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Low-cost, knock-down, outdoor shower house
Here is some information about the progress we are making with our outdoor shower house projects. With campers coming to our Stelle (Il) and Bending Oak (Youngstown, OH) projects this summer we want to...
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Plants and Pollinators Workshop
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. includes lunch. Price – $20 Call or email to let us know you are coming. Becky@midwestpermaculture.com 815-256-2215Workshop will be both out in the field to identify plants and...
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Hipcamp at Bending Oak
Come ‘Hipcamp’ With Us!Check out this great video short from HipcampVoted #3 best Hipcamp in Ohio 2018What is Hipcamp? Some describe Hipcamp as the Airbnb for campers.For those who just want to get...
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PDC Graduate Series – Jodi Trendler and Michelle Hickey
Jodi Trendler is a Graduate of: PDC Course #33 – June 2012 at Midwest Permaculture, Stelle, ILMichelle Hickey is a Graduate of: PDC Course #38 – Jan. 2013 at Midwest Permaculture, Stelle, ILCofounded...
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Chronicle of a Work-Trade Program
Chronicle of a Work-Trade Program One scrappy idealist’s venture into the world of permaculture“This permaculture summer of mine was magical for me in a lot of ways, and beginning my journey with the...
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Bending Oak PDC Course – Picture Summary
Midwest Permaculture PDC Course #78 A Picture Summary This was our First PDC at Bending Oak Permaculture Farm Youngstown, OH – In August 2018 A Project Site we are Co-designing with the Owner“…this...
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Spring 2019 Update from swaYYam, India
Our colleague and friend, Malvikaa, continues to move forward on her life’s work at ‘swaYYam’ permaculture project in India. Here are some updates! Kids Camp“Glimpses from the 4 day kids summer camp...
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Mowing Swale and Berm
Mowing a Swale and Berm System with a Ditch-Bank Flail MowerGreetings… A common question we get is how to maintain the ‘weeds’ or growth on a swale and berm system. I thought this pictoral summary...
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Permaculture Work-traders Finish EarthShelter
It has been a real boon to have Embry Jansen and Sky Pisarski assisting us over the past couple of weeks as permaculture work-traders. They are trading their time for one of our upcoming PDC courses....
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Permaculture Design for Community Garden Project
The folks at Smart Farm in Barrington, IL, invited us to work with them on a permaculture design for a new 10-acre parcel they were gifted with.The biggest challenge? This was the low ground in the...
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Tribute to Larry Korn
Larry Korn 1948-2019 Free Webinar posted as a Tribute to Larry We are saddened by the recent passing of our friend, Larry Korn. He is best known for being the translator/editor of one of the most...
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Living Woven-Willow Brush Fence
Another Experiment at Midwest Permaculture How one can attractively store woody brush to give it time to break down.Our intern Meg trimming some of the new growth off the austree-willow posts in this...
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Plants and Pollinators Workshop
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. includes lunch. Price – $20 Call or email to let us know you are coming. Becky@midwestpermaculture.com 815-256-2215 Workshop will be both out in the field to identify plants and...
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Bending Oak Permaculture Farm, Design-Element Permaculture Posters
We recently visited a long-term project of ours, Bending Oak Permaculture farm in Youngstown, Ohio. We have been designing and implementing for this demonstrative site for over seven years, and to see...
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Pond Muck Berm Project
Building Raised Beds on Contour When our community pond became stagnant from silt runoff and the build-up of plant detritus over 40 years, it needed some serious rehabilitation and excavation. In 2018...
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June Bending Oak PDC Summary
Jas showing fellow students propagation techniques This past June of 2021, MWP excitedly presented our first in-person PDC in over a year. It was an intimate course of 8 compared to the 24 person...
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Building of Permaculture Earth-Shelter Cabin
Picture Summary: Clay-slip Straw Cabin Build The cabin is available for overnight stays through our HipCamp listing. Enjoy the cabin and visit this Midwest Permaculture design site at CSC in Stelle,...
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Permaculture Design for Community Garden Project
The folks at Smart Farm in Barrington, IL, invited us to work with them on a permaculture design for a new 10-acre parcel they were gifted with. The biggest challenge? This was the low ground in the...
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Tribute to Larry Korn
Larry Korn 1948-2019 Free Webinar posted as a Tribute to Larry We are saddened by the recent passing of our friend, Larry Korn. He is best known for being the translator/editor of one of the most...
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Living Woven-Willow Brush Fence
Another Experiment at Midwest Permaculture How one can attractively store woody brush to give it time to break down. Our intern Meg trimming some of the new growth off the austree-willow posts in this...
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