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Community building back yard gardens to grow food

pay it forward method, you participate in helping with someones garden then next time your garden

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Permaculture folks, can you recommend me reading/accounts/tell me more about the field? I’m really keen to know more 💚😊

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Don from the permaculture Albany group helping with our Perma-blitz to get the yard looking pretty for our initial mobile kitchen inspection. Fantastic work everyone! #permaculture #permablitz #chopanddrop #growyourown #abundance #organic #organicfood #amazingalbany (at Albany, Western Australia)

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Permaculture design can be applied to all aspects of our lives. Whether it is communities, farms, gardens or urban areas.

With over 50% of the population living in urban areas, the London Permablitz team is working hard to spread permaculture across the city, transforming community spaces and individual gardens into wildlife-friendly, edible havens. Learn how they implement designs and create productive and beautiful urban environments.

A Permablitz, which is a global movement, is the creation of a garden according to a permaculture design over the course of a day. A group of people meet and set to work transforming neglected spaces into homes for creatures big and small.

Narrated by Jonathon Porrit, author, broadcaster & Founder Director of Forum for the Future

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Happy Earth Day! Are you doing your part to save our Earth? Check out this impressive, inspiring community we met in Bali who is doing everything they can, starting with their beloved island paradise.

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Many hands, light work

Yesterday was a great example of how many hands make light work!

The Permaculture Research Institute of Saskatchewan held its second Permablitz of 2014. There were about 20 volunteers and as you can see from the before and after photos, a lot can be accomplished in 6 hours!

“What is permaculture?” you ask? Well, permaculture is a design system that combines food production, water conservation, soil health and other design techniques with the goal of enriching human well-being and ecological health. In essence, permaculture design is intended to sustainably meet the needs of both humans and nature. It is also guided by three main ethics: earth care, people care, and share the surplus.

And so, a “permablitz” is simply another word for a permaculture work bee. Not only is it a fun way to spend time outdoors, but in just a few hours, you help transform a yard into an ecosystem that provides both food and beauty. You also gain practical knowledge and skills that can be transferred to your own home and garden. Nice thing is, permablitzes are free to attend and no specific skill sets are required. Everyone is put to work and encouraged to get their hands dirty! And if you want a permablitz in your yard, you just need need to help out at three other permablitzes - easy as that!

I was really fortunate to be part of a great design team with Michelle and Mark. We met with the homeowners (Jon and Heather) last fall, measured their yard, and asked them a series of questions to get a good understanding of what they envisioned for their front yard. Over the winter, we came up with a design that we then refined with Jon and Heather’s input. Once we were all happy with it, Jon and Heather obtained all the materials we would need, while Michelle, Mark and I recruited volunteers and found people who we could borrow some of the necessary supplies and tools from.

We accomplished a lot at Jon and Heather's permablitz. Our fabulous group of volunteers:

Dug an extensive swale system to manage and conserve water onsite (and, at the same time, guide it away from the house).

Rebuilt a herb spiral, which will provide an efficient use of growing space, optimize water use, and beautifully display many edible plants.

Prepared new and existing garden beds by adding compost, manure, and compost extract.

Provided good energy and positivity that was enjoyed by all!

We also had the pleasure of touring a group of enthusiastic Wild about Saskatoon attendees around the site at the end of the day.

Below is a sketch of the design, including a few before, during and after photos:

Before:

During:

After:

I also had the opportunity to be on a design team with Joanne and Michelle for another permablitz that took place on May 4. In one day, our group of permablitz volunteers built a potato tower, strawberry tower, a number of wicking containers, and a three-barrel rainwater storage system. We also made a batch of compost extract and prepared their small garden bed for the season.

The results of Val and Kaitlyn’s permablitz were just as inspiring!