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Using Edible, Functional Weeds

Thumbnail image for Using Edible, Functional Weeds August 24, 2009 by Theresa C.

While doing a little investigating into the types of weeds I was pulling from my veggie garden, I found that at least one of them was edible. Lambsquarters, pictured above, are apparently very much like mild chard or spinach in flavor, and can be cooked much as one would cook those greens. I plucked off [...]

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Permaculture at the Blue Raven Farm

Thumbnail image for Permaculture at the Blue Raven Farm August 4, 2009 by Jon Steinman

The New Resilient features Deconstructing Dinner, an award-winning weekly radio podcast about local and international food issues brought to you by Kootenay Coop Radio CJLY FM in Nelson, British Columbia. You can download the latest episode here, stream it here or download the podcast via iTunes.
Deconstructing Dinner revisits with the topic of permaculture… a concept [...]

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Permaculture in the ‘hood: planting a food forest in Calgary

Thumbnail image for Permaculture in the ‘hood: planting a food forest in Calgary July 21, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

This Saturday I had the privilege of checking out the progress and end result of the planting of a food forest in Calgary on the invitation of Rob Avis, a local permaculture practitioner. It was a class project, essentially. A good handful of people in Rob’s Introduction to Permaculture course met up to tear up [...]

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Planting a Food Forest in Calgary #yyc events

Thumbnail image for Planting a Food Forest in Calgary #yyc events July 16, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

Rob Avis of Ravis Sustainable Consulting will be leading his Introduction to Permaculture class in transforming a Calgary lawn into a viable food forest. He already has enough help to do it, but anyone who would like to check out the progress is welcome to stop by.
“It is a pretty powerful message and great to [...]

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Urban Farmer Makes Calgary Visit – #YYC Events

Thumbnail image for Urban Farmer Makes Calgary Visit – #YYC Events June 19, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

Ron Berezan, also known as the “Urban Farmer” will be visiting Calgary and giving a talk on Permaculture in the City at the Unitarian Church of Calgary this coming Wednesday.
We had a chance to see a presentation given by Ron at the 2009 Permaculture Convergence in Olds a few months ago. Ron is an impressive, [...]

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Introduction to Permaculture 12 Hour course – #YYC events

Thumbnail image for Introduction to Permaculture 12 Hour course – #YYC events March 31, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

From the website:
In a world of fluctuating food and energy costs, Permaculture design offers a positive sustainable way forward. This course will show you how to apply sustainable design to many situations from the patio to the pasture. Come and get a taste of what Permaculture has to offer.
Learn how to design and redesign all [...]

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