Permaculture

Michael Pilarski – January 6, 2009

I am in the process of traveling by train from the West Coast to the East Coast and back again. Here is a report on my east-bound trip. I spend most of the daylight hours observing the landscapes I pass through. In much of them I observe paradise lost and think about how permaculture could help make these areas more productive again. From west to east here are the major eco-regions I passed through with some observations and suggestions.

Northern Rocky Mountains.

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January 1, 2010

About the author:

Michael Pilarski is a multi-disciplinary thinker and hands-on guy specializing in organic, sustainable agriculture, forestry, agroforestry and permaculture. He is a farmer, tree-planter, author and educator. He has planted 80,000 trees so far.

Some Crop Categories and Crops

For North Temperate Climates

Friends of the Trees Society, February 18, 2015 Version

Compiled by Michael Pilarski for the workshop series

1000 Crops for Northwest Growers

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DRAFT, Version 2, November 22, 2014

Northwest herb farms in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
Compiled by Michael Pilarski. Edition #1. 12/28/2015

9/10/2017 List

Here is a list of medicinal plants I have grown over the years.  Until this year I hadn't made a list of all the medicinal plants I have grown or wildcrafted. I’ve never made such a list before and was curious how many species it would add up to.

There is no doubt we are going through uncertain times, nonetheless there are many things we can do to secure our food supply and care for the Earth at the same time. What does permaculture have to offer us right now? Here are some pertinent articles from 2006 written by Michael Pilarski.

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