Land | The Greenman Project

Must read online library 2

Jan

2013

Soil and Health Library is one of those pages I wish I would have seen when I was back in High School and had nothing better to do with my time than skateboard and play video games. Steve Solomon, the founder, and Justin Crawford, the current librarian, should be given a medal for all the work that ...

Half way through the West Coast trip 2

Nov

2012

Petaluma is quite the vibrant community. It is the home of the Daily Acts headquarters, the Transition US headquarters and Related posts: Final part of the West Coast trip Progressing towards the goal Hitting the road The Green Man Project

Progressing towards the goal 5

Feb

2012

Serendipitous as our life is, we have made some great strides this past month. It is the end of a wonderful chapter on our journey, and we’ll be leaving the community for a more rustic lifestyle. Thanks to good ol’ Craigslist we have found a new place to live and a new “home”. Related posts: Is ...

Is the Universe trying to tell me something? 8

Apr

2011

These cannot be random occurrences, can they? Part One: Since I’ve lived in this 2BR apartment I’ve been happy and have met many a great people in the area including my wife. I started gardening here and began my journey as a steward of nature and this planet we all call home. We’ve (Erin and I) ...

Wish I had a field to trim 2

Feb

2011

Ever seen a scythe at work? If only I could get my hands on one of these. Looks like a great way to clear a field and get some food for livestock. Related posts: Raised Field Agriculture in the Lake Titicaca Basin RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms

There is hope!

Jan

2011

This TED talk from Dan Barber reminds us we can clean up the environment while producing biodiversity and productivity. Related posts: No related posts.

Raised Field Agriculture in the Lake Titicaca Basin 3

Jan

2011

While reading my new Permaculture Magazine I was struck by an article that spoke of an ancient Incan way of agriculture. This is called Raised Field Agriculture. People would dig up canals and pile the soil to create raised beds. These canals help the plants by providing water most, if not all, of the year. This ...

Greening the dessert 1

Dec

2010

This video is so inspiring. I’ve been following Geoff Lawton for a while now and he’s got the right ideas. He runs the Permaculture Research Institute in Australia. Look at this video and dig around a bit. Related posts: Intro to Permaculture Design DVD The Permaculture Podcast with Scott Mann

Paradise found 1

Dec

2010

Well almost. We checked out some land today. It was 120 acres in the LA area. Nice and close to all our awesome friends and family, but just out of the way enough to not be in the city. It had some oaks and a lot of sage all over. There were two building sites, ...