by Clare Leschin-Hoar This article was first published on February 21, 2012 and is reprinted with permission of TakePart, Beverly Hills, CA. Forget meadows. The city’s new park will be…
Permaculture
Measuring Progress: Permaculture Responds
by Ben Falk Sue Reed’s article, “A Talk of Three Garden Shows: Progress?” oversimplifies an important and complex issue. Since Sue did not attend my talks at the ELA Conference,…
The Consciously Designed Life – Living with the Active Voice of Permaculture, Part 2
by Lauren Chase Rowell ” That land is a community is the basic concept of ecology, but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of ethics.”…
The Consciously Designed Life – Living with the Active Voice of Permaculture, Part 1
by Lauren Chase Rowell “The finest design for society will not be one worked up by specialists but a design created by the people themselves to fit their needs. Planners…
Learning from the Land: A Permaculture Design Provides an Outdoor Classroom for the Conway School
by Mollie Babize On a south-facing hillside in Conway, Massachusetts, an eight-acre experimental landscape and permaculture classroom is evolving. In its third year, this outdoor “learning lab” sits in close…
Installation and Early Maintenance of an Edible Garden
by Tricia Diggins The first plantings of the Edible Ecosystem Demonstration Garden at Wellesley College Botanic Gardens (WCBG) went into the ground this spring, beginning the multi-year implementation of a…
WCBG’s Edible Ecosystem Demonstration Garden: A Cutting Edge Exploration in Ecology and Botany
This article is reprinted with the authors’ permission from the Spring 2011 issue of the Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture (WCFH) Newsletter. Photos courtesy of WCFH. by Dave Jacke and…
Gaia’s Garden (excerpt)
In Gaia’s Garden, Toby Hemenway presents permaculture. Permaculture is a design method that helps humans design and re-wild landscapes following nature’s patterns. Robust enough to invigorate and regenerate landscapes across…
