Project Summary The Southside Permaculture Park Calitheatre is an original design that attempts to integrate various lifestyles and activities into one structure. Its design is inspired by one of the core principles of permaculture: Every Element Serves Multiple Functions. The name of the project can be divided into two parts. The root “cali” refers to […]
The corner of Summit and Montclair St is an intersection that serves as a stop for various elementary and middle-school bus routes. Currently, there is no seating or cover from the elements. We hope to implement a covered bus stop shelter on this corner to protect young students from the sun, rain, and snow, while […]
Posted on agosto 1, 2018julio 31, 2023 Human civilization may seem so extraordinarily complicated that it can never be understood in all its minute details and complexities. And indeed it is, but some simple principles of physics allow us to make general claims about society as a whole; at the systems-level. In physics, things move […]
Posted on abril 28, 2019junio 8, 2022 Sprouting up are dandelions– going full speed ahead! If you’d like to make yourself a salad bursting with nutrients and flavor, this is for you! Foraging Tips: You might see dandelion growing along the edge of the sidewalk or by the road– DO NOT PICK THESE! It’s probable […]
So, one of the places the permaculture team is focusing on before the weather turns warm enough for seedlings to be transported to the ground… The land where the Southside Permaculture Park exists today, and much of the land in Eastern PA, northern DE, southern NY, and NJ, is… “The most important thing we […]
Chestnut trees are deciduous trees that grow rather tall and are in the genus Castanea and belong to the family Fagaceae with about 9 different species. Native to temperate regions in the Northern hemisphere, their red-brown/gray bark is furrowed when mature and the leaves are oval-shaped and edged by widely separated teeth. The tree bears […]
Nothing says summer like snacking on some spicy arugula straight from the ground! At the Southside Permaculture Park you can find arugula… This blog post is dedicated to natural disaster resiliency. We first owe a shoutout to one of our readers, Phebe, for inspiring this post! She… Sprouting up are dandelions– going […]
Posted on septiembre 12, 2018septiembre 14, 2018 In the absence of human intervention, species of plants, animals, fungi, and bacterial automatically group themselves together in ways that mutually benefit all those involved. Old-growth forest is a prime example of this, with squirrels burying nuts that grow trees that shade fungi and on and on. Modern […]
Posted on April 28, 2021June 8, 2022 By: southsidep 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… Posted on July 18, 2019July 23, 2019 By: southsidep Hello fellow Permaculturists! It’s mid-July and the plants in the Southside Permaculture […]
La estabilidad se construye en la diversidad. Esto es cierto para todos los sistemas, humanos o de otro tipo. Las granjas de monocultivo requieren cantidades tan grandes de pesticidas y herbicidas porque no hay diversidad. Agregar flores atraería insectos beneficiosos que consumirían poblaciones de insectos plaga. El aumento de la diversidad de plantas mejoraría el […]
The permaculture ethics and principles are intended to guide our actions when designing new systems. They help us to think holistically and look at the problem in a systems context. They are not intended to be dogmas or commandments. They are very helpful in their current form, but that doesn’t mean they can’t also be […]
Posted on enero 29, 2019febrero 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 octubre 15, 2018julio 31, 2023 By: southsidep Welcome back. Over the last three weeks we have explored the basics […]
Welcome back. Over the last three weeks we have explored the basics of permaculture, social fragmentation and power dynamics in the context of industrialism, and societal energetics and contradictions. 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 […]
Posted on June 28, 2018July 31, 2023 While digging a swale, we came across an absurd quantity of rocks. The soil was incredibly compacted and almost 50% rocks by volume, leaving us with a huge pile of rocks after digging the trench. Rather than see these rocks as a liability or waste, we decided to […]
