Learn Permascaping

Resources to learn permaculture and why it should be your best friend.

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Urban Farm Podcast #839: Jérémy Chevallier on Food Forest Innovations
Urban Farm Podcast #839: Jérémy Chevallier on Food Forest Innovations

Building food in our everyday landscapes

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3 Principles to Healthy Living Soil
3 Principles to Healthy Living Soil

Keep it quiet, covered, and planted

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The Case Against Fake Turf in 2025
The Case Against Fake Turf in 2025

It’s poisoning your kids

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What is “landscaping” anyway?
What is “landscaping” anyway?

An opportunity to regenerate the Earth

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Moringas > Unicorns
Moringas > Unicorns

No more tech for tech’s sake

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Back to Basics: From Tech to Soil
Back to Basics: From Tech to Soil

We will all return to it someday

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Events

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Moore Family Backyard Permablitz!
May 16
Moore Family Backyard Permablitz!

Learn how to practice permaculture landscaping as we transform this family’s property & life forever!

Mesquite Harvesting Walk and Mesquite Milling class at the Chandler Nature Center
Jun 13
Mesquite Harvesting Walk and Mesquite Milling class at the Chandler Nature Center

Kelly returns for the third year in a row with her mesquite milling machine demo, wild food tastings, and a plant walk through the park, including harvesting mesquite beans.

Sponsored by the City of Chandler.

Free for adults. Also, teens and children who are interested.

Mesquite Bean Harvesting Walks – June 14 & 20
Jun 14
Mesquite Bean Harvesting Walks – June 14 & 20

Learn how to harvest mesquite beans. Which trees?  How to process them into flour and drinks.

Taste the Sonoran Desert: Mesquite Flour Milling & More at the Maricopa County Home Show
Jul 17
Taste the Sonoran Desert: Mesquite Flour Milling & More at the Maricopa County Home Show

Come taste the Sonoran Desert with the one and only Cactus Kelly at this end of summer Maricopa County Home Show!

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Case Studies

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Plant Selection

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Willow Acacia (Acacia salicina)
Willow Acacia (Acacia salicina)
Green Hopseed Bush (Dodonaea viscosa)
Green Hopseed Bush (Dodonaea viscosa)
Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis)
Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis)
Desert Hackberry (Celtis pallida, syn. Celtis ehrenbergiana)
Desert Hackberry (Celtis pallida, syn. Celtis ehrenbergiana)
Angelita Daisy (Tetraneuris acaulis, syn. Hymenoxys acaulis)
Angelita Daisy (Tetraneuris acaulis, syn. Hymenoxys acaulis)
Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
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Full plant selection