Food is the cornerstone of our society, and in fact, all life. As such, it is paramount that our food supply be secure and resilient, even in uncertain times. An inability to provide a stable food supply would certainly drive…
Integrated Pest Control
Modern day industrial agriculture uses an obscene amount of pesticides and herbicides in order to maintain any reasonable level of productivity. These chemical concoctions of the “Green Revolution” are hailed as being nothing short of a miracle in how they…
Pollinators: They’re the Bees Knees!
At the South Side Permaculture Park, we’re growing a variety of flowering plants such as coneflower, coreopsis, blazing star, anise hyssop, etc. Flowering plants attract pollinators, which are important for the reproduction of these plants. Pollinators often visit flowers to…
Got Trash? “Butter” Use It!
Good signage in the garden is something that we knew needed to be a part of the park in order to meet our goals of having it be an educational space, but up until recently we haven’t had any. After…