Ozarks Permaculture Guild
Demonstrating appropriate technologies and simple living
BACKGROUNDFounded in December 2008, we are centered in Fayetteville, Arkansas but anyone in the region is welcome to join. Our purpose is to form a community for sharing knowledge and building skills. When possible, we look at the larger system through a permaculture design lens. But our immediate focus is practical: doing small projects that demonstrate how ...learn more
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Created: Dec 02, 2008
Updated: Oct 01, 2009
Membership: Open To Apply
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Insects and Diseases
"Some of us have been discussing Japanese Beetles on our Yahoo discussion group. Below is a summary of that info. I'd like to eventually shift this discussion over to the Wiki side of things if anyone" ...more
Scoop commented 3 months ago
News from the Buffalo Headwaters
"Hello Everyone, Finally getting enough sunshine to bring my batteries back up to have extra for useing the computer. Summer is here for sure now. Just started harvesting potatoes and garlic. Replante" ...more
Suzhayes commented 5 months ago
New to the group...just saying hello!
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Hi Everyone!
I've been following the group from Colorado for sometime now. I moved to Fayetteville two weeks ago and I love this area! I look forward to getting to know all of you...
:-) Stephanie
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Tempest commented 5 months ago
Everyone must be busy with spring
"'Busy with spring' is a bit of an understatement. Overwhelmed is more like it. Garden is coming along nicely however. I am putting in permanent paths in the garden right now using s" ...more
rcmullins commented 5 months ago
Essential Tools for Gardening
"Last week I finally broke down and bought one of the Rogue hoes from Prohoe:
575G - The "Right" size Garden Hoe. It arrived about 4 days later via US mail. The quality is at least twice as good as an" ...more
Scoop commented 7 months ago
Arne Naess (Deep Ecology)
"Hello, I just wanted to point out a few items pertaining to him
The Call of The Mountain (documentary) can be found in 5 parts on youtube
-----And here is the full interview that the docu audi" ...more
scstewa commented 7 months ago
Communication
"Although I have been accused of hamming it up once in awhile, I'm more of an Internet kinda gal. The nice thing about a yahoo group is that you can choose how you want to receive messages. Depe" ...more
ktsword commented 7 months ago
Straw Bale Anything
"No matter what you do with strawbale walls you have to keep water out of the bales. A inground structure such as a cellar would be difficult to waterproof the exterior walls. An above gro" ...more
Awlknottedup commented 8 months ago
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Worm bins, vermiculture, worm sources
Beginner's Primer on Small-Scale Vermiculture
In our climate, it's harder to compost in the winter, so that's an especially good time to let worms do the work. Plastic containers or boxes can be place ...more
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General Membership Info
BACKGROUND
Founded in December 2008, we are centered in Fayetteville, Arkansas but
anyone in the region is welcome to join. Our purpose is to form a
community for sharing knowledge and building skills ...more
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Fruits and Nuts for the Ozarks
Per the Arbor Day map, we are currently in Zone 7 and warming. In the Ozarks, we have enough chilling hours to grow fruit but not the severe cold that limits fruit growing in northern regions. We usua ...more
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edited by Scoop 6 months ago |
Permaculture Book/Video Shelf
The following is a starter list (the best couple of titles in each category) of videos/books. Titles with an F after them are
available at the Fayetteville Public Library; however any book can be ob ...more
Heirloom Tomatoes
Heirloom Tomatoes
Many home gardeners and small market growers are switching
in increasing numbers to heirloom varieties of tomatoes. One of the reasons is
distaste for what we find on supermar ...more
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edited by ktsword 7 months ago |
Local Sources of Seed/Plant Material
This is a list of small, mostly locally-owned nurseries--with a focus on ones that actually propagate to some degree. Many of these are licensed to sell UA varietals. (Note: UA is the premier develope ...more
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edited by asmoore 8 months ago |
Beekeeping
BEEKEEPING IN THE OZARKSbyDon Bowen
IntroductionMany of our food crops are pollinated by bees. Bees also provide several crops. In addition to honey, there is beeswax, propolis, and pollen. In short, ...more
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edited by Awlknottedup 8 months ago |
Education/Internships
In permaculture, the entry level accreditation is a "Permaculture Design Certificate" (PDC). You obtain the certificate by attending a 12-14 day course. (Sometimes the structure is every weekend for ...more
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edited by Scoop 9 months ago |