link: Short Course with Warren

Permaculture Tip of the Day - Replenishing an Aquifer with Swales - A Case Study

We have our updated flier...now that the early bird period has passed. We still have some spots open and have some work trade opportunities!

"This course was the perfect balance of theory and practice, and I came away more excited than ever about furthering my relationship with land and the food it produces." - JG


Inside Edge Design and Broken Ground are offering a PDC, co-teaching with Warren Brush of Quail Springs Permaculture, June 16th-30, in Whitehall, MT at Sage Mountain Center. It's a 2 week residential course, serving up incredible organic, better than organic, and locally sourced meats, grains, and veggies prepared deliciously. We have an incredible line up of MT agricultural and ecological practitioners teaching with us too. There will be lots of hands on, and the lectures will be taught by people who have practice permaculture for many years. The emphasis here will be high and dry climates. Earthworks and water catchment form the base for creating regenerative systems. Soils, food forests, animal husbandry, along with understanding our ecological and social history with regards to plants, animals and earth will also form the structure of this course.

Please find more information about our course here: http://www.brokengroundpermaculture.com/montana-pdc.html.

You have the option of attending for 1 day as well if you don't have time for a full two weeks. We also have an offering to attend during the 3 days when Warren Brush is with us. Warren Brush Only

We have some great testimonials below from past course participants. We really work hard to provide you with the skills necessary to enact your farm, homestead, and entrepreneurial vision, and we have an incredible body of knowledge between our 10+ instructors.

Testimonials
"Whatever your background or experience with permaculture, this course opens your eyes and provides so much practical knowledge, resources, and inspiration to launch your own projects, and begin building your own permaculture community." - AN

"Jesse and Kareen know how to teach permaculture skillfully, with breadth, depth, excellence, science and humanity! I particularly appreciated their capabilities in addressing learning styles and weaving in superb collaboration with others whose real-world experience augments what they themselves bring." - CW

"This course was the perfect balance of theory and practice, and I came away more excited than ever about furthering my relationship with land and the food it produces." - JG

"The course was incredible - it reinforced what I already knew and then stretched that knowledge to new dimensions. I also learned many new techniques and ways of seeing the world. Thank you!" - ES

"The Montana PDC met my needs at so many levels. I am new to permaculture ideas and design, but feel I have a pathway now to move along to keep learning more. The course gave me the "hooks" I needed onto which I will hang a lifetime of additional information." - HB

"The spirit of the two weeks brimmed with positivity." - RE