Tag Archives: permaculture

I claim this post for SCIONS!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Kerrick

This weekend I went to the Golden Gate chapter of the California Rare Fruit Grower’s Scion Exchange, and if that is gobbledegook to you you are not alone but you are also missing out. Plants can do many things humans … Continue reading →

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Letter to the White House for “Advise the Advisor”

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Kerrick

This is the long version of my response to today’s prompt on Advise the Advisor, which is about innovation: Innovation doesn’t just happen in the world of the Internet. The biggest need for American innovation exists in some of the … Continue reading →

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Shrubs for Livestock Forage for Mixed Species Grazing

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Kerrick

I’ve been flipping through this book online as I’ve been researching drought-tolerant plants suitable for creating a silvipasture system for goats and chickens. My plan is to design a management-intensive multicell pasture for dairy goats and a dual-purpose chicken flock … Continue reading →

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Selecting Species for Coppice Firewood

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Kerrick

With all the snowstorms blanketing much of the US right now, I feel a bit guilty that I’m still visiting family in Florida, where I grew up and where it is a cool 72ºF/22ºC outside.  On top of that I’m … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Permaculture Course

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Kerrick

Just a short note to say I’m very pleased with the students in my introduction to permaculture course at New College of Florida this January. As so often happens in permaculture learning encounters, I learned as much from them as … Continue reading →

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Sustainability must include resilience

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Kerrick

Sustainability — Of systems, practices, processes, or cultures, that which can be continued indefinitely without destroying the foundation of its own existence. Antonym: suicide. Resilience — adj. Of systems, practices, processes, or cultures, the ability to adapt creatively to a … Continue reading →

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Introducing Kerrplunk

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Kerrick

Yesterday, I was working at a desk job in a small non-profit organization in Berkeley. It happens to be a synagogue of the denomination of Judaism I affectionately refer to as “woo-Jew.” The services are uplifting, celebratory, mystical, and sometimes … Continue reading →

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