Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

Building a Permaculture Garden in Italy

This long-neglected olive orchard will soon bloom again. Pruning is kept to a minimum to avoid stressing the trees and opening vectors for disease and insect infestation. (Courtesy photos: Geobarns).

The Geobarns Team

As the son of an immigrant father, it has always been our founder George’s dream to return to Italy to […]

Community-scale Permaculture Tour on May 23, 2021, Warner, New Hampshire

The Monadnock Region Permaculture Group Presents a Tour of an Emerging Community-scale Permaculture Project in Warner, NH.

When: Sunday, May 23, 2021, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT

Where: 22 Loud Lane, Warner, NH (Park along the road in front of the 1760 farmhouse and half deconstructed barn)

Details: Join Bret Ingold for a tour […]

NH Permaculture Day at Canterbury Shaker Village August 17

The 7th annual New Hampshire Permaculture Day takes place at Canterbury Shaker Village on Saturday, August 17, 2019, from 9 am to 5 pm.

What is permaculture? The term references both permanence and agriculture. It is a growing field of research and practice dedicated to living sustainably guided by the ethics of earth care, people […]

Permaculture Program: Community Event, Wilton, NH

For more information, please contact Sandy Lafleur at (603) 654-1245 or souhegansustainabilityfair@gmail.com The Souhegan Sustainability Fair is sponsoring engaging and informative programs outside of their Annual Fair (this year on Saturday, May 4th from 10:00 – 4:00 at the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School.) We are pleased to offer a program on “Permaculture” by Dave McConville at […]

NH Permaculture Day 2018 Happenings

On Saturday August 18, 2018, Cite Ecologique of NH Ecovillage hosted the 6th edition of the Nh Permaculture Day. www.nhpermacultureday.org.

Cite Ecologique is an Ecovillage community located in Northern New Hampshire and are made up of 40 community members. It is a community aligned in integrative education methodologies, organic permaculture farming techniques, inclusive spirituality, and […]

It’s Time to Plant Garlic for Next Year’s Crop

By Mark MacDonald

Garlic is one of the most universally accepted culinary ingredients, appreciated around the world for its pungent flavor and its incredible versatility in complementing meat, vegetables, breads, and eggs. It is grown commercially all over the world, notably in China, where over 12 million tons are produced each year.

Provided below are […]

Using Permaculture Plants to Repel Insects in the Yard and Garden

by David Fried

Sometimes what a cat likes, an insect hates.

Throughout time, people who have time outdoors have known what to plant to keep insects from biting them constantly. We seem to have forgotten some of these plants and their usefulness and ease of growing.

Growing food without poisons.Painting by Gabriel […]

Winter in the Permaculture Home Kitchen

Elderberry syrup made with honey and dried elderberries.

By Kay Aihla McGrenaghan Cafasso

Permaculture design and gardening continues all year, even when the growing season is at rest. It is essential to continually ask: How we can we be more efficient with our time and energy, live with greater health consciousness, meanwhile working […]

Permaculture “Through the Seasons” Design Course

Food for thought: How do we meet human needswhile preserving ecosystem health?

The sixth Annual Permaculture “Through the Seasons” Design Course, an internationally recognized interactive course based on a 72 hour curriculum, is scheduled to start May 15th. Over six weekends from May through November, D Acres Permaculture Farm and Educational Homestead will […]

The Celestia Project Chapter 2: Let “Controlled Chaos” Reign

June 2, 2014 /3BL Media/ – “Simply invoking the word nature can get you in trouble these days.” … So starts Chapter 2 of Green Builder Media’s Celestia Project. Addressing biofilia—our instinctive bond with nature—this narrative gets to the bottom of why we need to preserve or restore ecoosystems.

The challenge for the […]