58 min
1 The Permaculture Transformation Of A Quarter Acre Suburban Property - Food, Energy, Water, Aesthetics, Education Creating A Preferred Present and Future
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Transforming a suburban property is an episode from my radio program Creating A Preferred Future. Creating A Preferred Future describes principles, ideals plus real life people and projects that point the way towards a preferred future where humans live within the boundaries of the natural world and the primary goal of society is to bring out the best in positive human potential. Creating A Preferred Future is a convergence of economics, permaculture, sociology, urban land use, personal and community uplift and care for the natural world. Topics of interest include economics, allies and assets in the community, wisdom of the world's great spiritual traditions, social and economic literacy, pushing back on cars, eco villages and much more. Best to listen to the podcast in order,, 1, 2, 3, 4,,,,,,,thanks.
This episode, Transformation of a Suburban Property, describes 21 years of making big changes to a quarter acre suburban property in Eugene, Oregon. The grassy front and back yards are now all garden. There is edible landscaping all over, 15 fruit and nut trees, brambles, grapes, kiwi and more. The driveway is gone. The garage turned into a living space, the south side patio is now a 350 ft sq sun room that helps heat the house on sunny cool days, there is a 6500 gal rain water system and a 400 ft sq passive solar ADU in the back yard.
Literally thousands of people have visited over the years to see what a suburban property can become with a purposeful combination of time and money. The place is an educational resource for the entire community, a preview of what a preferred future might look like with much smaller eco footprints and the ideal of building community cohesion and taking care of more basic needs closer to home.
You can find more related info on my website, suburbanpermaculture.org with links to youtube presentations, video of my quarter acre property and much more. Feel free to contact me via my website.
Transforming a suburban property is an episode from my radio program Creating A Preferred Future. Creating A Preferred Future describes principles, ideals plus real life people and projects that point the way towards a preferred future where humans live within the boundaries of the natural world and the primary goal of society is to bring out the best in positive human potential. Creating A Preferred Future is a convergence of economics, permaculture, sociology, urban land use, personal and community uplift and care for the natural world. Topics of interest include economics, allies and assets in the community, wisdom of the world's great spiritual traditions, social and economic literacy, pushing back on cars, eco villages and much more. Best to listen to the podcast in order,, 1, 2, 3, 4,,,,,,,thanks.
This episode, Transformation of a Suburban Property, describes 21 years of making big changes to a quarter acre suburban property in Eugene, Oregon. The grassy front and back yards are now all garden. There is edible landscaping all over, 15 fruit and nut trees, brambles, grapes, kiwi and more. The driveway is gone. The garage turned into a living space, the south side patio is now a 350 ft sq sun room that helps heat the house on sunny cool days, there is a 6500 gal rain water system and a 400 ft sq passive solar ADU in the back yard.
Literally thousands of people have visited over the years to see what a suburban property can become with a purposeful combination of time and money. The place is an educational resource for the entire community, a preview of what a preferred future might look like with much smaller eco footprints and the ideal of building community cohesion and taking care of more basic needs closer to home.
You can find more related info on my website, suburbanpermaculture.org with links to youtube presentations, video of my quarter acre property and much more. Feel free to contact me via my website.
58 min