!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wisconsin permies

Hello!

My wife and I are new to the site and glad we found it!  We are planning to build a cob-strawbale house next summer in Oxford, WI.  Does anyone know of cob builders in Wisconsin?  Is anyone interested in learning or helping with cob?

We are glad to meet you all!

Hi James!

My friend Jim Schalles does not reside in Wisconsin, (yet, trying to convince him to move here) but I highly suggest reaching out to him. He has done work for clients of mine in the past and lives traveling here to do work. He’s out of the Omaha Nebraska area currently. He absolutely knows his stuff and is also a legit Mason Heater builder as well. Let me know if you’d like me to connect the two of you.

Cheers,
Drew

Hello Drew,

I would very much appreciate if you would connect me with your friend.  Being new to the permies site, I am not sure how to best go about doing that.


Thanks,
James

Greetings from a sweet little acre of organic gardens near Columbus/ Madison WI. We live in an amazeballs place, that has it all for us. Food gardens, incl perennial asparagus, garlic, strawberries, unbelievable to most blueberry bed ( 9 gallons of berries this year ) elderberries, & herbs galore. We have many perennial gardens that are landscaped with natural materials.  Our lot has beautiful mature trees & all the wildlife Wisconsin has to offer. We have eagles flying over every day. We live in a nature corridor between 2 wetlands, so water life abounds. There is a wildflower field across the road. We are older now than when we developed our land & wonder if there are interested permies that might want to take it from here. We want to be creative. Rent to buy? Short-term roomies (before we leave) ? We are 30 minutes from Madison.

Hi Sondee, I’m very interested in seeing your place and meeting you both! I work on Natural Climate Solutions policy in Madison for Clean Wisconsin, have been an edible landscape designer/regenerative farmer/agroforester for over 18yrs, permaculture background (both as student and teacher), certified arborist. Looking for my own little piece of heaven to steward.

Would love to learn more!

Hi there. I know this is an old thread, but wanted to check in. Im in Wisconsin in a small town and my little yard is covered with garden lol. Anyone else on this site from our fine state?

We are now in Forest County (but ive lived in WI for 59 years)

Hi again, I'm still here/back from IL. Currently renting from brother in law, basement apt., in St. Croix county. Have a decent sized garden here and a few more things at a friend's, extra garden space. Am early 40s, female, married, Christian. Very interested in local friends, am on Freesteading, not on any other social media ( besides being a YT viewer).

Hey WI permies (and wanna-be Wisconsinites from south of the border), did you know about the Mother Earth News fair coming to West Bend in a couple weeks?  Here's more info:

https://permies.com/t/224848/Uncle-Mud-Cob-Cottage-invitation

Hello Wisconsin!

My family has a regenerative farm in Cottage Grove, just southeast of Madison. We have commercial scale asparagus and grassfed lamb, and hobby scale dairy goats, orchard, garden, layer/meat chickens, lots of annuals and perennials. Our livestock are hardy (we don't have a barn), 100% Pharma-free, independent and productive; feel free to reach out if you are interested in dairy goats/brush eaters (live) or Katahdin sheep (live or frozen). Barters are always welcome! Right now I would love a 5 gal bucket of honey.

We have a pawpaw grove that needs serious thinning. If anyone wants to come and dig up a 5 gal bucket or wheelbarrows worth of pawpaws, please let me know. We have no jumping worms. The mama pawpaw died and sent suckers up en masse (up to 2' tall now) but we actually don't love them enough to have more than a couple clumps.  A token of trade is welcome (a little weeding or pruning help perhaps?), not required.

I've been interested in turkey hunting, if anyone feels like mentoring and taking a total hunting newbie out to learn with them I'd love to hear from you. Also winter sowing is a new experiment on my winter agenda and learning from others nearby (or sharing seed) would be GREAT.

-Molly

Wisconsin hardy pawpaws?  That's kinda impressive, isn't it?  

Hmmm...I could take it as a complement to my horticultural prowess but no, the northern edge of North America's largest native fruit's natural range extends up to this area. We have them planted just west of our house, in a low-moderately protected  spot. There are some parks nearby that I know have some pawpaws too.

I am new to "permies" but a lifetime resident of Madison. I have run a small lawn care business for many years. I am now developing skills to grow food and hoping to find a few acres near Madison to rent or  buy so I can spend all day gardening.

I would very much appreciate a pawpaw if there are any still available Molly. I live on the east side of Madison.

They are! Would you like to come in the next few days before the ground (might) freeze or in the spring? You could get several in one clump with a 5gal bucket. Message me privately and I'll give you details!

Hi Molly - happy to see another regenerative permie in my area. I'm in Deerfield near 73/BB!

Fellow Wisconsinite here. Glad to be around so many like-minded people.

Molly - do pawpaw trees grow fruit like an apple tree does? Ready in the fall? I wonder if I could somehow use pawpaws in soapmaking...

We harvested in late August/early Sept when we had fruit. They tend to ripen all at once or within a window of a couple of weeks. Is that what you are asking?

Denise, HI! We are legit neighbors. I've reached out to connect with you before and follow you on instagram.

I'm always happy to meet people with similar interests and share stuff...keep it in mind if you are in the area and want to reach out.

