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Posted on May 6, 2022June 27, 2022 By: southsidep

Gardening in a Greenhouse: Small Container Planting Guide

Starting Seeds Indoors Many of our summer plants we start in our greenhouse. This means we can start them from seed earlier, and we can…

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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 July 25, 2019June 8, 2022 By: southsidep

Global Sand Crisis: We Are Running Out!

For those that are unaware … Sand is the most extracted natural resource in the world. It is a “key ingredient for concrete, roads, glass,…

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Posted on February 23, 2019February 26, 2019 By: southsidep

Water, Sediment, and Using Edges

With lots of snow followed by warmer weather, there’s lots of water flowing everywhere. Here on the mountain, that water rushes with gravity downslope towards…

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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 January 29, 2019February 4, 2019 By: southsidep

Permaculture as Situation Planning

“The most important thing we can do right now, regardless of what the future holds, is to build community, solidarity, and a culture of radical…

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Posted on December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 By: southsidep

Logs, Labor, and Hope for the Future

Yesterday I was going on a walk through the woods when I cam across a fallen tulip poplar tree. The first thing I noticed about…

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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 8, 2018October 18, 2018 By: southsidep

Philosophy of the SSPP Part 3: Human/Nature Dualism, Contradictions, and the Thermodynamics of Civilization

Welcome back to the Philosophy of the Southside Permaculture park post series. Part 1: Introduction to Permaculture and the SSPP Part 2: Social Fragmentation, Power…

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Posted on October 6, 2018October 30, 2018 By: southsidep

Rivers and Streams: Influence of the Lenni-Lenape and other Farmers

We come here through the rivers and streams of history and tradition. The ancestors speak through us and we will not let them down. The earth depends on it.

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