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Links/Resources/Books To Explore In The World Of Permaculture. Helpful Links And Resources For Plants/Seeds/Grower Supplies

Permaculture Links/Resources/Books to Explore

The Essentials:

As the Crow flies calculator http://www.tjpeiffer.com/crowflies.html

Bird Identifier App: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Calculating solar angles: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.php

Convert images to jpg https://www.convertmyimage.com/.

Flood Maps: www.floodfind.com Fema Flood Maps (Cost $25)

Frost dates: http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-idaho-last-frost-date-map.php

Koppen Geiger climate zone: http://www.plantmaps.com/83823

Plant ID http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php

Plant ID App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/picturethis-plant-identifier/id1252497129

Upload large files but don’t lose detail by downloading this link: https://tinyjpg.com/ to shrink the file size without losing important quality.

Wind Rose website: https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/wea_windroseclim.pl?laKUUU

Helpful Links and Resources for Plants/Seeds/Grower Supplies:

Biringer Nursery in Mt. Vernon, WA (Camperdown Elms) https://biringernursery.com/

Burgess: https://www.eburgess.com/

Burnt Ridge Nursery (Onalaska, WA) http://www.burntridgenursery.com/

Citrus in the Snow: https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/climate-battery/

Costco: Has a great selection of reasonably-priced fruit trees and bulbs every year

Creach Greenhouse wholesale plants Spokane http://familyownedlocallygrown.com/

Flow Hive: https://www.honeyflow.com/

Germania Seeds https://www.germaniaseed.com/

Johnny’s Seed http://www.johnnyseeds.com/ (also some unique farm tools like the colinear hoe)

Pond Plants: http://www.kestersnursery.com/plant_price_list.htm

Raintree Nursery (Morton, WA) http://raintreenursery.com/

Skagit Gardens: http://www.skagitgardens.com/

Stuewe and Sons: Pots for growing trees ????https://stuewe.com/?s=tree+pots&submit=&post_type=product

Strictly Medicinal Herbs: https://strictlymedicinalseeds.com/

Van Engelen (Wholesale bulbs) https://www.vanengelen.com/

Van Well Nursery (Wenatchee, WA) http://www.vanwell.net/

Wildseed Farms: Fredericks, TX https://www.wildseedfarms.com/

Resources/Websites to Explore in the World of Permaculture:

These ideas/resources came from two Permaculture Design Courses I have taken over the years.

Airwells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-skeKIxflU

Allelopathic plant list (sunflowers, walnut) https://morningchores.com/allelopathic-plants/

Angelo’s Garden in Melbourne Australia: Website???? https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/home/about/ YouTube segment/tour ???? https://www.veryediblegardens.com.au/blog/news/c14-news/angelo-forest-garden/

Baker Wedge Tents: http://tentsmiths.com/period-tents-baker-tents.html

Beaver Plastics grow Styrofoam: https://stuewe.com/product-category/beaver-plastics/

Bee waterers—add burlap to the edges for them

Bees: Browning Cutstock Juliaetta (208) 276-3494 Boxes $9.00 deeps Frames $1.25 each

Bees: Parson’s Gold Ohio

Berkeley Method of composting: https://vric.ucdavis.edu/pdf/compost_rapidcompost.pdf

Bokashi indoor compost system: https://www.planetnatural.com/composting-101/indoor-composting/bokashi-composting/

Carrot storage: 1/3 ash 2/3 sand

Chicken moats: https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/garden-pest-control-zmaz88mjzgoe/

Chicken/Poultry Food Forest https://www.keelayogafarm.com/2018/11/05/food-forest-for-chickens/

Chinampas: Hazelnuts, wild rice, camas lily, arrowhead, mulberry, willows, cattails by the edge of ponds Chinampas are sealed with clay bottoms???? https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/chinampas-the-ancient-aztec-floating-gardens-that-hold-promise-for-future-urban-agriculture

