Jules Silverlock

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The 2024 Permaculture Design Contest from PINA is coming.
If you are a PINA member (or sign up to become one) you can enter to have the chance of winning a $5000 Grand Prize to use towards implementing your designs.




Do you have a design you've been meaning to implement, but have been held back by the cost? This is your shot to make a real difference in your community.

Winning the Permaculture Design Contest will give you the funds to make your dream project a reality. Plus, PINA will be there to offer guidance to ensure your project gets implemented successfully.




Previous example design submissions are below, so you can see that a range of styles are encouraged:

 
 


Event Info:
● You must be a PINA member ($20 per year is the lowest membership tier) to enter the contest
● Contestants need to have a PDC certificate
● Enter to win a $5000 cash prize to implement your design
● Submission Period: August 15th 2024-October 15th 2024
● Announce Winner(s): November 1st
● Submission page: https://pina.in/design_2024-pina-design-contest/
1 month ago


The 2024 Permaculture Design Contest from PINA is coming.
If you are a PINA member (or sign up to become one) you can enter to have the chance of winning a $5000 Grand Prize to use towards implementing your designs.




Do you have a design you've been meaning to implement, but have been held back by the cost? This is your shot to make a real difference in your community.

Winning the Permaculture Design Contest will give you the funds to make your dream project a reality. Plus, PINA will be there to offer guidance to ensure your project gets implemented successfully.




Previous example design submissions are below, so you can see that a range of styles are encouraged:

 
 


Event Info:
● You must be a PINA member ($20 per year is the lowest membership tier) to enter the contest
● Contestants need to have a PDC certificate
● Enter to win a $5000 cash prize to implement your design
● Submission Period: August 15th 2024-October 15th 2024
● Announce Winner(s): November 1st
● Submission page: https://pina.in/design_2024-pina-design-contest/
1 month ago
Michael Judd & Jane Dennison are creating a public natural burial ground at the Morris Orchard, the third green burial ground in Maryland.



The Morris Orchard sits at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in historic Frederick, Maryland.  This majestic 36 acre reserve is home to a mature chestnut, black walnut and northern pecan orchard, adjacent to a sweeping meadow.  A peaceful and majestical place.



Michael Judd, with Make Films, presented a short film, 'Wish You Were Here', about his father’s passing 9 years ago and how they were able to have a natural green burial on their own homestead which led him on the journey to help create a public natural burial ground.



Michael says:

For years we had been harvesting nuts from the Morris Orchard which was owned by an elderly couple and when they chose to sell we stepped right in to help preserve this very special place.  We have now been approved for a 7.5 acre natural burial ground that spans parts of a 60 year old chestnut grove, a 25 year old black walnut and pecan grove, and a majestic meadow that is soon to become an orchard too.



To learn more about Morris Orchard and to be kept updated on their progress go HERE

1 month ago
So you think you know all there is to know about the humble herb spiral?


Come to a free webinar and hear edible landscaping expert, Michael Judd, talk about dry stack and free form garden spirals.

Join this free webinar with clear and engaging information to build the best type for your space, with tips on preparing, constructing and planting to create optimum habitat, promoting diversity, abundance and beauty!





Topics covered include:
  • Why build an herb spiral
  • Dry stack version
  • Free form version
  • Planting the spiral and filling the niches
  • Tips and tricks







  • The Finer Details
  • Sign up using the button above and we will send you an email a few days before the event with the link to join the webinar.
  • Webinar will last approximately 30 minutes followed by Q&A.
  • We recommend coming to the scheduled event so you can ask Michael your questions, but if you can’t, be sure to register anyway as we’ll send out a replay later (available for only 72hrs).

  • We can’t wait to see you there!




    About Michael
    Michael has worked with agro-ecological and whole-system designs throughout the Americas for over two decades, focusing on applying permaculture and ecological design. His projects increase local food security and community health in both tropical and temperate growing regions. He is the founder of Ecologia Edible & Ecological Landscape Design, Project Bona Fide, an international nonprofit supporting agro-ecology research, and co-founder of SilvoCulture, a Maryland based nonprofit which is helping plant 1 million nut trees in the Mid-Atlantic region. He is also the author of ‘Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist’, and ‘For the Love of PawPaws’.

    Michael’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, and BBC. Presenter for notable institutions such as the US Botanical Garden, Smithsonian, and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello.

    Michael and his family live along the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Frederick, Maryland.

    https://ecologiadesign.com/





    1 month ago
    Thanks Leigh!  I like the look of the bottom 2 for booking printing potentially. Thanks again for these helpful links!

    Yury Smirnov wrote:I have got 56 USD of affiliate earnings at the moment.
    Can I use it to pay $35 to get the whole bundle for myself?
    Please let me know how can I do that?



    Hi Yury!  This should now be sorted. It's not something you can do yourself – we have to fiddle with some switches back here in the Permies' cupboard, but I think I've successfully done that now.

    - I've given you access to the Permaculture Adventure Bundle.
    - I've deducted $35 from your affiliate earnings as they were yet to be paid out to you.

