Show Notes
GLPDC Podcast #5 – Plant Families
- Botany in a Day
- Shanleaya’s Quest
- April 24 – Great Rivers and Lakes Permaculture Institute – Member Mixer (online, free and open to everyone; Coordinating with William!)
- April 24 – Great Rivers and Lakes Permaculture Institute – Member Mixer (online, free and open to everyone; Coordinating with William!)
- May 2 – Online International Sociocracy Conference
- May 3-5 – Global Earth Repair Conference, Port Townsend, WA
GLPDC Podcast #4 – Infrastructure in the City
Show Notes
GLPDC Podcast #3 – Access to Land in the City
GLPDC Podcast #2 – Water in the City
Show Notes
- Watershed maps
- Municipal water supply/infrastructure/Flint
- Rain gardens and ponds
- Compost toilets
- Graywater
- Hugelkultur/earthworks
- Chlorine/chloramine
- Cisterns
- Rain barrels
- Permeable pavers and surfaces
GLPDC Podcast #1 – Straw Bale Gardening
Show Notes
- Shave horse
- Sociocracy
- Permaculture Design magazine
- Straw Bale Gardens
- What is a straw bale garden
- When would you want to use them in an urban setting
- Seasoning the bales: 12 day cycle, alternating nitrogen and water for 11 days, adding a 10-10-10 fertilizer on last day, and then you’re ready to plant!
- What is good to grow in them
- Watering them
- Adding soil pockets — yes or no?
- How long they last and what to do with them afterward
- Creative ways to use straw bales in your system
