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VergePermaculture
Living in the permaculture moment. Rob and Michelle Avis retooled their engineering careers to help clients and students design integrated systems for shelter, energy, water, waste and food, all while supporting local economy and regenerating the land. They are now leading the next wave of permaculture education, teaching career-changing professionals to become eco-entrepreneurs with successful regenerative businesses. Learn more and connect with Rob & Michelle at https://vergepermaculture.ca/
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  • Passive Solar Greenhouse Design
  • From the Farm
  • Mapping for Permaculture Design
  • All about composting
  • Verge Farm Passive Solar Greenhouse Build
  • Q&As - Ask Us Anything
  • 2020 Introduction to Permaculture
  • Chris Magwood
  • Brad Lancaster
  • Building Your Permaculture Property
  • Sustainable Development In Practice
  • Appropriate Technology
  • Permaculture and Water
  • Growing Good Business Interview Series
  • Regenerative Farming
  • Better Gardening With Permaculture
  • Our Food Supply & Food Security
  • Fungi and Permaculture
  • Sustainable Biomass Combustion and Heating
  • Peak Everything
  • Permacuture In Practice: Real World Examples
  • Solar Technology
  • Ideas on The Verge: A Collaboration between New Society Publishers and Verge
  • Everything Gardens
  • PDC Pattern Videos
  • How Permaculture Changed My Life
  • 8 Forms of Capital
  • Permaculture and Diet
  • Swales - Urban and Rural
  • Concepts & Themes in Permaculture
  • Introduction to Permaculture
  • Resilient Homes Acreages and Farms
  • Snow Water Harvesting
  • What You Can You Do About Climate Change? 10 Part Series
  • How To Build an IBC Wicking Bed - DIY
  • How to Harvest Rainwater
  • The Groundswell Campus For Applied Sustainable Living
  • Make a Living With Permaculture/Farming
  • Verge PDC Grads Interview Series
  • The Eco-transformation of Our Urban Home

5 Gardens to Start this Spring!

In this guide, we explore five gardens that every viewer should consider starting this season. From market gardens to Hügelkultur, we’ll inspire you to cultivate your own green oasis no matter whether you're a beginner or expert gardener. No matter where you are in your journey, Verge has the courses, training and mentorship you need. Visit https://bit.ly/VergePermacultureJou... to learn more. _________________ CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro 0:46 Square Foot Garden 2:24 Community Garden 4:05 Market Garden 6:44 Hügelkultur 8:52 Raised Bed Garden 12:02 Bill Mollison's Gardening Wisdom
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When should you start your seedlings? #permaculture

No matter where you are in your journey, Verge has the courses, training and mentorship you need. Visit https://bit.ly/VergePermacultureJou... to learn more.
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This is how we make Soil Blocks! #permaculture

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Michelle's Tips for Seedling Care #permaculture

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Why FAMILY INVOLVEMENT is key in your permaculture projects!

No matter where you are in your journey, Verge has the courses, training and mentorship you need. Visit vergepermaculture.ca to learn more.
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Verge's 5 Step Process for Building Your Permaculture Projects

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What to do if you feel OVERWHELMED by Permaculture

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The Journey through Permaculture

No matter where you are in your journey, Verge has the courses, training and mentorship you need. Visit vergepermaculture.ca to learn more.
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We’re starting our Seedlings! | The Avis Farm

One of my favorite parts of the garden is starting seedlings! Today I walk through how to time the start of your plants and some different methods for starting seedlings. This is a new series we're starting on the Avis farm, documenting everything happening on our farm so please comment what you'd like to see more of! No matter where you are in your journey, Verge has the courses, training and mentorship you need. Visit https://bit.ly/VergePermacultureJou... to learn more. Michelle's Spreadsheet coming soon! ____________ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:40 Why start seedlings? 1:08 How to plan and prepare your seedlings 1:30 Factors to determine seedling start time 2:24 Examples of seedling start time 3:12 How do we start seedlings? 3:35 What is a soil block? 4:18 How do we make soil blocks? 7:27 Starting seedlings with the potting method 8:01 Starting seedlings in bulk! 9:12 Tips on caring for your seedlings
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Why Permaculturists Get Stuck | The Journey of a Permaculturist

