Since
1982, Jude's landscape design business has provided environmental design
solutions for urban and rural settings specializing in soil building,
water harvesting, and selecting the right plant for the right place.
Year round beauty and productivity is attained by integrating whole
systems design.
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Systems Design
For Self-Reliant Living
Permaculture
is based on empowering individuals to create positive change through their
decisions. As a guide, one can tap into a set of evolving principles to
find beneficial solutions to most challenges. This design system is all
encompassing: from eco-building to organic gardening to economics. Permaculture
is about inter-relationships of all living things in consideration of:
Care for the Earth and Care for People.
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our current offerings in
Permaculture Courses and Workshops
Agro-Ecology
Northwest is a research and consultancy group working with small-scale
farmers. This group offers design plans that emphasize efficiency and
productivity. They are also certifiers for the eco-labeling organizations
of Salmon Safe and LIVE.
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Hedgerows
is an old English term that refers to narrow planting strips that grow
along field borders, fence lines and waterways. In the Northwest this
ancient design method is being expanded to incorporate a diverse number
of plant species with a wide variety of functions.
Hedgerows often consist of trees, shrubs, ground covers, perennials,
annuals, and vines depending on the function, size, and location of the
planting strip.
Functions of HRs: Diversify
Farm Income, Reduce Soil Erosion, Soil Conditioners, Conserve Water, Decrease
Wind Damage, Enhance Wildlife, Create Borders and Privacy Screens, Provide
Biodiversity in Agriculture.
Extensive
list of resources of permaculture listserves, organizations, and communities and
links to sites that focus on the wide variety of permaculture topics
Articles written by Jude on a variety of permaculture related topics
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