    So that should be all good – let me know if you have any dramas
    I just watched this excellent short film by The Weedy Garden of a day in the life of Geoff.  Wanted to share with you guys:

    2 months ago
    Earthen Walls Webinar
    by Natalie Bogwalker






    In this comprehensive webinar, Natalie Bogwalker, the visionary behind Wild Abundance, details the background, pros, and cons of 9 different earthen wall systems: adobe, rammed earth, cob, earthbag, slip straw, hempcrete, log, cordwood, and strawbale.  Natalie has experimented with what kinds of natural building techniques really work, and she shares all that wisdom about where, when, and why to use each one with you.

    Who is Wild Abundance?

    Natalie and her team of instructors at Wild Abundance bring together the worlds of natural building and tiny house building that you can’t find anywhere else. This webinar is only a small slice of the 10 modules that are included in her online class, Tiny House Academy.
    The comprehensive online program is like a perfectly organized toolbox that’s full to the brim! It covers: tool use and construction basics, natural building techniques well-suited for tiny houses, systems like electrical and plumbing, and how to save money on your build. You’ll learn how to design your tiny house, decide whether to build on wheels or on a foundation, what regulatory constraints may apply to you, and more. Plus, you’ll get a clear understanding of energy-efficient options like passive solar design and solar electric. The basic steps of how to build a house are the same, no matter its size. We explain and demystify this process so that you can truly understand and feel confident embarking on your own build.

    Duration: 1hr 51 mins
    Format: HD Streaming

    For more details go to Tiny House Academy

    Meet Your Instructor


    Natalie Bogwalker is the visionary behind Wild Abundance, and has been a primary instructor for women’s carpentry classes and the Natural Building and Tiny House Workshop, among other classes. She’s passionate about teaching and sharing practical skills to help all kinds of people feel more confident, empowered, and capable.  Natalie has also taught at the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine, the MAPS Meet, Earthskills Rendezvous, the Organic Grower’s School, Florida State University, Southern Adventist University, Tulane University, Ohio University, Vanderbilt University, Western Washington University, and others. Natalie was also featured in Morgan Spurlock’s documentary Freedom in America and appeared in the National Geographic series: Live Free or Die, in an episode titled “Butchers and Builders.” She and Wild Abundance have been featured in many publications and podcasts.

    For a small taster of the Tiny House Academy course, the Earthen Walls Webinar, look no further!



    2 months ago


    Permaculture Design Magazine is an authoritative journal containing in-depth articles on eco-regeneration, broad scale farming systems, agroforestry, home garden design and community action.

    Permaculture Design magazine is produced quarterly and primarily serves the permaculture movement in North America but is also available globally. As North America’s first and leading permaculture periodical, you’ll find information about permaculture design, edible landscaping, bioregionalism, ecovillage design, aquaculture, natural building, earthworks, forestry, soils, agriculture, urban sustainability, renewable energy, regeneration & restoration, and many practical solutions to the challenges of life in an age of energy decline and Peak Everything..




    Permaculture Design has served the North American permaculture community and readers around the world for over 30 years, originally known as the Permaculture Activist. The magazine receives no public funding and has consistently garnered high regard for dedication to grassroots learning and design intelligence. Stories are reported from readers, activists, designers, teachers, and community organizers across the continent and around the world to reveal the newest discoveries in ecological systems. They attempt to work at the permaculture edge and to provide information useful to people working on the ground.

    You can help make a difference, have fun, eat well, find new friends, propagate love and justice, help the earth heal, and earn the praise of your descendants.



    This purchase is for Issue 118 from November/Winter 2020.
    Format: PDF
    Length: 68 pages


    Visit www.permaculturedesignmagazine.com for current subscription information.

    Other issues available here:
    Issue 96
    Issue 97
    Issue 98
    Issue 99
    Issue 100
    Issue 110


    2 months ago


    Permaculture Design Magazine is an authoritative journal containing in-depth articles on eco-regeneration, broad scale farming systems, agroforestry, home garden design and community action.

    Permaculture Design magazine is produced quarterly and primarily serves the permaculture movement in North America but is also available globally. As North America’s first and leading permaculture periodical, you’ll find information about permaculture design, edible landscaping, bioregionalism, ecovillage design, aquaculture, natural building, earthworks, forestry, soils, agriculture, urban sustainability, renewable energy, regeneration & restoration, and many practical solutions to the challenges of life in an age of energy decline and Peak Everything..




    Permaculture Design has served the North American permaculture community and readers around the world for over 30 years, originally known as the Permaculture Activist. The magazine receives no public funding and has consistently garnered high regard for dedication to grassroots learning and design intelligence. Stories are reported from readers, activists, designers, teachers, and community organizers across the continent and around the world to reveal the newest discoveries in ecological systems. They attempt to work at the permaculture edge and to provide information useful to people working on the ground.

    You can help make a difference, have fun, eat well, find new friends, propagate love and justice, help the earth heal, and earn the praise of your descendants.



    This purchase is for Issue 110 from November/Winter 2018.
    Format: PDF
    Length: 72 pages


    Visit www.permaculturedesignmagazine.com for current subscription information.

    Other issues available here:
    Issue 96
    Issue 97
    Issue 98
    Issue 99
    Issue 100


    2 months ago