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Who we are

The Phoenix Permaculture Guild is a local 501c3 education organization. Our mission is to inspire sustainable living through education, community involvement and creative cooperation.

Our programs include tours of local sustainable homes, classes, hands-on training, annual events and festival demonstration booths.

Contact Us: Liz@phoenixpermaculture.net

Groups

Aquaponics

10 members
Volunteer

34 members

PDC Students

100 members
Growing Gourmet

63 members

Micro Livestock

344 members
Soil Builders

162 members

Biodynamic Method

23 members
Native & Perennial Foods

163 members

Zone 00 - Conscious Livi…

30 members
Southwest Valley Permies

31 members

Permaculture & Politics

68 members
Community and School Gar…

129 members

Central Phoenix Permies

102 members
Book Club

67 members

N Scottsdale, Cave Creek…

55 members
Permaculture for kids

42 members

Water

130 members

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Blog Posts

WANTED Pictures of last years Tour de Coops - 2009

Posted by beyondthekitchengarden on September 1, 2010 at 12:33pm — 1 Comment

Building and Managing a Compost Pile

Posted by Suzie O'Connor on August 31, 2010 at 5:00pm

fig cuttings

Posted by David Hamilton on August 27, 2010 at 2:57pm — 3 Comments

Seed and Feed Phoenix 8/28/2010

Posted by Jim Mitchell on August 25, 2010 at 12:20pm

Colony Collapse Disorder and Vanishing of the Bees Trailer

Posted by Jim Mitchell on August 25, 2010 at 12:18pm — 4 Comments

Videos

Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day

Added by Liz & Dan
Pruning Fruit Trees-Part 1 of 3

Added by Administrator
Grape Pruning

Added by Administrator
100 Mile Challenge

Added by grrlscout
Home Canning Basics - Part 1- Introduction

Added by Liz & Dan

Saturday September 4th

Coop Meeting and Garden Planning

This Saturday September 4th plan your garden with Doreen Pollack and the next Tour De Coops meeting starts at 3PM..

In the Desert, Harvest the Water

Don Titmus will show you how to harvest rain and grey water with the best strategies to create a sustainable oasis Sept. 8th.

Events

Today

Fall Garden Planning & Design with Doreen Pollack

September 4, 2010 from 1pm to 2:30pm – Central Slope Eco-Design Center
Tour de Coops Committee Meeting

September 4, 2010 from 3pm to 4pm – Urban Beans

September 8

Wednesday

Rainwater & Greywater Harvesting with Don Titmus

September 8, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Lady Bug Pest Control office/classroom

September 11

Saturday

Sustainable KIDS! ~ Finally... a kid-friendly, family FUN class! with Christy Grace

September 11, 2010 from 10am to 11:30am – private farm near Tatum & Dynamite in North Phoenix

September 15

Wednesday

Turning Dirt into Black Gold ~ Soil Building with Don Titmus

September 15, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Lady Bug Pest Control office/classroom

September 18

Saturday

Fall 2010 Permaculture Design Course - Weekend 2

September 18, 2010 from 8:30am to 5:30pm – TBD
Designing with Permaculture - Where do I start? -- with Doreen Pollack

September 18, 2010 from 1pm to 2:30pm – Central Slope Design Center

September 19

Sunday

Fall 2010 Permaculture Design Course - Weekend 2

September 19, 2010 from 8:30am to 5:30pm – TBD

September 21

Tuesday

Container Gardening ~ Growing Edibles in Pots with Vynnie the Gardener

September 21, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8pm – REI ~ Tempe Store

September 25

Saturday

Raising Chickens in Your Backyard with Rachel Bess

September 25, 2010 from 1pm to 2:30pm – Central Slope Eco-Design Center

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Forum

Super molt? 9 Replies

Started by Jay Headley in Animals (non-human category). Last reply by Suze Scott Sep 2.

Worm bin is moldy 3 Replies

Started by Roxanne F in General Discussion (if it doesn't fit in another category). Last reply by Donielle Dorsett Sep 2.

Is anybody looking to get rid of chickens? 2 Replies

Started by Ray Reeves in Animals (non-human category). Last reply by Ray Reeves Sep 2.

CRUDE Screening and Post Discussion

Started by Ericka Cero Wood in Community Events Sep 1.

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Tracey Chacon commented on Administrator's event 'Mesquite and Carob Milling 2010, Saturday'

I attended the volunteer meeting in August and would like to volunteer to help at this event. Will someone contact me regarding this? Thanks

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Mesquite and Carob Milling 2010, Saturday at Maya's Farm at South Mountain

October 9, 2010 from 8am to 4:30pm

Mesquite and Carob Milling Requested Donation: --Milling - $5 for each 5 gal bucket of beans milled If you have four or more 5 gallon buckets for milling please arrive before noon! Join the Phoenix Permaculture Guild as they host a mesquite bean (…

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Josh Fowler, Carissa Taylor, Gretchen Reinhardt and 7 other members are attending Christy Grace's event

Fall Garden Planning & Design with Doreen Pollack at Central Slope Eco-Design Center

September 4, 2010 from 1pm to 2:30pm

Be prepared for the fall planting season. Are you confused about what and how to plant in the low desert? - Where to get quality seeds – heirloom or not? Transplants, or seeds? How do you get an extended harvest? What is companion planting and what…

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Backyard Composting Basics with Doreen Pollack at Central Slope Design Center

October 2, 2010 from 1pm to 2:30pm

Turn your kitchen scraps and certain waste materials into nutrient-rich fertilzer! Compost not only provides a source of slow-release organic fertilizer, it also boosts the community of microorganisms that helps keep plants healthy and improves wate…

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Designing with Permaculture - Where do I start? -- with Doreen Pollack at Central Slope Design Center

September 18, 2010 from 1pm to 2:30pm

What does a Permaculture Design mean? - and where do I begin? How do we pull together sustainable principles and apply them to OUR urban property? This class is an overview of implementing various aspects of permaculture to an urban home and lot - n…

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Bridgette Zellmann added a discussion

Small black bugs on butternut squash

I've got some small, black little bugs on my butternut squash. I'm a Phx native and have never seen bugs like these, but I've also never grown the squash before, either. They seem to hide when I reach for a leaf - creepy! What are they and will they…

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David Parkin replied to Sophia Meger's discussion 'harvest sharing and trading'

Sophia, The AZ Homegrown Solutions group has a community table at the downtown Phoenix Farmers Market. This is a great way to share your over production and make a little cash in the process. Their website is: http://azhomegrownsolutions.ning.com/.…

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