Permaculture

Winterhaven Garden Wish List
http://berrygrape.org/weather/
OSU: Gardening Information Research Page
Permaculture Portal
Permaculture Principles (Toby Hemenway)
Herb Spirals


"The aim of permaculture is to design ecologically sound, economically prosperous human communities." -Toby Hemenway

Concepts: multifunctionalism, biomimicry, interdependence, symbiosis, synergy, regeneration, systems thinking, biodiversity,


Winterhaven's Design Projects and Challenges
  • Three Sisters Guild (example), each plant contributes to the needs of the others
  • Four Squared Plots (example), insectary, herb spiral, grass guild, soil building, perennial plants, seed collecting, ...
  • Worm Bin (worm bin basics pdf), biological system turning waste into healthy soil
  • Water Catchment System, off the grid 
  • Soil Science Lab (soil building, soil biology, soil characteristics, soil properties)
  • Water (rainwater harvesting pdf), off the grid water catchment system that reduces pollution too
  • Sun (photosynthesis, seasonal path; equinox, summer solstice, winter solstice)
Permaculture Guild Groups for Winterhaven's Learning Landscape:
  • Water
  • Soil (building and maintaining healthy soil)
  • Detoxifiers
  • Nitrogen Cycle / Carbon Cycle
  • Insects (more than 90 percent of all insects are beneficial or harmless)
  • Wildlife
  • Human Use
Phase One: Sheet Mulch Project,  January 2012
Three Sisters Guild

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