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Paul Wheaton, The Duke of Permaculture, is an author, producer, certified advanced master gardener, and owner of. He has created hundreds of youtube videos, hundreds of podcasts, multiple DVDs, and written dozens of articles and a book. As the lead mad scientist at Wheaton Labs, he's conducted experiments resulting in rocket stoves and ovens, massive earthworks, solar dehydrators and much more.
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Fruit Tree Fundamentals
an e-course
by Susan Poizner

Learn all the tips and tricks to grow productive fruit trees easily!

Susan Poizner is an award-winning fruit tree care educator based in Toronto, Canada, and the author of several award-winning fruit tree care books, including Growing Urban Orchards, Grow Fruit Trees Fast, and Fruit Tree Grafting for Everyone. She is the creator of OrchardPeople.com, hosts the Orchard People podcast, and is an ISA Certified Arborist.

The Modules in this course:

Welcome to the Course!
  • Welcome to course! (1:08min)
  • Susan's Story (5:16 min)


  • Creating Your Orchard Space
  • Cultivars and Location (7:24 min)
  • Read chapters 1-4 of ebook (42 pages)
  • eBooklet: Fruit Tree Nursery List (6 pages)
  • Quiz 1: Test Your Knowledge


  • Fruit Tree Care
  • Good Fruit Tree Care Habits (10:25 min)
  • Read chapters 5-7 of ebook (29 pages)
  • Quiz 2: Test Your Knowledge


  • Pruning & Pest and Disease Prevention
  • Pest Prevention and Pruning (5:54 mins)
  • Scouting and Disease (5:20 mins)
  • Read chapters 8-10 of ebook (47 pages)
  • Quiz 3: Test Your Knowledge
  • Bonus Video: Pruning Old Fruit Trees (11:11 mins)


  • Resources and Next Steps in Fruit Tree Care
  • A Quick Review and more resources (3:26 mins)
  • eBook: Growing Urban Orchards (124 pages)
  • Bonus eBook: Top 5 Fruit Tree Pruning Tools (7 pages)


  • Total run time: 50 minutes




    This course is totally for you if you:
  • want healthy, productive fruit trees like apples, peaches, pears, cherries, apricots, or plums
  • are looking for step-by-step, simple techniques that'll give you loads of yummy fruits
  • are a newbie or an experienced gardener who wants to grow trees like a pro


  • So, if you're eager to grow delicious, organic fruit trees, take this easy video course on fruit tree care. With Susan's tips and tricks, which she learned the hard way, you can skip the trial and error stage and achieve awesome results with your first fruit trees, whether new or established. You don't need to be an expert or use harmful chemicals either. Just take the knowledge that Susan has gleaned over the years of growing trees and apply it to yours!



    Susan Poizner is an urban orchardist in Toronto, Canada, and the author of the award-winning fruit tree care book, "Growing Urban Orchards: How to Care for Fruit Trees in the City and Beyond". She is a former instructor of Fruit Production at Niagara College in Ontario and the creator of the award-winning fruit tree care education website OrchardPeople.com. Susan is also the host of The Urban Forestry Radio Show & Podcast and an ISA Certified Arborist.


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    ferocious  individualism

         - don't put up with that shit!

    our society rewards hostility.  But hostility is poison to community.

    3 days ago
    If you implement the automatic backyard food pump BEFORE any other gardening, then motivations shift from a type of desperation to "hey, you know what would be cool?"

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    the story of the guy with two homesteads.  The second one he sold ...   several times ...

    the ant village experiment ....    and how the bootcamp will heal some of the issues there ....

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    Roundhouse Studio Plans Package & Earthbag Building Guide eBook
    by Owen Geiger (courtesy of Kelly Hart)
    These plans are available as digital PDF files and are offered by Dr. Owen Geiger as complete and ready to build from. They include necessary elevations, floorplans, cross section details, and other significant construction details.



    Finding the Perfect Homestead Property Course (2 Lessons)
    by Curtis Stone
    Join Curtis Stone, for 2 sample lessons from the epic online course Finding the Perfect Homestead Property. Find your dream homestead property using a simple 3-part framework & Google Earth Pro.



    PawPaw Quick Start Guide (Video and eBook)
    by Michael Judd
    Learn from master gardener, Michael Judd, to enrich your knowledge and connection with PawPaws, through this introductory taster package.  Enjoy the first lesson from Michael's online pawpaw course plus the info-packed Resources chapter from his book.



