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Wicking Bed Construction and Performance
What is a wicking bed? A fully contained, self-watering planting bed that uses capillary action to maintain consistent soil moisture. Wicking beds typically have a reservoir of water stored sub-surface that is passively drawn on by plants as they need it. Where is a wicking bed appropriate? In very dry climates wicking beds can save enormous amounts…
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The Chaordic Stepping Stones
The Chaordic Stepping Stones is a simple planning process that helps create the minimal structure needed to complete a given task – from planning a full-scale broad-acre permaculture project to long-term planning to smaller projects. Excess structure often retards innovation and contribution, overloads certain individuals/components, and stifles learning, while too little structure can lead to
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7th Generation Principle – Designing Systems For Continuity Through Time
The 7th Generation Principle – A process driven approach to designing resilient, regenerative ecosystems that grow stronger through generational inheritance.
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Team Pulse Design Process
The Team Pulse Design Process is well suited to small to medium sized groups. It’s structure allows people that share a common vision, but perhaps have vastly different strengths, weaknesses, skill sets and biases, to function as a cohesive unit in achieving the end goal of the design process. The Team Pulse Design Process emerged…
