permaculture

[Justin Hahn <justin.hahn@gmail.com>]

Thank you, Jason. Wonderful insight about the keystone species.
Do you folks keep records, or a paper trail? One of the key yields of our
organization is an open record of process. We don't make emails public, but
meetings from minutes and strategy discussions are. Do you all have
something similar we might be able to use as a resource?
Once again, thank you very much.

Justin Hahn
On Oct 24, 2011 5:36 PM, "Jason Gerhardt" <jasongerhardt@gmail.com> wrote:

> Justin,
> I teach a permaculture program at Naropa University in Boulder, CO, where
> we
> are implementing permaculture designed landscapes around campus.  Naropa is
> a very alternative school so this may not be the best example to break into
> the land grants or anything, but I'll detail what we are doing.
>
> In 2008 the previous instructor networked and fundraised for a large
> geodesic dome greenhouse to hold physical space for the program.  Since I
> began teaching the program we have designed the greenhouse, cramming it
> with
> mostly dry subtropical plants of fig, citrus, pomegranate, passiflora, tea,
> spineless nopale, feijoa, etc.  We also have an aquaponics system inside
> the
> greenhouse.  We are currently implementing a rainwater harvesting food
> forest around the greenhouse and outdoor classroom.  Last spring my
> students
> helped build a large annual garden for the university cafe, implementing a
> design done in a previous class.
>
> My students are now designing the first and second year dormitory building
> and grounds.  The landscape manager has been charged with redesigning that
> space to be implemented throughout the next couple years.
>
> The biggest success that has been accomplished is getting the landscape
> management on board, which fortunately for me was a breeze as we get along
> very well.  The landscape manager is sitting in on my class to earn his PDC
> certificate.  We have long term relationships in place with funding from
> the
> Environmental Studies department and buy in from facilities.
>
> Another college in Arizona, Prescott College, also has a solid campus of
> fruit trees, rainwater harvesting, and edible gardens.  As a student at
> Prescott College I began a cafe garden project and then completed a senior
> project to build numerous gardens on campus to support the agroecology
> program as an urban component.  This project was implemented and continues
> to be used as a key part of the curriculum 5 years later.  Again, the key
> to
> success was working with the invisible structures of the college to get buy
> in from facilities management, faculty, and administration.
>
> The plants themselves are great, but in my experience the people are the
> keystone species in the ecosystem of institutional permaculture
> landscaping.
>
> Andrew Millison (who is on this list) will likely have some great feedback
> on this topic from Oregon State University.
>
> --
> Jason Gerhardt
> Designer and Educator
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