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Month: June 2018

Posted on June 28, 2018July 5, 2018 By: southsidep

Mowers, Frustration, and Accepting Feedback

Walking out into the garden one afternoon, we noticed that a corner of one of the beds had be completely chopped up and smeared across…

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Posted on June 28, 2018July 5, 2018 By: southsidep

Listening to the Land

After taking the time to mark the contours around this swale very carefully we began digging, only to be met with a buried surprise. A…

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Posted on June 28, 2018July 5, 2018 By: southsidep

Rocky Soil: Asset or Liability?

While digging a swale, we came across an absurd quantity of rocks. The soil was incredibly compacted and almost 50% rocks by volume, leaving us…

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Posted on June 11, 2018July 26, 2018 By: southsidep

Community Consensus Form

We want to hear from you! What would you like to see in the South Side Permaculture Park? Please fill out the following form to…

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Posted on June 11, 2018July 17, 2018 By: southsidep

Sign Our Petition

We plan to renovate the parking lot on the corner of Summit St. and Montclair Ave. and integrate it into the park. We’ve reimagined this…

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Posted on June 11, 2018April 29, 2019 By: southsidep

Welcome to the South Side Permaculture Park!

We’re located on the corner of Summit St. and Montclair Ave. in Bethlehem, PA. Our vision is to create a space where members of the…

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