Site Update
Design Charrette Site - May 2009
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A small group of folks met this Spring to practice permaculture together by designing landscapes for each other's homes. Their approach was to use the design charrette process favored by architects. Here's an update of the Design Charrette Group from their instigator, Katie Ibes, plus a look at her mandala garden. Visit to Seed Savers' Exchange in Iowa (July 2008)We visited SSE July 10th near Decorah, IA, just 15 miles south of the MN border. The Seed Savers Exchange website explains that SSE "is a non-profit organization that saves and shares the heirloom seeds or our garden heritage, forming a living legacy that can be passed down through generations...More than 23 acres of certified organic gardens are on public display at Heritage Farm in Decorah, Iowa. Each Summer 10% of each crop is planted on a 10-year rotation to renew the seed collection." 
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