Mike Haasl

Did you know the only annual permaculture convergence in the country that's bigger than the WI one is California?  At least that's what I heard...  Last year we had over 100 folks attend in far northern WI.  This year it's a bit closer to the populated parts of the state in the beautiful driftless area.

And we have the executive director of Seed Savers Exchange as the keynote speaker!  Plus a workshop to put straw slip insulation and clay plaster in a cabin wall system.  And a sound bath session.  Food and camping is included!  The details are coming together and we're getting excited!

Get yer tickets here!!!


If you're free this weekend, you can learn clay slip insulation as the team readies the walls for the plaster project

I think rhubarb is also pretty good at smothering grass.  Not sure a solid patch of rhubarb is easy to convert to seed packet #2 either though.

I doubt you could throw them around and have it work, but some aggressive pumpkins could do something.

Next batch!

Are you pursuing PEP?  This will be a central repository for Otises to shop for PEPpers (or SKIPpers) that have successfully completed at least 60BBs.  To see a list of all the participants, here's the Leaderboard.

Some day this may be automated to sort the list based on how far along in the PEP program you've gotten.  For now it will be a bit clunky and manual.  To get your name added to this post, add a reply with a paragraph about why you're doing PEP, if you're looking for property, where that property would need to be for you to be happy, size of property, etc so that Otises can determine if you might be a close fit for them.

PEPpers:
PEP2:
Mike Haasl
Alexandra Malecki PEP 2 Badges

PEP1:
Opalyn Rose PEP1 & 22 Sand Badges and details below
Rebekah Harmon PEP 1 Badges
Cheryl Loomans PEP 1 Badges

BB100:
Joy Hancock
Ashley Cottonwood
Edward Norton
Kevin Harbin

BB60:
Luke Mitchell
Inge Leonora-den Ouden
L. Johnson
James Rhodes
Raphael Blais
Nikki Roche
Patrick W Kelly
Tina Wolf
Tim Norton
Chris Clinton

Note: if you're looking for a place to practice your PEP skills, check out this thread: Locations to do PEP

Please note that the requirements have been adjusted to make this BB a bit clearer. Past submissions are grandfathered in, so please read the requirements before proceeding.

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Food Prep and Preservation

For this badge bit, you will restart a cast iron skillet!

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Minimum requirements for this BB:
- restart a cast iron skillet, griddle or dutch oven
- use an oil or grease recommended in this list of cast iron seasoning options

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 mins):
- original cast iron skillet
- the process of getting to bare iron
- the bare iron cast iron skillet
- the process of adding seasoning, explaining which oil or grease is used
- cooking food three times with the cast iron to build up seasoning layers
- completed restart of cast iron skillet

No fair, SD gets 4 :(

The Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence is coming to the driftless area!  Viroqua to be specific.  Earth Vibe to be even more specific.  

It will be Aug 21-23 with workshops, presentations, food, camping, good vibes and fellowship.  Here's the website with all the info: WI Permaculture Convergence

See you there!!!

I think Eric built a 12"er here: https://permies.com/t/174665/Huge-batch-box-rocket-stove

I had one a decade or two ago when I lived in Utah and it was an amazing narrow beefy stick with apples growing off of it. They'd make a great visual fence.