Save the date!  August 23-25 for the Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence being held at the Low Technology Institute in Cooksville, WI.  That's a half hour south of Madison.  They are looking for presenters and workshop leaders so if you want a free ticket (and have something to share) sign up.  See you there!

Thanks Mike! I signed up to be a presenter. (Soapmaking) Waiting to see if they want me... It sounds like a cool event.

I know this is coming up fast, but perhaps you too will find that great opportunities come in small packages on short notice...

Out at the Pinehowl Permaculture Campstead in Forest County (NE Wisconsin) we are doing an Intro To SKIP weekend on May 5th and 6th. Come out to the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to see the ongoing natural building, food forest and woodland stewardship projects. Okay, so the existing works are not on the grandest scale, but the emphasis is on growing from a healthy foundation of permaculture fundamentals. The SKIP program is an innovative approach to developing such a basis.

People can come and go Saturday the 4th through Tuesday the 7th as they wish, with Sunday and Monday being focused on work days. We will take on various tasks during the day and help each other submit the documentation to permies.com in the evening to obtain the Badge Bits associated with them. The specific tasks are not scheduled but can be chosen from anything appropriate in the SKIP program. You can poke around at https://permies.com/wiki/skip-pep-bb for more info on the program. Also, some might be familiar with a local by the name of Mike Haasl who should be able to answer questions or sell you a shiny new book on the subject. He might even lend some expertise to the Monday projects.

I aim to put together a simple brunch and dinner each day people are around based on organic vegetables and White Bison meats. This would be rounded out by a potluck of side dishes, please bring something OoB (Organic or Better) if you wish to participate.

This is all very informal, camp out here if you'd like, no charges for anyone who behaves like a decent human. Moosage me if you would like more details…

Guess who has two thumbs and is teaching a soap-making class at the Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence this fall!

I'm sure you and those thumbs will do just fine.  Can't wait to hear all about it!


Peace

I bet you're talking about this Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence:  https://www.wisconsinpermacultureconvergence.com/

Guess who has one belly button and will be talking about SKIP there???

We're a month out from the Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence.  Get your tickets now!!!  https://www.wisconsinpermacultureconvergence.com/

We had a good time at the Pine Howl SKIP share back in May with an affable little group. Mr. Haasl even helped a few people take down their first trees. We're going to do this again on August 3rd and 4th, with 'shoulder' option days on the 2nd and 5th. It will be pretty much the same only with warmer weather and a dedicated cook up from Madison. Mike may even be there again at some point to show guests how to channel bellybutton power into all sorts of amazing woodland accomplishments. Free to anyone wishing to help grow woodland based permaculture in the upper Midwest.

PM with your interest or questions.

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Coydon Wallham wrote:I know this is coming up fast, but perhaps you too will find that great opportunities come in small packages on short notice...

Out at the Pinehowl Permaculture Campstead in Forest County (NE Wisconsin) we are doing an Intro To SKIP weekend on May 5th and 6th. Come out to the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to see the ongoing natural building, food forest and woodland stewardship projects. Okay, so the existing works are not on the grandest scale, but the emphasis is on growing from a healthy foundation of permaculture fundamentals. The SKIP program is an innovative approach to developing such a basis.

People can come and go Saturday the 4th through Tuesday the 7th as they wish, with Sunday and Monday being focused on work days. We will take on various tasks during the day and help each other submit the documentation to permies.com in the evening to obtain the Badge Bits associated with them. The specific tasks are not scheduled but can be chosen from anything appropriate in the SKIP program. You can poke around at https://permies.com/wiki/skip-pep-bb for more info on the program. Also, some might be familiar with a local by the name of Mike Haasl who should be able to answer questions or sell you a shiny new book on the subject. He might even lend some expertise to the Monday projects.

I aim to put together a simple brunch and dinner each day people are around based on organic vegetables and White Bison meats. This would be rounded out by a potluck of side dishes, please bring something OoB (Organic or Better) if you wish to participate.

This is all very informal, camp out here if you'd like, no charges for anyone who behaves like a decent human. Moosage me if you would like more details…

Mike Haasl wrote:We're a month out from the Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence.  Get your tickets now!!!  https://www.wisconsinpermacultureconvergence.com/

 The ticket sales are a bit behind pace for the event.  A go/nogo decision will be made on Aug 10th so if you want to attend this wonderful convergence, please get your tickets now!

Hey Mike, just curious, is the convergence still on?  I checked the web site earlier today and didn't see anything posted.  Hoping that Elanor will have a good turn out for her class!


Peace

Yes, it's still on.  We're having a remote meeting tomorrow to sort out logistics and so forth.  If you are in the area and want to help Scott get the Low Tech Institute ready for the event, you can contact him from his website: https://lowtechinstitute.org/contact/

I'll be going down a day early to help set-up as well.

If you always wanted to go to a Rainbow Gathering, there's one happening in a few days in Northern WI near Clam Lake.  I've never been to one but I'm gonna check it out.  Here's more info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247593475342613/

Thank you Mike.  I'm in Virginia and my current state of health would not allow me to travel that far.  The only help I can offer will be hoping that all goes well for everyone and you have a great turn out.

Peace

Hello fellow cheesehead permies! Does anyone have a favorite nursery in southern Wisco they recommend for perennial fruit trees and shrubs? I’m looking to plant some stone fruit trees (already have apple) and create guilds around them. I’d prefer to buy local than online. Thanks!