Grass seems to have a dual identity in our society. For many home-owners and property developers, a homogeneous grass lawn is a symbol of status… 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.… At the South Side Permaculture […]
Posted on noviembre 7, 2018noviembre 30, 2018 For many home-owners and property developers, a homogeneous grass lawn is a symbol of status and serenity; it must be protected from invasions of weeds by any means necessary. For others, most notably gardeners, grass IS the noxious weed whose presence must be eliminated. The boundary between “lawn” and […]
Companion planting is essential to maintain a lush, biodiverse, and resilience. If done well, it can increase soil health, provide natural pest control, attract pollinators, and diverse wildlife to your garden. Not all plants work well together, although many of them will not form any kind of symbiotic relationship at all, some will be antagonistic, […]
Time: 20 minutes Serves: 2-4 This tasty and nutritious salad features fresh, crunchy kale, spicy arugula, and lemony sorrel. High in vitamins and minerals, this recipe is sure to leave you feeling full, refreshed, and ready to take on the World! Ingredients: 1 pound Kale (curly and sea) 1 cup Arugula 2 cups Sorrel 1 […]
An unripe hazelnut in mid September The American Filbert, or American Hazelnut, is a medium to large shrub growing from 2-5 meters tall. The leaves are oval, coming to a point at the tip, and mildly serrate, arranged oppositely along the stem. In the fall, male catkins (fuzzy, cylindrical, pollen-producing structures) are produced and remain […]
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 […]
Arugula is a small herbaceous plant with long, serrated, green leaves that have a soft, fleshy consistency. Leaves range from bout 5-15 cm long and 2-5 cm across. When young, leaves are arranged in rosettes at ground level, but as the plant ages it “bolts” and sends up a central stalk, up to a meter […]
Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Servings: 4 This vegan jerky is made with the highly medicinal Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) mushroom. Chewy and meaty, this snack is packed with immunomodulatory polysaccarides that help regulate a wide range of immune system functions [35]. Extracts from the Turkey Tail mushroom have even shown to […]
Starting Seeds Indoors Many of our summer plants we start in our greenhouse. This means we can start them from seed earlier, and we can… 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… One of the hardest things […]
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 […]
Posted on November 13, 2018 The calitheatre is a calisthenic workout center and lecture/performance space integrated with vines, swales, and rain gardens to be built at the Southside Permaculture Park this coming spring. We just received funding for its construction today, and are very excited about it! Check out more about the Calitheatre here
Time: 5-20 minutes Crunchy and salty, these kale and dandelion chips are a nutritious substitute for greasy potato chips, satisfying cravings without sacrificing health. So simple and quick, this recipe makes a great after school snack that kids can even make themselves! Ingredients: Instructions: Rinse kale, dandelion, and rocket; shake dry add some arugula for […]
After finishing the last test of the semester on Monday, I decided to go for a nice long run to unwind. The air was crisp but not too cold, the wind was fairly calm, and the recent warm rain left everything smelling fresh and teaming with life; the perfect day for a walk in the […]
Posted on June 28, 2018July 5, 2018 After taking the time to mark the contours around this swale very carefully we began digging, only to be met with a buried surprise. A massive stone protruded from the top side in the middle, bending the edge inward. The stone was too large to remove easily, so […]