Climate analogs research on plants???? https://open.oregonstate.education/permaculturedesign/chapter/the-climate-analogue-tool/

Community Land Trust Movement Yrova Bob Corker, Crystal Waters QLD Australia https://diggingthroughthegrassroots.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/community-land-trusts-a-model-for-community/

Compost toilets, approved plans on Geoff’s site https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlml3Lmdv2o

CRMPI https://crmpi.org/

Cycle of animals: Horse, Goats, Cows, Sheep, Poultry and finally the plow Joel Salatin stuff???? https://www.polyfacefarms.com/pastured-poultry-profits/

Deep Green Permaculture www.deepgreenpermaculture.com

Diversion drains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZzGTYJGdo

Double Chamber Ram Pump (Sepp Holzer’s design) https://permies.com/t/31953/Aerating-ponds-Sepp-Holzer-powerless

Doulton Ceramic filters: http://doultonusa.com/

Envirocast stove Unforgettable Fire tiny stoves https://www.unforgettablefirellc.com/

Fedge (food hedges): http://www.ourochreway.com/planning-an-edible-fedge-or-food-hedge/

Fireproof and fire resistant plant species, deciduous trees https://www.firefree.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Fire-Resistant-Plants.pdf

Flywheel effect–thermal effects climate battery theory???? https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/climate-battery/

Forage paddocks: https://gokcecapital.com/managed-grazing/

Forest Ecosystem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivqfnOhwcYY

Fungi: Elm Oyster on Willow https://fungi.com/

Geofabric and Geofabric Pond liners https://www.pondandgardendepot.com/pond-liner-underlayment/pond-underlayment-fabric/

Graham Bell in Scotland Permaculture Garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M1uMqRUabw

Greenhouse cool air pipes check out https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/my-earth-tube-story

Greywater Systems A Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6133124/

Greywater Systems for waste-Lismore Council Website for reed bed plans and greywater plans???? https://lismore.nsw.gov.au/regulations-for-all-on-site-sewage-management-systems

Guilds: Chinampas: plant pecan trees around them as pecans like saturated soil, with asparagus, horse radish, watercress and wild rice https://pfaf.org/user/cmspage.aspx?pageid=349

Happy Earth www.happyearth.com

Integrated Forest Gardening: https://www.permacultureproject.com/education/integrated-forest-gardening-course/

John Todd Living machines (waste filtering systems) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb5YZXYojSU

Liquid Kelp, Maxicrops 1 quart makes 250gallons

Local forest plant communities, Google up “Forest Habitat Types of Northern Idaho: A second approximation.” I suggest reading the intelligible parts of the first ten pages, then focusing on the plant communities that are relevant to you. The ponderosa pine series is described on pages 80-83

Maple syrup: freeze the sap and skim the sugar off the top

Microclimates: https://www.freepermaculture.com/season-extension-microclimates/

Migraine weather acuweather sign up: https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/index/98256/migraine-weather/2157670

Milk Paint Sigi Kiko https://buildnaturally.blogspot.com/2013/02/dont-cry-over-spilled-milkmake-paint.html

Minnesota Native Plant database is good: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rys/pg/encyclopedia.html

Mop crops (willow, alder, bamboo, cattails) https://ecoteam.com.au/mop-crops/

Mulberry pleaching to make fences (Living Fences) https://permaculturevisions.com/self-renewing-living-fences/

Mushroom Cultivation: https://www.loyalhomes.ca/blog/home-science-basic-tips-to-cultivating-mushrooms-at-home/

Natural Swimming Pools/ponds Geoff Lawton’s Zatuna Farms pool https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=209426681401371

Naval Observatory—website for Azimuth sun angles https://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/AltAz

OxFam organization https://www.oxfamamerica.org/

Path to Freedom: http://urbanhomestead.org/

Perennialsolutions.org with Eric Toensmeier http://www.perennialsolutions.org/

Permaculture Plant Data.com www.pfaf.org

Permacultureglobal.org https://permacultureglobal.org/

Permaculturenews.org has reed bed designs and also wicking beds

PETRA website for water storage systems https://traveltalesoflife.com/petra-water-system/

