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I have developed three different ecologies that can be added to a converted pool separately from the filter modules. The plant component can be made up of: 1) Only California natives. 2) A majority of California natives with some edibles. … Continue reading →

I have been adding a few of these plants to some of my pool conversions. I have also been mind boggled at the biology in my 2 newest conversions. It maybe the time of year but the damselfly larvae population … Continue reading →

The long and daring career of Harriet Tubman, explained briefly Source: You have no idea how hardcore Harriet Tubman really was Fighting for what is beneficial for the human race is what permaculture is about. Read the story! Harriet Tubman … Continue reading →

A study finds the world’s most widely used herbicide turning up in a bunch of morning favorites. Source: What’s for Breakfast? How About Some Monsanto Weed Killer? Yeah but organic free-range eggs? Wow Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

Most of the diversity outlined on the new tree has been hiding in plain sight. Source: Scientists Unveil New ‘Tree of Life’ Humans, plants, gorillas, chimpanzees, dinosaurs, lizards, birds, shrimp, fish, all are in the amoebozoa. :-) Spread the Good … Continue reading →

Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that there is now enough evidence to definitively say that the Zika virus can cause unusually small heads, brain damage and other neurological problems in infants born to … Continue reading →

Just a leisurely stroll around the orchard produced…. Bunches of ladybug larvae Bunches of ladybug pupa 6 little California toad juveniles I was walking along and noticed something move thought it was a big bug and it was a little … Continue reading →

I repeatedly tell all my clients that a pool conversion is going to take some time.  Pesticides, chlorine, and other chemical toxins are instant gratification, and natural systems are not. In just a couple of months I can transition a … Continue reading →

This morning I poured a bucket of gooo down a gopher hole that was heading for my Asian pear and had already gotten a bit too close for my comfort. A little while ago I went out, and stopped to … Continue reading →

A dragonfly larvae Maybe a month or two away from a dragonfly this summer. But Grandma what big teeth you have. The whitish triangle underneath its head is a hinged arm that can shoot forward and grab pray. This little … Continue reading →