Permaculture Inspiration: UMASS Permaculture Campus!!!
If you have been bitten by the Permaculture Bug, chances are, your mind has already wandered into countless possibilities and applications that could be slipped into the mainstream.
Maybe you heard about Seattle's First Food Forest open to the Public:
The above Video is a TED talk by Ryan Harb from UMASS discussing the Permaculture Project that was attempted and supported by the majority of those on Campus. So much so, countless other colleges and universities across the country and around the World are demanding their own version for themselves!
They even were awarded by the White House!
Check out these additional videos to see how they got started!
Part 1/3 - Sheet Mulching and Soil Preparation: UMass Permaculture Documentary Series
Part 2/3 - Campus-Wide Design and Initial Planting Phase: UMass Permaculture Documentary Series
Part 3/3 - Growing a Model Sustainable Campus: UMass Permaculture Documentary Series
This article is an inspiration and response to:
https://permaculturenews.org/2016/11/21/power-permaculture-enthusiastic-introduction/
Feel free to check out the article yourself and other great content from Permaculture News
What do you think? Are there any places around you that would be great for a project like this? Maybe you work in an IT park in India, a downtown office or in a small town. Maybe we could all enjoy a little peaceful Permaculture Place to have a snack and recharge on an afternoon or lunch break.
Share your thoughts below and feel free to let others see your own project you might be working on!
To Abundant Harvests to Come!
Just gonna leave this here:
I love all of this! I was born and raised in MA. Upvoted and resteemed
@wholesomeroots Thanks for that! Wish I could see the campus someday!
Great that you are promoting such a worthy cause..
Especially in India where one failed crop season can totally bankrupt a farmer as he has to buy seed from the big corporates!
True! If food was everywhere people could focus on more than just survival.. We use to know what we could eat from our environment, now we have to plant easy ones for ourselves. It's a start, but a combination of wild plant knowledge and domesticated food forests in public places could make nutrition and calories as easy as a trip to the park. thanks for your comment @eco-alex ! (If you aren't following him, you should catch up with the rest of us) ;)