Phenology https://www.usanpn.org/about/why-phenology

Photo Op ideas: Cow train: http://www.smallwoodsharvest.com/farmpark

Pioneer plant sequences (Plant succession) https://www.nps.gov/kefj/learn/nature/plant-succession.htm

Plant Antagonist list (eg asparagus is an antagonist to gladioli, garlic and don’t plant nightshades by apricots)

Plant Communities (Morel is in the ponderosa pine)

Reciprocal roofs: How to: http://www.appropedia.org/How_to:_Reciprocal_Roof

Reed beds in poly tunnels (need 1 square meter per person for reed beds)

Reed beds: clean the grease traps every 6 months

Research fire-proofing our farm (blocking downspouts and filling gutters during a fire)

Research: Jet Pumps for future ponds. Where to get them. How much they cost.

Sand filters, how to build one https://practicalsurvivalist.com/bio-sand-water-filter-system-build/ (Lots of information on this process)

Sauna: Turkish Baths Hypocaust Kang Stove https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2017/03/heat-storage-hypocausts-air-heating-middle-ages.html

Set up 4 pallets around fruit trees in the forest to protect them and to keep the mulch from being spread by the critters

Snails hibernate in drought resistant plants

Solar Chimneys and cold air pipes https://solarinnovations.com/solar-chimney/

Solar powered drip system parts timers, low voltage wire to time selenoids to water, multiple stations hooked up to your computer. Use moisture and rain sensors. https://maximumoffgrid.com/gardening-methods/solar-powered-drip-irrigation-system/

Spirit Bee: https://www.spiritbee.com/

Summer winds should be funneled in via a wind scoop of hedges

Suntraps: https://earthundaunted.com/gardening-with-sun-traps-and-sun-scoops/

Talus Garland Effect https://www.permaculturenews.org/2009/11/02/rethinking-water-a-permaculture-tour-of-the-inland-northwest/

Trash Can Pumps, Rocket pumps to clean out ponds https://www.ehow.com/how_12017730_use-trash-pump-clean-pond-muck.html

Upstart University Online Farming Courses https://university.upstartfarmers.com/

Vegetation community https://www.nps.gov/im/secn/vegetation.htm

Walipini (underground greenhouses) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvk7Sszh6fg

Water wheels, overshot 85% effective https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1266/1/012001/pdf

What is in Native Meadow Seed? https://wildseedproject.net/2022/03/return-of-the-meadow/

Wildgardenseed.com Frank Morton Gathering together farm videos

Worms: land used to be priced by evaluating the number of worms it had on it which indicates healthy soil

Zach Weiss (greenhouse) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umIHCBVLaYk

Friends/Websites to check out on Facebook:

Bryce Ruddock—Lots on Guilds out of Milwaukie www.MidwestPermaculture.com https://homegrownorg.ning.com/profile/BryceRuddock and he also has a facebook page

Dan Halsey https://permacultureplantdata.com/database/about-daniel-halsey

Isabel Shepphard herbalist https://herbsarespecial.com.au/about-isabell/

Jenny Pell https://permaculturenow.org/

Jerry Bernetti https://www.farmingsecrets.com/mentor/jerry-brunetti/

Marisha Auerbach: https://www.permaculturerising.com/marisha-auerbach

Methow Valley Beaver Project: I thought this was a cool idea originally until I read an article where the beavers jumped the fence and mowed down an entire orchard of peach trees. After that, I wasn’t so keen on this and we just hired a big equipment operator to build a couple ponds for us! https://methowbeaverproject.org/

Penny Livingston: Permaculture courses https://www.regenerativedesign.org/instructors/penny-livingston-stark#.Y2Md-HbMJPY

Permaculture Institute of North America Curricula PINA https://pina.in/permaculture-design-course/

