From Regenerative Lifestyles: Greetings Community! We are excited to announce that the Rockies Edge Permaculture Design Course is here to elevate your awareness in 2015! A passionate group of teachers have come together to offer this comprehensive Permaculture Design Course in beautiful Boulder Colorado. The 80-hour course explores innovative concepts and will focus on creating a community of abundance,… Read More »
From The Living Arts School: Worms! Indoor Vermicomposting Have you been thinking of starting a worm farm? Does reducing and recycling your kitchen waste sound appealing? Red wrigglers are the best recyclers in the world – converting nearly their own weight into black gold every day! Vermicomposting is apartment-friendly, does not smell (bad), and is… Read More »
A reminder that both Pikes Peak Permaculture (Manitou Springs) and Rockies Edge Permaculture (Boulder) are offering early bird rates on their Permaculture Design Courses. Pikes Peak has an early bird rate for those who register by December 31st; Rockies Edge for those who register by January 1st. Choose local with your PDC: meet like-minded folks… Read More »
Notes from a brief presentation on the great work Isabel is doing at The GrowHaus in Denver: Front Range Bioneers, November 7-9, 2014 Local Plenary, Isabel Sanchez–Urban Permaculture, Sunday, 11/9, 5-5:15pm Works in Denver at The GrowHaus and lives in Boulder. In the past 15 months at The GrowHaus, I’ve become the student.… Read More »
Read on for notes from our local food growers: Front Range Bioneers, November 7-9, 2014 Modern Family Farming in Colorado, Sunday, 11/9, 1:30-2:45pm Facilitator: Boulder County Farmers’ Markets Representative Panelists: Heather Morton (Morton’s Organic Orchards), Amanda Scott (63rd St Farm), Mark Guttridge (Ollin Farms), Tim Quinn (Bonavida Growers) Question to Panel: What would… Read More »
Notes from this engaging session: Front Range Bioneers, November 7-9, 2014 Patterns and Peoplecare, Adam Brock, Saturday, 11/8, 3:10-4:30pm A topic Adam has been passionate about since he learned permaculture, but it just starting to put into words. As he applies names to patterns he’s interested in—the more helpful he finds it—and it has… Read More »
Notes from a brief presentation with excellent examples of design for drought and flood: Front Range Bioneers, November 7-9, 2014 Local Plenary: Jason Gerhardt, Permaculture Design for Drought and Flood, Saturday, 11/8, 11-11:15am Look at problems in terms of how I can integrate ecologies and communities. Can we design water systems that improve… Read More »
Read on for notes from this informative presentation! Front Range Bioneers, November 7-9, 2014 Urban Evolution—How does Natural Building fit into City Living? Friday, 11/7, 4-5:15pm Introduction by: Robin Eden Facilitated by: Ben Waldman Panelists: Mike Wird, Alisha Black-Mallon, Brian Fuentes, Ian Smith, Avery Ellis Question to panel: What does natural building mean… Read More »
Join in for a weekend of enlightenment at the Front Range Bioneers Conference at the University of Colorado Boulder, November 7-9, 2014. Speakers to include local permaculturists Mike Wird, Jason Gerhardt, Avery Ellis, Michelle Gabrieloff-Parish, Robin Eden, Marie Zanowick Bourgeois, Isabel Sanchez, Amanda Scott, Adam Brock, Tara Rae Kent, and Pavlos Stavropoulos, among others! Registration… Read More »
A 2015 through the seasons Permaculture Design Course is in the works for Boulder. The class will be one weekend a month, starting in April, and ending in October. Watch the Rockies Edge Permaculture website for updates in the coming weeks. In the meantime, if you have any questions, email info[at]rockiesedge[dot]com. Currently, the list of… Read More »