Summer Waning Strawberry Moon I’ve not written much about permaculture for a while. Here’s a one-pager* from our landscapers, Ecological Gardens. It defines a new term for me: natural capital. I’ve since discovered that this is a term with … Continue reading
Beltane Full Dyan Moon Paula Westmoreland from Ecological Gardens came out today and gave us a walk through, explaining the plants and their relationships. The real distinctiveness of permaculture lies in developing and nurturing those relationships, using plants together in … Continue reading
65 bar steep drop 29.80 2mph W dew-point 45 sunrise 7:12 set 6:51 Autumn Waxing Crescent of the Blood Moon rise 11:04 AM CDT set 8:00 PM CDT Before Ecological Gardens “What is permaculture? Permaculture (Permanent Culture) is the … Continue reading
Plants in position. This is a fruit tree with a guild of plants that will support it. Guilds are a permaculture concept that I will explain later. Paula Westmoreland, a principal in Ecological Gardens, at Day 3 start. More trees … Continue reading
After years in urban ministry, economic development, affordable housing and responsbility for urban congregations spread throughout the metro area I thought I knew Minneapolis. Not so. When I drove over to ecological gardens, Paula’s home at 4105 Washburn Avenue I … Continue reading
59 bar steady 29.98 2mh NE dew-point 53 sunrise 6:48 set 7:29 Lughnasa Waxing Gibbous Harvest Moon rise 6:15 set 3:35 9AM Sun/Shade OK. All the sun/shade photographs have been printed and I will take them over to Ecological Gardens … Continue reading
68 bar falls 30.06 0mph NNE dew-point 38 sunrise 6:45 set 7:34 Lughnasa First Quarter of the Harvest Moon rise 4:49 set 12:17 Corn, Bleeding Heart, Impatiens, Beets and Beans at 3pm This morning I got up, ate breakfast … Continue reading
64 bar falls 30.11 4mph N dew-point 45 sunrise 6:38 set 7:46 Waxing Crescent of the Harvest Moon rise 11:00 set 9:02 The morning. More gazpacho. Another triple batch. This time Kate will can it. We had a blind taste … Continue reading