Introduction to series: Permacultural Perspectives

This is post 1 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

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”

November 3, 2017February 15, 2022

Gardening by the Moon – November 3, 2017

This is post 1 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.

Welcome to a new series on the blog!

I will be sending out alerts to those who would like info on gardening by the moon.* What is gardening by the moon? Why would I want to do that?

The Phases of the Moon

The moon has four phases or quarters lasting about seven days each. Continue reading “Gardening by the Moon – November 3, 2017”

October 25, 2017April 5, 2019

What is a banana circle? Why you want one and how to install it.

Have you ever heard of a banana circle? It was a recent discovery of mine and one I wondered about for quite some time before deciding to actually install one myself. Bananas are cheap so I figured it would be best to dedicate the room to other types of fruit trees instead of bananas that only produce once and then die. However, there are many benefits to having a banana circle that may entice you to consider one or more into your permaculture design.

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October 25, 2017February 15, 2022

A New Way to Grow More Herbs in Less Space

Today I want to talk to you about a wonderful type of planting arrangement for your culinary herbs. If you are into permaculture but you have no idea where to start, this is the absolute best thing you can do to get started! By the way, if you have no idea what permaculture is, you can find out by clicking here.

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October 25, 2017October 25, 2017

The Need for Permaculture Design & Education in Southeast TX!

I have found there is a need for professional permaculture design in my region. I have only been able to find a single designer in the Houston area through all my searching and ironically I didn’t even find him from searching, he was a name mentioned in Toby Hemmingway’s book Gaia’s Garden. This is not good for the nation’s 3rd largest city! Continue reading

October 24, 2017November 16, 2017

Discussion of Permaculture Principles & Ethics

When studying permaculture, but before taking my actual design course, I thought that permaculture was mainly about food forests and chicken tractors. If you don’t know what those are, I encourage you to take a look into them. However, now I am beginning to understand a much bigger system.

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