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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…