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Five Ways to Create an Abundant Landscape

Five Ways to Create an Abundant Landscape

May 24, 2020 | Landscape Design, Permaculture, Rainwater harvesting, Soil food web

Five Ways to Create an Abundant Landscape There is nothing quite like witnessing abundance in your landscape. What do we mean when we refer to a landscape as abundant? Here’s one definition,  a profusion, a great plenty, an overflowing quantity. How do we take...
Five Alternatives to Backyard Burning

Five Alternatives to Backyard Burning

Apr 9, 2020 | Edible landscapes, Holistic land care, Landscape Design, Permaculture

I live on Vancouver Island within the Regional District of Nanaimo. The RDN covers a large area spanning from Bowser down to South Nanaimo and Cedar. With the current pandemic involving the COVID-19 virus, the BC Government has placed restrictions on open burning in...
Passive Rainwater Harvesting to the Rescue

Passive Rainwater Harvesting to the Rescue

Jan 21, 2020 | Blog post, Landscape Design, Permaculture, Rainwater harvesting

Like many property owners who live on acreage, we rely on a rock pit or drainage pit to handle or infiltrate the water coming from our residence roof area and perimeter drains. Last fall, we discovered that our rock pit had failed, which is very common for a home 40+...
OSU Online Rainwater Harvesting Course discount code

OSU Online Rainwater Harvesting Course discount code

Dec 10, 2019 | Permaculture, Rainwater harvesting

I will be instructing an online Rainwater Harvesting course that includes content from Brad Lancaster, author of “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond” This course just finished its inaugural run this fall, and after a few minor changes, it’s...
OSU Online Permaculture Design Certificate course discount code

OSU Online Permaculture Design Certificate course discount code

Dec 10, 2019 | Permaculture, Permaculture training

I will be instructing an online PDC, along with some of permacultures superstars, starting January 6th, 2020. If your looking to take a Permaculture Design Certificate course this is one of the finest online program currently being offered. You can check the course...
What is Integrated Land Design ?

What is Integrated Land Design ?

Nov 19, 2019 | Holistic land care, Landscape Design, Permaculture

Landscape design has a rich history in most countries of the world that followed on the heals of agricultural developments. Some of the earliest records show that in the 6th century BC that the hanging gardens of Babylon were created along the Euphrates river. The...
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