The Trattorini: Appropriate Technology for Mid Scale Permaculture

One Straw Lite

At the Bioneers Conference, I became absolutely convinced of a few things:

We have very little time before IT hits the fan.  I used to think 20-30 years.  Now I am hoping for 10.
We are nowhere near ready – even those considering themselves Environmentalists
If not now, when?  If not us, whom?

A year of so ago these [...]

Best of Show: Annie Leonard Kicks Ass

The past two days I attended the Bringing Bioneers to Wisconsin Conference.  During it we watched a dozen or so recorded speeches from the Bioneers Conference last month.
Several of the speeches were truly exceptional, but my favorite was Annie Leonard’s – creator of the Story of Stuff.
Disarming humor in the face of calamity with a [...]

Bioneer Talk this weekend: Suburban Permaculture

This Saturday I am honored to be a part of a 3 person panel at Madison’s Bringing Bioneers to Wisconsin conference that will be focused on “Beyond Backyard Bioneering”.  My fellow panelists and I will be attempting to give some ideas to the attendees wishing to move beyond gardening, composting, and driving a hybrid.   [...]

Season Extension: Compost and Thermal Mass

I love the Hoop House at our Market Garden.  I love that I can harvest spinach in March.  I love that I can plant my tomatoes in late April and still be picking into October.  I love that it was 85 degrees in there today and 70’s in January are a reality in my little [...]