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Tag: permaculture

A large patch of narrowleaf plantain with long ribbed leaves growing from a center rosette
October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Plantain: The Healing Weed Growing All Over the Living Springs Log House Property

Illustrated cross-section: solar shade over picnic tables, fruit trees, a data center with a living roof sending warmth to a greenhouse, a wetland and lake with a heron, geothermal wells and a mycelium network underground.
October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Data Center as Oasis: Reimagining Technology’s Footprint

Big leafy comfrey plants filling the front of a lush garden bed on a rocky slope beside the house
October 20, 2026October 21, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Healing and Edible Plants of the Living Springs Log House

A hand holding two long-stemmed leaves in front of yellow wildflowers
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Wintercress: Growing a Lot More of a Winter Green

A large patch of narrowleaf plantain with long ribbed leaves growing from a center rosette
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

An Idea for a Plant Nursery and Homemade Salves

A hand-drawn survey map of numbered land lots with boundary measurements
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Permaculture Map: What We First Dreamed for This Land

The upper garden in summer with bright orange flowers, sage growing from an old tree stump, stones, and mulch, with pasture beyond the fence
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Living Safely with Snakes, Ticks, Chiggers, and Mosquitoes: A Natural Solutions Guide

Stacked stones and boulders beside the log house, overflowing with blooming comfrey, white daisies, and leafy green plants growing in every crack
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

From Rock Pile to Rock Garden: Reclaiming a Boulder Cascade With Permaculture

Big leafy comfrey plants growing in a hugelkultur bed edged with old weathered logs, beside the driveway and log house stairs
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Hugelkultur: Building Garden Beds From Logs, Leaves, and Time

Big leafy comfrey plants filling the front of a lush garden bed on a rocky slope beside the house
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Comfrey: The Plant I Planted Once and Never Had to Plant Again

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