We received a message from a student who, after taking a PDC, felt lost and confused as they tried to build their permaculture property. If you've ever felt like this, Rob explains why this is common and how he & others have overcome the overwhelm that is often present in permaculture. Understanding the journey and it's common speedbumps is essential to overcome the overwhelm and emerge with a deep sense of hope. No matter where you are in your journey, Verge has the courses, training and mentorship you need. Visit https://bit.ly/VergePermacultureJou... to learn more. Chapters: 0:00 Message from a lost student 1:05 Chapter 1: Excitement 1:57 Chapter 2: Overwhelm 2:52 Chapter 3: Taking a Permaculture Design Certificate 3:56 Chapter 4: Where most people get stuck 5:16 Chapter 5: Guiding processes 6:39 Challenges students face without following these steps 10:24 Chapter 6: Life as a Permaculturist 11:21 A message to my students
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The Gateway Drug to Rainwater Harvesting!

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You need to MONITOR your Permaculture Property

No matter where you are in your journey, Verge has the courses, training and mentorship you need. Visit vergepermaculture.ca to learn more.
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Why Diagnosis is so Important in Building Your Permaculture Property

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Is Using Water Runoff from Roads Safe?

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Earth ships have Temperature Problems!

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Why you Shouldn't use Diagonal Windows in your Home #earthship #permaculture

Don't for get to leave your suggestions for videos/images for rob to react to in the comments. Stay tuned for our Verge Permaculture Design Certificate Course this Spring! To learn the essentials of Rain Water Harvesting, Visit: https://vergepermaculture.ca/produc...
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AVOID this Rainwater Harvesting Tower

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Rob Reacts to Blue Rainwater Barrels

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Should You Build an Earth Ship? Rob Avis Reacts

There are so many permaculture designs and ideas to choose from for your property? But which are solid ideas and which ones are cool in concept. Rob Breaks down Rainwater Harvesting setups, Earth ships, water runoff from roads and more in this new series. Don't for get to leave your suggestions for videos/images for rob to react to in the comments. Stay tuned for our Verge Permaculture Design Certificate Course this Spring! To learn the essentials of Rain Water harvesting, Visit: https://vergepermaculture.ca/produc... Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:36 Blue Rainwater Harvesting Bin No. 1 2:20 Blue Rainwater Harvesting Bin No. 2 3:34 Hugelkultur Technique? 5:06 Earth Ship Design? 9:11 Is Water Runoff from Roads safe? 11:30 Rob's final Thoughts
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[Live Webinar] Intro to Passive Solar Greenhouse Design

--- EDUCATION --- Permaculture Design Course Spring & Fall https://vergepermaculture.ca/permac... Verge Permaculture Academy https://vergepermaculture.ca/verge-... Passive Solar Greenhouse Design Course: https://vergepermaculture.ca/passiv... Permaculture Design Certification: https://vergepermaculture.ca/pdc/ Build Your Permaculture Property: https://www.mypermacultureproperty.... Contour Map Generator: https://contourmapgenerator.com/ --- BOOKS --- Essential Rainwater Harvesting: A Guide to Home-Scale System Design: https://newsociety.ca/books/e/essen... Building your Permaculture Property: A 5-Step Process to Design & Develop Land: https://www.mypermacultureproperty.... --- CONNECT WITH US --- Meet the Verge Team: https://vergepermaculture.ca/meet-o... Website: https://vergepermaculture.ca/ Build Your Permaculture Property: https://www.mypermacultureproperty.... Ideas on the Verge Podcast: https://vergepermaculture.ca/iov/ Building your Permaculture Property Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/buildin... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vergeperma... FREE RESOURCES: As a special gift when you subscribe to our newsletter is that we’ll send you the link to download our drop-dead-gorgeous Blog Book: 50 breathtaking magazine-style pages of our most popular blog posts and articles over the past five years, from permaculture ABCs to property-buying, home design, eco-investing, and community retrofitting. Sign-up: http://bit.ly/2Dqjg5G Why should you reserve a place in your inbox for Verge’s newsletters? One reason: because we challenge the headlines and cultural paradigms with a whole different kind of alternative fact: Permaculture-inspired businesses can succeed – and restore the planet. And we’ll show you how to do it.
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