PRI Australia Institute https://www.permaculturenews.org/

Women’s NW Permaculture convergence: https://www.permaculturewomen.com/keldalorax/

Zatuna Farms (Geoff Lawton) https://www.facebook.com/zaytunafarm/Jude Hobbs Cascadia Permaculture https://cascadiapermaculture.com/permaculture/judehobbs/

Helpful Books to Get:

Botany in a Day by Thomas J. Elpel

Edible Forest Gardens Volumes 1 and 2 by Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier

Essential Rainwater Harvesting System Design (Sustainable Building Essential Series) Michelle Avis

Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway (one of the best!)

Integrated Forest Gardening: The Complete Guide to Polycultures and Plant Guilds in Permaculture Systems by Wayne Weiseman and Daniel Halsey

Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison and Reny Mia Slay

Permaculture Design: A Step-By-Step Guide by Aranya and Patrick Whitefield

Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual by Bill Mollison

Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale Integrative Farming and Gardening by Sepp Holzer

Peterson Guides for all kinds of Plant Identification

Plant Propagation: The American Horticultural Society Editor Alan Toogood

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster

The Bio-Integrated Farm: A Revolutionary Permaculture-Based System Using Greenhouses, Ponds, Compost Piles, Aquaponics, Chickens and More by Shawn Jadrnicek (This one is essential for all you beginners who are just getting a plot of land!)

The Danger of Falling Fruit by Bill Mollison

The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation From Seed to Tissue Culture 2nd Edition by Michael A. Dirr and Charles W. Heuser, Jr.

The Resilient Farm and Homestead by Ben Falk

Water for Every Farm Yeoman’s Keyline System by P.A. Yeomans and Ken B. Yeomans

Water Resources:

Pond notes: make deeper spots on the shady side. More impt to heat in winter than cool in summer.

Pond: float a glass house on top to keep from freezing under it for fish oxygenation

Pond: Insert pipes for breeding fish. Lay the pipes on their side

Pond: night feeding station for fish with solar lighting. Get yellow floats for grasshoppers to leap onto and bounce off of into the water to feed the fish.

Ponds: To Do for Pond design plant a wind tunnel into the pond

Ponds: Plant mulberry trees and comfrey around edges for fish also duck forage grains and bee attracting plants

Building Natural Ponds Group (Facebook) Robert Pavlis https://www.facebook.com/groups/1760349757565562

Alternative Building Resources:

Cob Cottage Company in Coquille Oregon https://www.cobcottage.com/

Cordwood Building with Rob Roy https://www.cordwoodmasonry.com/

Earthbag building https://www.earthbagbuilding.com/

Earthen Floors: https://theyearofmud.com/2017/03/18/earthen-floors-introduction/

Earthships with Mike Reynolds: https://www.earthshipglobal.com/we-build-earthships

Ferro Cement: Video (20min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIRdEn4HdHI

I Love Natural Plaster https://www.facebook.com/groups/ilovenaturalplaster/ (awesome group with lots of helpful people)

Lime Plaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYM3WAWkZUw

Natural Building Blog (quite the active and encompassing group) https://naturalbuildingblog.com/

Polished Earth Walls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTY6arzNs24

Rainwater Harvesting with Burt Lancaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iQ-FBAmvBw

Rammed Earth building https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaGFrVGMzb4

Reciprocal Roofs https://theyearofmud.com/2008/11/26/how-to-build-a-reciprocal-roof-frame/

Rocket Mass Heaters with Erica Ritter Wisner and Ernie Wisner (training) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mZQdu2wNi4 and their book: https://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Heater-Builders-Guide-Step/dp/0865718237

Sigi Koko https://buildnaturally.com/

Straw Bale Building https://strawbale.com/

The Canelo Project https://caneloproject.com/ Athena Steen

The Mud Girls Collective https://www.mudgirls.ca/

Tromb walls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI805B2a6LM