Spiral Ridge Permaculture http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com Specializing in Edible Ecosystems Design, Research, Implementation & Education Wed, 16 May 2012 20:04:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Spiral Ridge got Pigs! http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1675 http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1675#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:04:57 +0000 admin http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1675 Continue reading →]]> After several days of clearing brush, setting up the movable electric fence and building a pig house, Spiral Ridge Permaculture Homestead got PIGS!  I went to Top of the World Farm  and got two beautiful pigs.  One is a male Mule Foot (Romeo) and the other a female Red Wattle (Juliet).  We will be breeding them in four more months.  They are in their test paddock now.  I spread handfuls of corn on trees that I want cleared.  We will soon introduce Spanish Meat Goats into the mix.  They will go before the pigs in the system moving around and clearing land.  We plan to clear a lot of our land using these animals to help do so.  After they help us clear land they will help us till garden areas, clean fallen fruit and nuts form food forest and provide hours of entertainment.  We will let you know  our results and look for an article sometime about our successes and failures.  Maybe even an e-book.

 

Heading for Spiral Ridge

Doing what pigs do!

 

 

]]> http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?feed=rss2&p=1675 0 9 Day Natural Building Intensive Sept 7-16 http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1671 http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1671#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 22:12:58 +0000 admin http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1671 Continue reading →]]> 9 Day Natural Building Intensive

w/optional 3 day Introduction To Natural Building

We are all part of the earth and the earth calls us to build our environment in a more natural way.  Come learn how

to build multi-functional natural buildings from start to finish.  This 10 day experience will empower people to

build small multi-functional buildings made out of natural materials in any location.  We will be building a hybrid

Chicken Coop/Greenhouse/Garden Shed that will be the envy of chicks (plants too) all over the world.  We will be

using recycled lumber, stone, cob, and straw clay slip to manifest this Chicken Temple.  So… Come get dirty, camp

and recreate an earth for seven generations to come.

Build this with US!

Instructors

Cliff Davis of Spiral Ridge Permaculture

Dan Callarman of Sacred Earth Builders.

Dates:

September 7th-16th 2012

Place:

Whites Creek, Tennessee

Price:

$850 Us Dollars

covers food, camping, course materials , skills and Great fun!!!

To register go to www.spiralridgepermaculture.com

]]> http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?feed=rss2&p=1671 0 Nashville PDC June 2012 http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1646 http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1646#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:52:09 +0000 admin http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1646 Only 3 Weeks Left! 

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There is still room!

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]]> http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?feed=rss2&p=1646 0 Edible Forest Garden Design Intensive http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1634 http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1634#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 14:47:16 +0000 admin http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1634 Continue reading →]]> Spiral Ridge Permaculture will be hosting our second 9 day Edible Forest Garden Design Intensive with Dave Jacke and friends.  We will be designing Spiral Ridge Permaculture Gardens in this course.  We are offering a practicum at the end of the design intensive.  This course will build off of last years very successful course.  We look forward to seeing you at the course.

 

]]> http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?feed=rss2&p=1634 0 Spiral Ridge Got Bees Today! http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1626 http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1626#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 01:58:44 +0000 admin http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1626 Continue reading →]]> Finally we got bees into our Top Bar Hive today.  Dan Callarman of Sacred Earth Builders and I got our bees today.  I was the first to brave the world of installing the bees.  The bees are in Zone 3 of our permaculture farm under the Black Locust coppice.  They sit facing south- south east and were very docile.  So docile I really did not need the suit.  We are so happy to have finally got bees!

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]]> http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?feed=rss2&p=1613 0 South Eden Plantation Permaculture Design http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1588 http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1588#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:07:14 +0000 admin http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1588 Continue reading →]]> The Permaculture Design-Build Collaborative members Dan Halsey of Southwoods Forest Gardens, Wayne Weiseman of The Permaculture Project and myself finished a 37 acre permaculture design at South Eden Plantation.  See more at www.permacultureproject.com or www.permaculturedb.com Click the link below.

South Eden Plantation4 (1)

 

 

]]> http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?feed=rss2&p=1588 0 Permaculture Apprenticeship for FREE! http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1584 http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1584#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:14:53 +0000 admin http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1584 Continue reading →]]> Free Apprenticeship

Spiral Ridge Permaculture’s free apprenticeship was designed as a two month  work trade position.  One apprentice is selected to work at Spiral Ridge Permaculture Gardens and must commit to stay 2 months.  Our current openings are May/June and Sept/Oct. The apprentice will work 5 hours a day 5-6 days every week.  The exchange is a place to camp, Rustic living close to nature, 3 simple meals a day,  and an opportunity to learn advanced skills in Permaculture, Natural Building, Homesteading, Butchering, Animal Husbandry, Synergistic Gardening, Nursery management, Earth Works, Soil Fertility and Edible Forest Gardens.  The apprentice will have the use of bicycles to visit The Farm Community and will have considerable opportunities to enjoy nature.

The apprentice must enjoy children, hard work and waking up very early for work.  We require three references, a set of goals, non-violent communication, honesty and a willingness to learn by doing.  We prefer the apprentice to have a Permaculture Design Certificate.

Contact Cliff at spiralridgepermaculture at gmail.com

9312314099

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We now take Paypal.  Go to www.spiralridgepermaculture.com and Sign up today.

]]> http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?feed=rss2&p=1566 0 PIZZA NIGHT: The Farm School Cob Oven http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1560 http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1560#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:35:33 +0000 admin http://www.spiralridgepermaculture.com/?p=1560 A year ago we built a cob oven for the Farm School.  The roof is inspired by the work I did with Sun Ray Kelly.  Friday night we fired it up and had some artisan pizzas that were delicious.

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