Why Failing at Gardening is a Sign of Gardening Genius
Lillie House
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3y ago
New 2 part article over on our other site. (Bare with us as we try to figure out how to best organize our online lives.) In part 1, we look at why FAILING is a sign of gardening genius. Most people actually have problems and give up gardening because they have a natural gift and understanding for how nature works, and they realize the standard methods of gardening don't work with nature or fit their lives. In part 2, we look at the alternative, an approach to gardening based on HIGH VALUE, minimum inputs, and working with nature more. And if you're one of the people who has recently aske ..read more
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Learning from Herbs: Adventures in Home Herbalism
Lillie House
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3y ago
I'm extremely proud to announce that we're running this beautiful program again this year, which we created with our dear friend, student, teacher, and inspiration, Hanna Read of Art of Health Massage. This year, we even have a few new tricks and ideas in store! When you apply good Permaculture design to the garden, you get a garden that nurtures you back holistically, that's easier, makes sense in your life, and also cares for the world around you.  So what we wanted to find out was: What do you get when you apply that same design process to home herbalism? The answer: Th ..read more
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2019 "CSA," Community Supported Permaculture
Lillie House
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3y ago
This is my favorite way to do Permaculture. I do design/installation jobs for people who want to get a fast-forward on their projects without years of in-depth study of Permculture and forest gardening ecology, but I really do think the best way to transform your landscape is this class where we walk through the whole process together, with a group of other forest gardeners for support. And it's a class that doubles as an advanced foraging class, covering many of Michigan's most valuable wild gems available throughout the growing season, which are often excellent additions to the forest g ..read more
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2019 A Season of Transformative Adventures
Lillie House
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3y ago
Announcing our 2019 season schedule of Transformative Adventures!  HOLIDAY SALE PRICES THROUGH DECEMBER. This season, we're offering 4 major courses, along with a few online programs, additional classes, and some free foraging walks.  2019 Programs: 1. Community Supported Permaculture Program: Our innovative program on forest gardening/natural gardening, including seeds, plants, consultation and a full season of classes. (3rd Saturdays, May- November.) https://lilliehousekzoo.wordpress.com/2017-community-suppo…/ 2. Adventures in Home Herbalism (with Art of Health): five classes ..read more
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The FIRE Path to Freedom - Part 2 FIRE or FREE?
Lillie House
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3y ago
In part 1, we discussed how changing our relationship with money and work is one of the key leverage points for transforming our lives, our society and the world. We explained that designing our interaction with money is a leverage point for creating viral change, because it has a huge “payback” for individuals, can help us fund our dreams, has a huge impact on the success of our projects, and it can be a fun adventure, too.  “Hey, wait - sure it can help us invest in successful community organizing and regenerative projects, but money? An adventure?”  Yes! Once we understand ..read more
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The FIRE Path to Financial Freedom (and The Most Important thing We've Learned about Permaculture)
Lillie House
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3y ago
The FIRE Path to Freedom? (The Most Important thing We’ve Learned about Permaculture) Well now that’s quite a loaded headline! Clearly, we’re going to talk about money and the current popular “FIRE” (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement - but first! - what is the most important thing we’ve ever learned about Permaculture, homesteading and living with the land? What single concept has had the biggest positive impact on transforming our lives since we first heard the “P word” on WEFT Community Radio back in 2001? Leverage. The whole point of the Lillie House project as we originall ..read more
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Only a Bowl of Rice - Permaculture/Homesteading Edition
Lillie House
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3y ago
Being on FB homesteading, farming and Permaculture groups, one thing I see constantly are complaints about money and work. A major reason people pursue farming in particular is to escape "the rat race." But they never re-design their ideas about money, so either they take the leap and end up just as stressed as before, or they never figure out how to finance their dreams in the first place, and never even get started.  There's an ancient Chinese story Kim and I have often told ourselves when we're stressed about money and work, to put it all in perspective ..read more
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Syntropic Permaculture in Temperate Climates
Lillie House
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3y ago
("Syntropy" at Lillie House.) Or Syntropic Agriculture and Temperate Climate Permaculture Design Syntropic Farming is a farming revolution grown out of Brazil and made famous by Ernst Goetsch and the Life in Syntropy short documentary. Syntropic Farming seeks to cultivate resilient ecosystems that are abundant, financially viable and heal abused land. - Ernst Goetsch, creator  of Syntropic Farming Key points in this article: - Syntropic Agriculture is trendy new growing system, but what distinguishes it?  - What are the key techniques and nove ..read more
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I Wish I Understood this Before I Started Farming! (Why Permaculture ≠ Farming)
Lillie House
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3y ago
"The opposite of a bad idea is rarely a good idea, it's usually just another bad idea."  In America's frantic and polarized culture, this axiom is one of my favorite thinking tools. It's an oldie-but-goodie that's being re-popularized by John Michael Greer. Lately, I've been sharing a lot of negative-sounding research and perspectives on the current "profitable farming" craze, but it's NOT that I want to discourage people. I want people to succeed gloriously in creating beautiful, rich lives with greater connection to the land - living WITH the land, not OFF it like some beast of ..read more
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Fall 2018 Plant and Seed Sale
Lillie House
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3y ago
Our Fall 2018 Plant and seed sale has begun! ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICK-UP ONLY We're proud of our offerings this season. We're not wasting time with common and low-value plants. Instead, we're focussing mostly on offering are high-value edibles or guild plants, largely select stock and rare items. We have included a few common plants that are important or highly valuable to Permaculturists designing guilds or forest gardens. We're also out to change the way nursery business is conducted. While we'd like to think that our gardening is a sustainable endeavor, the truth is the nursery busi ..read more
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