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Category Archives: Design for Learning
Reflections: Permaculture Diploma
Reflections Looking back on the past 2 years or so, I never would have imagined all the wonderful experiences I have encountered in the pursuit of this diploma. First of all, it has been a true honor and privilege to … Continue reading
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Tagged classes, Curriculum, dirt, experiments, garden, Nature, Permaculture, soil, students
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Designing a Landscape: Where Do We Go From Here?
Designing a Landscape: Where Do We Go From Here? It has been several months since I have helped Sandra with her garden due to vacations, conflicting schedules and the long, hot days of summer. The main goal was to keep … Continue reading
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Tagged dirt, experiments, garden, Nature, observations, observe, plants, soil, soil food web, vegetables, water
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Designing a Landscape: Part 7
Designing a Landscape: Part 7 Oh, Yeah……OLLAS!!! After last week’s ‘Dirt Debacle’, it was nice to focus on adding a positive element to the garden: OLLAS! For those that don’t know what ollas are, they are system for watering the … Continue reading
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Tagged evaporation, ollas, Permaculture, watering system
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Designing a Landscape Part 6
Designing a Landscape Part 6 This week in the garden was full of disappointment and, quite frankly embarrassment. Last week everyone was almost giddy with the mound of dark, rich, wonderful soil delivered to the house; or, so we thought … Continue reading
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Tagged bad soil, biosolid, Compost, happy plants, plants, soil. disappointment
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Designing a Landscape Part 5
Designing a Landscape Part 5 … Continue reading
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Tagged garden, garden beds, living mulch, planting, plants, soil
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Designing a Landscape: Part 4
Designing a Landscape: Part 4 We continue to work on the raised beds in the garden. Sandra was going to have the soil delivered so we could start filling the beds and then begin the planting process. The first company … Continue reading
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Tagged plants, raised garden beds, soil
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Designing a Landscape: Part 3
Designing a Landscape Part 3 Sandra and her family finished adding the corner boards and bolts during the week. It’s wonderful the entire family is involved in this project. It truly is a family affair! This week we worked on … Continue reading
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Tagged family, garden
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