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Category: Catch & Store Energy

Posted on June 23, 2022July 8, 2023 By: southsidep

Replacing Grass with Moss

The grass around our petal beds at the Southside Permaculture Park has been a nuisance since the lawn mower cannot get in between the beds.…

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Posted on April 28, 2021June 8, 2022 By: southsidep

Composting

Composting!  This article is going to talk about the why, what, and hows of composting. Compost is any organic material that should be added to…

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Posted on February 16, 2019February 26, 2019 By: southsidep

Waking up for Spring!

With the polar vortex bringing bone-chilling cold this winter, it seemed like spring couldn’t come soon enough. But after some crazy cycles of freeze and…

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Posted on February 10, 2019June 8, 2022 By: southsidep

Winter Evolution of the Greenhouse

On December 1, 2018, the greenhouse began its winter session. We had maybe up to 10 people involved from the Lehigh community seeding. Much of…

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Posted on November 30, 2018December 3, 2018 By: southsidep

Fusion, Solar, and Energy Storage

I had an interesting conversation with an old friend the other day while hiking through the woods we played in as kids. We both come…

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Posted on October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 By: southsidep

Foraging Black Walnuts

Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra) are an incredibly abundant wild food source capable of providing significant food security in uncertain times. The tasty nuts ripen in…

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Posted on September 12, 2018September 14, 2018 By: southsidep

Guild Highlight

In the absence of human intervention, species of plants, animals, fungi, and bacterial automatically group themselves together in ways that mutually benefit all those involved.…

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Posted on August 1, 2018July 31, 2023 By: southsidep

Cities and Energy Gradients

Human civilization may seem so extraordinarily complicated that it can never be understood in all its minute details and complexities. And indeed it is, but…

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