by Trudy Thomas The last weekend of Pikes Peak Permaculture’s 2015 Permaculture Design Certification class was exciting and nerve wracking – especially for me. While teams presented their designs to…
by Trudy Thomas In a globalized economy, money flows in and out of the local community without so much as a goodbye. It comes from the outside and flows back…
by Trudy Thomas Permaculture taken seriously is a hard pill to swallow. The ethics and principles used in the design process are not motivated by endless growth and accumulated wealth,…
by Trudy Thomas Casting stones at companies that devastate the environment to wrest fossil fuels from the earth may seem justified. Using billions of gallons of water to frack for…
by Trudy Thomas Westcliffe, Colorado can be deceiving. The sweeping landscape, rugged Sangre de Cristos and big open sky seem devoid of complexity. The endless grassland’s only colorful residents are…
When’s the last time you raked leaves and put them in the garbage? Well, stop it, just stop it. Permaculture co-founder David Holmgren would tell you leaves are a valuable…
by Trudy Thomas There’s a saying in Colorado: “Whiskey’s for drinkin’, water’s for fightin’ over.” Permaculturist Jason Gerhardt knows only too well the truth of that sentiment, as he works…
by Trudy Thomas How would you feel if someone told you you’ve been living in a bubble your whole life, that the global financial system was balanced atop an oil…
Pikes Peak Permaculture, Inc. is designing and will be implementing the Crystal Valley Permaculture Food Forest Demonstration Garden in Manitou this coming Spring. There are a multitude of benefits…