Posted on marzo 16, 2019abril 5, 2019 Title: Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A permaculture approach to ecosystem restoration Author: Tao Orion Rating: 9.5/10 Recommendation: Would definitely recommend! Overview: Beyond the War on Invasive Species is an insightful, inspiring, and practical book that should be read by anyone who is interested in invasion ecology, […]
The Martin Luther King Jr. Park on Carlton Avenue is a vibrant garden within the Southside of Bethlehem. This garden houses many wooden beds that can be purchased at a low rate, multiple no-turn composting bins, a pallet composter, and a toolshed full of free-to-use garden necessities. The park falls under Lehigh’s South Side Initiative […]
Posted on January 29, 2019February 4, 2019 By: southsidep “The most important thing we can do right now, regardless of what the future holds, is to build community, solidarity, and a culture of radical… Posted on December 24, 2018December 24, 2018 By: southsidep Yesterday I was going on a walk through the woods when I […]
Posted on April 28, 2021June 8, 2022 Composting! This article is going to talk about the why, what, and hows of composting. Compost is any organic material that should be added to soil rather than end up in landfills, where they take up space and release methane, a greenhouse grass. Why Compost? The EPA’s municipal […]
For those that are unaware … Sand is the most extracted natural resource in the world. It is a “key ingredient for concrete, roads, glass,… SPRING IS HERE!!! And while other gardeners have yet to even think about putting seeds in the ground, you can be out there harvesting bowls of… On December 1, 2018, the […]
Permaculture is all about systems thinking. If you can grasp the system as a whole, the solutions local problems and inefficiencies will become self-evident. By fully understanding the problem, in a systems context, the solution will be provided to you. A classic example comes to us from Ken Mudge and Steve Gabriel’s book Farming the […]
Welcome back to the Philosophy of the Southside Permaculture Park post series! Part 1: Introduction to Permaculture and the SSPP Part 2: Social Fragmentation, Power Dynamics, and Cooperation vs Competition Part 3: Human/Nature Dualism, Contradictions, and the Thermodynamics of Civilization Part 4: Future Projects, Workshops, and Ways to Get Involved (8/15) Last week we got […]
Glyphosate Roundup Weed Killer The grass around our petal beds at the Southside Permaculture Park has been a nuisance since the lawn mower cannot get in between the beds.… The Southside Permaculture fellows hit the ground running at the start of the summer with several projects in the works, both in the garden and… Starting […]
Posted on August 8, 2018July 18, 2019 Fungi are largely ignored and misunderstood by modern society, though their abilities could offer solutions to a broad spectrum of issues that plague our civilization. Many people think fungi are inherently dangerous, that most mushrooms are either deadly, toxic, or will leave you feeling unwell and make you […]
Posted on marzo 26, 2019 Title: Trees of Power: Ten Essential Arboreal Allies Author: Akiva Silver Rating: 10/10 Recommendation: Would definitely recommend! Buy it here. Overview This is one of the most inspiring and most practical books I have ever read. It begins and ends with powerful visions of a better world and provides philosophical foundations for a new, […]
Posted on febrero 16, 2019febrero 26, 2019 With the polar vortex bringing bone-chilling cold this winter, it seemed like spring couldn’t come soon enough. But after some crazy cycles of freeze and thaw, it seems spring is finally creeping in. A walk into the garden yesterday to observe and interact revealed many happy perennials with […]