Permaculture, rain gardens, suburban forest gardens - Garden Plants and Gardening Forum

eafinct · 11-24-2007, 04:00 AM

Hi, I am interested in sustainable gardening, not just at the farm level, but at the suburban level. Permaculture is a way of changing your environment to include shade, food, natural pest control and a host of ecological functions. I've found a great site at Midwest Permaculture but wondered if there are any practitioners in this forum? I know that permaculture is a growing movement in Australia!

Midwest Permaculture

Midwest Permaculture

Also intrigued by information about rain gardens, which seems to be a big movement in the upper Midwest (Minnesota and Wisconsin) and also Pennsylvania. I have asked my local park if they can set up a demonstration garden, and they are interested. But can anyone else step up and testify?

Wisconsin DNR - Rain Gardens

Greetings from the garden!

Saturn · 11-25-2007, 09:19 PM

Awesome idea, I come from far north MN. I haven't seen this yet. It looks like a great idea!

mary2000 · 09-11-2009, 02:22 AM

A new post-industrial, post-imperial world is forming under our feet - a holistic reality to serve as a seed pattern for future generations. This new culture represents the "graduation" of the species to maturity and biological legitimacy; exemplified by miniature rural and urban communities that meet most human needs within their regions. These models of bioregional self-sufficiency arise from a tide of cultural creation that has been in motion for fifty years and centuries in some cases. Its basic pieces have already been road-tested over several millennia. Permaculture is one of several models which addresses the increasing destabilization of civilization.
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11-24-2007, 04:00 AM	#1
eafinct Green Gardener Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northeast USA Posts: 2	Permaculture, rain gardens, suburban forest gardens Hi, I am interested in sustainable gardening, not just at the farm level, but at the suburban level. Permaculture is a way of changing your environment to include shade, food, natural pest control and a host of ecological functions. I've found a great site at Midwest Permaculture but wondered if there are any practitioners in this forum? I know that permaculture is a growing movement in Australia! Midwest Permaculture Midwest Permaculture Also intrigued by information about rain gardens, which seems to be a big movement in the upper Midwest (Minnesota and Wisconsin) and also Pennsylvania. I have asked my local park if they can set up a demonstration garden, and they are interested. But can anyone else step up and testify? Wisconsin DNR - Rain Gardens Greetings from the garden!

11-25-2007, 09:19 PM	#2
Saturn Green Thumb Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The Great Abyss Posts: 48	Awesome idea, I come from far north MN. I haven't seen this yet. It looks like a great idea! __________________ -l:SATURN:l-

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09-11-2009, 02:22 AM	#3
mary2000 Green Gardener Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 17	A new post-industrial, post-imperial world is forming under our feet - a holistic reality to serve as a seed pattern for future generations. This new culture represents the "graduation" of the species to maturity and biological legitimacy; exemplified by miniature rural and urban communities that meet most human needs within their regions. These models of bioregional self-sufficiency arise from a tide of cultural creation that has been in motion for fifty years and centuries in some cases. Its basic pieces have already been road-tested over several millennia. Permaculture is one of several models which addresses the increasing destabilization of civilization. =================================== hot air ballooning Cairns palos verdes taxi