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Midcoast Permaculture events Spring 2016
Spring Greetings All! Spring has come early this year even as winter threatens to dust us with snow periodically. The birds are singing, the coltsfoot and crocus are blooming, and we are seeing emergence everywhere. Spring is a good time for people to consider their goals for the year and how they might make adjustments…
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Decolonizing Permaculture
This article was originally printed in Permaculture Design Magazine (formerly Permaculture Activist) issue #98, Winter 2015. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this issue. Exploring the Intersection of Permaculture and Decolonization This article is meant as a primer on decolonization in a contemporary North American context, written specifically for permaculture designers, teachers, activists and gardeners.…
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Intro to Permaculture half day workshop in Deer Isle
September 5th Permaculture workshop with Jesse Watson of Midcoast Permaculture Design. Learn how to design ecological and edible landscapes and resilient home sites using whole system planning and patterns from nature. In this Introduction to Permaculture workshop we will discuss the history, principles and benefits of permaculture design. We will go over a permaculture…
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Presentation in Waterville at Colby
Coming up on Wednesday, May 20, we’ll be in Waterville at Colby College giving an overview of permaculture design. 6:30-8p. Details are in the flyer below. Also on this Meetup page.
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Midcoast Permaculture Meetup- Landscape analysis
This weekend as part of our monthly series exploring the inner and outer landscapes, we would like to invite you to come talk about landscape analysis. As part of the permaculture design process we make a habit of observation, analysis and assessment. In this meetup we will discuss the “Scales of Permanence” as a landscape…
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2015 Maine PDC in Unity
2015 Maine Permaculture Design Certification Course – Weekend Format Permaculture Design Certificate Course Details (for full details, registration, course outcomes and curriculum overview, click here: http://www.meetup.com/portlandpermaculture/events/201906492/) Where: MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity Maine. When: This course will be held over the course of 5 weekends, April through October 2015. Course dates (mark your calendar…
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Northeast Permaculture Convergence in Unity, ME July 4-6!
We are wicked excited to be on the organizing team that will bring the Northeast Permaculture Convergence back to Maine this July 4 (“Independence day”) weekend. We will be celebrating our “Interdependence” with lots of exciting sessions. We’ve got presentations, workshops, hands-on skills demos, kids activities, music, entertainments and of course great food lined up…
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Intro to Permaculture Spring 2014
As we pour over seed catalogs huddled next to the stove, it is a good time to begin dreaming and scheming for our gardens this coming year. And the best way to begin the garden is with good design. Of course, sustainability and resilience is on everyone’s mind these days, and so with that in…
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Midcoast permaculture meetup
Title: Midcoast permaculture meetup Location: our house Description: Saturday, June 22, 11-2. Midcoast Permaculture meetup in Rockland. Potluck, discussion, site tour. “Animals in the landscape.” We’ll talk about how poultry can work for you as garden helpers and how they can be of special help with site preparation. Bring a lunch time dish to share,…
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Midcoast Permaculture meetup – Animals in the Landscape
Saturday, June 22, 11-2. Potluck, discussion, site tour. “Animals in the landscape.” We’ll talk about how poultry can work for you as garden helpers and how they can be of special help with site preparation. Bring a lunch time dish to share, your potluck kit (plate, bowl, utensils), friends, children and enthusiasm! 168 W. Meadow…