    Boosting Your Garden Yields by Growing Algae presentation
    by Matt Huber
    From the 'Best of' series of talks put together by the Superfood Garden Summit, Matt Huber's informative talk about boosting your garden yields by growing algae is now available to stream.



    Wooden Door with Mycelium Insulation and Proenneke Hinge Guide and Plans
    by Andres Bernal
    Step by step guide plan for a wooden door with mycelium insulation and a Proenneke hinge designed by Beau Davidson and made during the Permaculture Technology Jamboree 2022 at Wheaton Labs, and part of the Low Tech Laboratory Movie.



    Permaculture Guilds Training Session
    by Permaculture Gardens
    An online training session on the topic of Guilds and Companion Planting.



    Hugelkultur: The Ultimate Raised-Bed Gardening eBook (Draft)
    by Paul Wheaton
    Learn the why's and how to's of hugelkultur from the Duke himself.



    Easy Homemade Body Products eBook
    by Merissa A. Alink
    Dive into the world of making your own homemade body products and skip all the scary ingredients in the store bought lotions.



    Composting Toilet Design Plan PDF
    by Rancho Mastatal
    Rancho Mastatal have put together a document that outlines how their composting toilets are designed and made.



    The Design and Build of the Giant Solar Food Dehydrator Movie
    by Paul Wheaton
    Follow along with the group as they discuss the merits of design elements, and then go on to the build of the dehydrator and get great insight into how to proceed when building your own.



    Save Our Bees - Your Guide To Creating A Bee Friendly Environment eBook
    by Jason Johns
    A comprehensive guide to show you what you can do to save our dwindling bee population.



    DIY Specialty Soaps eBook
    by The Nerdy Farm Wife
    The Nerdy Farm Wife presents an essential 55 page guide to making your own soaps, shampoo bars, solid dish & laundry soaps, rice water soaps and salt & brine bars.  With over 28 creative & useful recipes, images and easy to understand instructions, you'll be making top notch homemade products in no time.



    Building a Cob Style Rocket Mass Heater - HD instant view
    by Paul Wheaton
    Watch how they built a cob style rocket mass heater at Wheaton Labs.



    Earthen Walls Webinar
    by Natalie Bogwalker of Wild Abundance
    Detailing the background, pros, and cons of 9 different earthen wall systems: adobe, rammed earth, cob, earthbag, slip straw, hempcrete, log, cordwood, and strawbale.



    Paul Wheaton Podcast Review of Botany in a Day by Thomas Elpel
    by Paul Wheaton
    Listen to Paul as he talks about how Botany in a Day is changing the way people learn about plants.



    Wildcrafting Weeds eBook
    by Colleen Codekas & Joel Schwartz
    Wildcrafting Weeds: 20 Easy to Forage Edible and Medicinal Plants teaches beginning foragers how to identify common edible and medicinal plants. You’ll learn straightforward techniques and recipes to forage and use wild weeds with confidence!



    Building a Better World in Your Backyard eBook
    This book is full of practical projects you can do today, right where you live, to make a difference in your life and in the world.



    45 Low Tech Things Webinar Recording
    by Paul Wheaton
    In this recorded presentation and discussion, Paul covered 45 Low Tech Things - an extension of and update to his famous 72 Bricks to Build a Better World keynote from Permaculture Voices.


     
    Issue 110 & Issue 118
    by Permaculture Design Magazine
    Digital issues 110 'Permaculture Ethics' and 118 'Wild Yields' from the wonderful Permaculture Design Magazine.



    Practical Mending eBook
    by Kate Downham
    Create resilience and reduce waste with this helpful guide that teaches you about what you will need to get started, and the techniques to repair damaged clothes and make them wearable again. Suitable for complete beginners and up.



    Cooking with a Rocket Oven (Video)
    by Paul Wheaton
    In this 19 minute video, Erica shows us how to cook in a rocket oven.



    Thermophilic Compost For the Garden and Homestead PDF
    by Alan Booker
    Alan Booker's notes on Making Thermophilic Compost for the Garden or Homestead.



    Paul Wheaton Podcast Gob: 281-320
    by Paul Wheaton huckleberry
    Listen to 40 of Paul's podcasts, all in one sitting, if you dare! Interviews with Willie Smits, Diana Leafe Christian, Geoff Lawton, bees, Permaculture Voices and so much more!




