Not ONLY for those simply interested in the subject, this is also a course that can give landscapers, designers and construction professionals a skill set that, I feel, will only become more and more in demand as water becomes more scarce (or rather…
This looks like a great course. I know The American Rain Catchment Systems Association ( www.arcsa.org) has certification courses, but they focus mainly on active RWH systems, and tend to also focus too much (IMO) on potable systems. Unfortunately,…
To facilitate green job training in
Arizona, Watershed Management Group (WMG) a non-profit Tucson based organization
is expanding it Water Harvesting Certification Program to the Phoenix area in
partnership with Phoenix based non-profit Arizona Home…
Actually there is a local company that sells them for 18.98. They are 25' with a 9" diameter. I am thinking of getting them for my school garden project. It is going to take a couple of years to turn our dirt into soil and this allows the instant gr…
Ken Singh donates huge piles of compost for the Mesa Community College Rose Garden every spring and they sell it in approx. 40lb bags for $4 and will be doing so for the next couple of Saturdays until all the pruning and mulching is done. Handy for…
Ready made raised beds, looks pretty cool but pricey. Don't know if there is a local source for them and how much just the wattles cost. They're recycling rice straw from Ca. for them now instead of burning the straw after harvest which is a good th…
Calling All Community Builders!! City planners, gardeners, parents, chefs, food banks, hospitals, students and teachers (all levels pre-school through post - grad), mayors, sustainable business leaders, youth group leaders, YOU!
Please join the Pho…
Come help your community two-fold: using what we have (an excess of citrus) to meet an on-going need (feeding hungry folks.) On Saturday, February 27th from 8 - 11 am, please join Permaculture volunteers to glean citrus trees. All fruit picked will…
So my spring garden is mostly planted and ready to go. But I'm still struggling with the view of my next door neighbors various trailers parked in their double driveway. When I first moved in a couple years ago, I had planned on planting a line of…