Cob is an ancient building material made with sand, clay, water, and straw (see cobbing in action in this promo trailer starting @ about 0:43). It has been widely used in many cultures, including in Germany for the traditional timber …
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My permaculture class went on a field trip to learn more about dealing with water in permaculture designs. One of the first things you notice in the areas around San Francisco: The hills are brown. During the summer time, there …
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Chapter 14 of the Designer’s Manual covers invisible structures and how to design them. We spent one Saturday of our Urban PDC covering many of the ideas presented by Mollison on how to design a village, city, nation, or society. …
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Saturday was Soil Day in my permaculture design course. But if you really want to learn all about soil – from how to determine its texture to how to manage its structure and prevent toxicity leaching into what you grow …
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How do you make rain? It is possible that rain dances did actually contribute to rain making. Fires on the ridge line might have seeded clouds by providing a condensation surface. There are more reliable ways of making rain, though. …
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I could write about patterns, sectors, or zones. Or how to start a design. We learned about all of this during our second week in the Urban PDC. But that’s all rather technical and I don’t want to capture the …
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