    6 Issues of Tiny House Magazine
    Tiny House Magazine is a digital magazine dedicated to micro, tiny, small, and otherwise non-traditional housing. All of the 2023 issues are featured here as one purchase (Issues 126-131), to build your tiny house info library!



    Helen Atthowe's Backyard Food Forest - Webinar Recording
    In this webinar, Helen goes over the 10 principles of managing ecological relationships, soil health, and how to start your own Backyard Food Forest.




    Water Biofilters and Composting Toilet Systems with Tim Barker - Presentation from Online PDC/ATC
    by Paul Wheaton
    This presentation is 2hrs and 3 minutes long (HD Streaming) and is one of many presentations given during the full 133 hours of recorded PDC & ATC presentations



    Why Chickens are the Enablers and Heroes of Permaculture Design Workshop
    by Patricia Foreman (courtesy of Diego Footer)
    This cutting-edge workshop explores the ever-expanding ways to employ chickens to help navigate these transition times. Learn how family flocks create & enhance food-growing topsoils, help grow vegetables, berries, nuts & fruits, sequester carbon and decrease carbon foot-prints and even be be part of emergency preparedness plans—all the while saving community taxes. Understand that employing family flocks is truly a community service.



    Living Wood magazine - Issue 6
    Living Woods is a quarterly magazine for everyone who loves woodland, trees and timber. So whether you dream of owning your own woodland, want to learn new and exciting woodland skills and activities or simply want to enjoy the therapy of quiet, green woodworking, Living Woods Magazine will show you the way.



    Core Site Layout: Zone 1 Site Planning Online Workshop
    by Ben Falk
    In this workshop, Ben Falk navigates through various aspects of effective "Zone 1" planning and design – helping you understand the principles behind optimizing your immediate living area for sustainability and productivity.



    Saving Our Seeds eBook – The Practice & Philosophy
    by Bevin Cohen
    A great how-to guide, leading the reader step by step through the process of saving their seeds from 43 different crops; from adzuki beans to wheat and everything in between.



    Celery Wine: The Story of a Country Commune eBook
    by Elaine Sundancer (courtesy of Foundation for Intentional Community)
    Celery Wine is the touching true story of moving to a country community in the wilds of Oregon in the early 1970’s. The book includes practical tips, funny and inspiring stories, delicious recipes, and good lessons about what works and what doesn’t – in life and in communities.



    The Beginning Gardener's Toolbox eBook
    by Carly MacQuarrie of The Little Green Shoot
    Everything you need to create your dream garden space any time of year, even in the city. Aimed at beginners, it also has some worksheets that could come in handy for gardeners at any stage looking to get a bit better organized!


    How to Bake without Baking Powder eBook
    by Leigh Tate
    Baking powder has a limited shelf life, but with this PDF eBook from Leigh Tate's The Little Series of Homestead How-Tos, you will be able to create your own leavening power through basic kitchen chemistry.


    Northern Great Basin Restoration Agriculture Biome Models Presentation
    by Neil Bertrando
    This presentation contains fairly extensive species lists for each biome type, provides examples of various landscape positions and potential multi-species plantings that fit into each position.




     


    3 days ago


    12 decks of the permaculture playing cards

    3 days ago


    This is a fully playable 52-card deck, where every card highlights a practical gardening or permaculture idea. From soil building and water harvesting to natural structures and low-tech living, each card introduces a real technique people actually use. It’s learning by exposure — no lessons, no jargon, just good ideas showing up again and again.

    Some examples of the cards:

    Mulch pit
    Natural cooling
    Cleaners you can eat
    Hedgerow/living fence
    Community living
    Willow feeder
    Rocket oven
    Rocket kiln
    Rocket water heater (unpressurized)



    Get 12 decks or the Purple deck here.




    3 days ago
    The big point:


           we tried any names and i didn't like it.  And other people i liked didn't like it.


           we switched to "real sounding names".  I like the results and the people i like seem to like the results.



    We decided to call it policy.  Good people rejoiced.  Nasty people went psycho and had their accounts like.  The site flourished.



    You said


    I don’t understand why it matters what anyone calls themselves.
    What is the slippery slope and where does it go?

    Surely what one says/writes is far more important and significant?



    A lot of us like it this way.  It makes a flavor of community that we like.  And this flavor seems to repel some people that are rather hostile.  So that makes it even better.