Category-Permaculture

Presentations and Workshops

For those who have known me best as an oceanographer, it may seem strange that I 've headed off in what appears to be an unusual direction - botany, ethnobotany, herbalism, and permaculture.  However, I come by these interests quite naturally.  My parents were farmers, and I spent about half of my childhood growing up ...

As we start to bring in our harvest for the season, I wanted to share our experiences with fellow gardeners in the hope that some may find what I have learned useful. Our home is an experimental permaculture site, and our goal is to adapt permaculture practices as they are done in other parts of ...

Our home in Prince Rupert was called "Creag Faoiltiarna Fitheach", which is Gaelic for "crag of the the wolf and raven" (both of which are common in Prince Rupert). Here, at our home, Ken and I decided to begin our process of "transition" away from a dependency on non-renewable energy sources and environmentally destructive resource ...