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December 13, 2017February 15, 2022

Garlic, The Superb Herb

This is post 3 of 13 in the series “All About Herbs”

In this series we will be discussing herbs and their amazing uses, benefits to both humans and the ecosystem, how to grow them and how to use them. If you are unfamiliar with the wonderful world of herbs, please subscribe and you’ll be sure to get every update!

If you could only grow ONE herb, what would it be?

Garlic. Many herbalists, when asked, admit that if they could only grow 1 herb in their edible landscape it would be garlic. This is, of course, a hypothetical question that is not based in reality because there’s nowhere in the world you can only grow a single herb. Yet the question is always poised, seemingly giving whatever herb they would theoretically choose added clout. Garlic, however, is absolutely my favorite herb and the reason we start the series with this herb. Continue reading “Garlic, The Superb Herb”

December 6, 2017February 15, 2022

An Introduction to Herbal Actions

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This is post 2 of 13 in the series “All About Herbs”

Herbal Actions Overview

Herbal actions, so they are called, is the general tendency of the herb in the body. Each herb will have a specific herbal action, which we will take a deeper look into further down in the article, and some herbs will have many herbal actions. Continue reading “An Introduction to Herbal Actions”

November 30, 2017February 15, 2022

All About Herbs

This is post 1 of 13 in the series “All About Herbs”

Welcome to the first post of many dealing with herbs.

Herbs are one of my favorite plants as they provide so many benefits to us as humans and to the ecosystem they’re a part of. There are so many wonderful herbs that will grow in our area it seems almost limitless as the uses and places we can plant them. Just a few benefits of herbs are: Continue reading “All About Herbs”

November 29, 2017December 6, 2017

Alternative ways to learn Permaculture: The Weekend Workshop

This is post 5 of 5 in the series “Permacultural Perspectives”

Welcome to Permacultural Perspectives. This series explores the meaning of Permaculture, looks at modern trends in permaculture education, and discusses how permaculture and its theories apply more broadly to the worldwide movement of ecological design. This series will include contributions from David Dornbrack, a permaculture educator and designer from South Africa

Introduction to series: Permacultural Perspectives
What is Permaculture?
The Permaculture Design Course (PDC)
The Merits and Pitfalls of the Permaculture Design Course
Alternative ways to learn Permaculture: The Weekend Workshop

In my previous post, I discussed the Permaculture Design Course model in detail, listing some of its benefits and shortcomings. I also briefly mentioned WWOOF volunteering (Willing Workers On Organic Farms), explaining that while WWOOFing may be free, it usually falls short of actual instruction, yet may still take up your time. Continue reading “Alternative ways to learn Permaculture: The Weekend Workshop”

November 17, 2017December 6, 2017

The Merits and Pitfalls of the Permaculture Design Course

This is post 4 of 5 in the series “Permacultural Perspectives”

Introduction to series: Permacultural Perspectives
What is Permaculture?
The Permaculture Design Course (PDC)
The Merits and Pitfalls of the Permaculture Design Course
Alternative ways to learn Permaculture: The Weekend Workshop

In this post, I will feature a discussion about some of the advantages and disadvantages of the Permaculture Design Course. I have seen a number of posts on the Facebook group called ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ asking about PDCs and whether they are worthwhile. Since I consider this a thought-provoking question, I shall do my best to answer it below. Afterwards, I will link you to some other discussions on this topic that other permaculture instructors have written. Continue reading “The Merits and Pitfalls of the Permaculture Design Course”

November 15, 2017February 15, 2022

Gardening by the Moon – End of Year Wrap Up

This is post 3 of 10 in the series “Gardening by the Moon”

This series is designed around southern gardeners, specifically USDA Zones 8 & 9. In this series, we’ll talk about what can be done in the garden each month and on what days we should be doing what tasks according to the moon.

Today is November 15, 2017 and it is our first expected frost date here in southeast Texas in USDA Zone 9a. This will mark the end of the 2017 Gardening by the Moon series and we will start a new series next year.

With that being said, Continue reading “Gardening by the Moon – End of Year Wrap Up”

November 13, 2017December 6, 2017

The Permaculture Design Course (PDC)

This is post 3 of 5 in the series “Permacultural Perspectives”

Introduction to series: Permacultural Perspectives
What is Permaculture?
The Permaculture Design Course (PDC)
The Merits and Pitfalls of the Permaculture Design Course
Alternative ways to learn Permaculture: The Weekend Workshop

In this blog post, I will share a brief history of the Permaculture Design course, and discuss the different forms in which it can be taught and learned. After that, I will introduce a debate about institutionalization, quality control and freedom of information. Finally, I will share an outline of the content I co-taught in a PDC in early 2017 so that you may gain an idea about what PDCs are about. Continue reading “The Permaculture Design Course (PDC)”

November 8, 2017February 15, 2022

Gardening by the Moon – November 8, 2017

This is post 2 of 10 in the series “Gardening by the Moon”

Today is another article in the Gardening by the Moon series and today we talk about root vegetables. Today’s moon is the Waning Gibbous, the first phase after a Full Moon. That means today is the day that we plant for Continue reading “Gardening by the Moon – November 8, 2017”

November 7, 2017November 16, 2017

What is Permaculture?

This is post 2 of 5 in the series “Permacultural Perspectives”

Since the title of this series is Permacultural Perspectives, I thought it best to explain early on what I mean by Permaculture, and discuss movements that I feel are similar to and allied with the concept of Permaculture. Therafter, I will feature some common criticism of the term permaculture, and explain why I I find it useful to use the term in the context of online blogging. Continue reading “What is Permaculture?”

November 7, 2017November 16, 2017

Introduction to series: Permacultural Perspectives

This is post 1 of 5 in the series “Permacultural Perspectives”

Introduction to series: Permacultural Perspectives
What is Permaculture?
The Permaculture Design Course (PDC)
The Merits and Pitfalls of the Permaculture Design Course
Alternative ways to learn Permaculture: The Weekend Workshop

Hello, readers! I am a new guest writer on Josh’s blog. My name is David Dornbrack. I am originally from Cape Town, South Africa, and I am planning to move to the Southwest Houston area early in 2018. Continue reading “Introduction to series: Permacultural Perspectives”