2014-02-08 Gaia's Garden Reading Group (Newbie Recap)

http://www.meetup.com/Northshore-Permaculture-Meetup-Group/events/162501292/

Summary: review of chapters 1-3 instead of 4-5 due to cancellations.

Attended: Terri, Todd, Denise, Jan, Paul

Primary topics: raised beds, containers, sheet mulching, compost, no-till method, cover crops, hugelkultur, keyhole gardens, vermicomposting, compost tea, worm lecher, sourcing local materials

Links:

• podgardening.co.nz (compost, amendments, recycling, etc.)
• toby hemenway
• straw vs. salt hay
• ollas (irrigation with pots)
• sepp holzer, agro rebel
• permaculture guru in Lancaster, PA (Permaculture podcast) (my favorite podcasts)
• Sheet mulching with Bill Mollison (Permaculture godfather)
• online / free Permaculture Design Certification
• fungi: the rotten world around us
• Seaweed in the garden
• Dirt: the Movie
• Soil blocks
• Elliot Coleman
• Barbara Damrosch and Gardening Naturally
• Johnny's Select Seeds
• rain barrels
• rain diverter kits
• potable vs. non-potable water in the garden (audio)
• Geoff Lawton (urban, TED, Zatuna Farms, desert revitalization)
• composting bins
• composting leaves with Mike McGrath (and his radio show)
• cover crops (white clover, vetch, ryes)
• fork to fork
• cork husks at market basket
• OMRI certification
• Coast of Maine garden products and testimonials

 (and why I keep notes like this)

And, I want to be this guy in 30 years...