Van-Kal Permaculture Blog

Midwest Permaculture PDC at Pierce Cedar Creek

PDC with Extras in Small Farm/Homesteading

(text courtesy of Midwest Permaculture) This will be our second year hosting a full PDC at Pierce Cedar Creek. Last year’s training worked out wonderfully. Not only did we have the beautiful backdrop of the nature center’s grounds, facilities and their knowledgeable staff, the training was co-taught in part by two very interesting and...

2RC Annual Meeting Poster 2014

Peter Bane Speaks at Two Rivers Coalition Meeting

Peter Bane, the author of “The Permaculture Handbook” will be the guest speaker at this year’s Two Rivers Coalition annual meeting. Doors open at 6:30. Meeting from 7-9PM. Peter Bane is a native Illinoisan who grew up in the university city of Champaign-Urbana. A frequent speaker and conference presenter, he is the author of The...

Permaculture Action Tour

Pushing Through the Pavement at Riverview Launch

The Free Food Project in Kalamazoo plans to install a natural permaculture-based walkway in the community lined with a grand over-story of Champion Sequoia trees, a diversity of native perennials, and other winter-hardy plants that will thrive for future generations. The Riverview Launch site, where we will be planting the food forest, is intended...

Southern MI Permaculture Mixer 2014

Southern Michigan Perma-Mixer

Southern Michigan Permaculture Enthusiasts, join us October 18th as we gather to network, plant trees, share our local projects with each other and eat from the bounty of Fall’s Harvest! AMPY and Oakland County Permaculture Meetup (OCPM) are kicking off what we hope will be a periodic gathering to connect, share labor, and break-bread...

Harvest Festival

Southwest Michigan Harvest Fest

12th annual Southwest Michigan Harvest Fest to be held on Sunday, September 21, 2014. The Fest runs from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM and is held at Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan, a short ride east from Kalamazoo and Portage.

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Cultivating Mushrooms at the Kalamazoo Nature Center

Learn the basics of growing mushrooms at home, including mushrooms in your garden beds and inoculating logs. Cost includes supplies for a shiitake mushroom log you get to take home.

Darren Doherty Workshops

Permaculture Theory & Practicum: Darren Doherty (Ann Arbor)

Darren J Doherty (of Regrarians Ltd.) one of “the world’s leading experts” in Permaculture will be conducting an Applied Permaculture course in a 140 acre property in Elburn, Illinois and a 54 acre farm in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Darren is often called a “teacher’s teacher” & “consultant’s consultant”  He has been described as “one of the...

Darren Doherty Workshops

Permaculture Theory & Practicum: Darren Doherty (Chicago)

Darren J Doherty (of Regrarians Ltd.) one of “the world’s leading experts” in Permaculture will be conducting an Applied Permaculture course in a 140 acre property in Elburn, Illinois and a 54 acre farm in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Darren is often called a “teacher’s teacher” & “consultant’s consultant”  He has been described as “one of the most...

Solar Dehydrator

Solar Dehydrators and Ovens

In coordination with Local Lawton (our Transition Town), please join us at Lewis Park—1/2 mile south of downtown Lawton on M-40, next Sunday at 3pm for a discussion of solar dehydrators, solar ovens, and an informal potluck meal. Bring whatever you like, it doesn’t have to be cooked by the sun!. We’ll talk about...

Permaculture Slide Show at Lily Hill Farm

NOTE: PJ Posting this on behalf of Jenny Pell) Hi Van-Kal permaculture, I’m visiting from the Seattle area, consulting with Lily Hill Farm for 5 days, and we are hosting a slideshow, lecture, and Q & A evening this Monday. It would be great if some folks from your community would join us. I’ll...