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11-24-2007, 04:00 AM
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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! |
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11-30-2007, 12:02 AM
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Green Thumb
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I live in MN and I was not aware of this, Thanks!
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11-30-2007, 09:05 PM
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I read a very good book by Michael Pollan called "The Omnivores Delimma" which had a chapter about this farm that practices a kind of permaculture or holistic resource management. I found an excerpt from it here:
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12-02-2007, 08:40 AM
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Green Thumb
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Location: Olympia, WA
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We've got a lot of this in the Pacific Northwest....we work hard to try and keep some of the native plants growing and protect the natural wildlife. I've got sword ferns in my landscape, and cedars, and I do leave some of the native 'weeds' for the birdies...
![]() Here are a few links from PNW Pacific Northwest | ecological design center Native Plants and Permaculture: A Gathering of Plant Enthusiasts | Lost Valley Pacific Northwest Permaculture | Understory (this one has more locations than PNW linked!) The Future is Abundant |
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