Our Case Studies/ Field Trips Include:
Wing and A Prayer Native Pollinator Nursery, in Cummington, MA, is a diverse perennial native plant nursery focused on fostering habitat for native pollinators.
Big River Chestnuts Farm, in Sunderland, MA, is a commercial agroforestry system based on chestnuts, small fruit, and chickens.
Cricket Field Town Park and Agroforestry Demonstration, in Buckland MA, is a budding project to highlight agroforestry techniques such as coppicing and edible forest gardening.
Humble Abode Permaculture Nursery, in Ashfield, MA, is a wonderful grower of perennial food crops (fruits, berries, nuts, etc) and ships out bare root plants.
Wildside Cottage and Gardens in Conway, MA, is home and homestead of a remarkable woman, Sue Bridge, who has created a model demonstration by creating an edible ecosystem across her forest, meadow, field, rice paddy, forest garden, and market garden, with an earth-bermed greenhouse and root cellar, off-the-grid energy generation, a living roof and a very 'green' home.
Salmon Falls Land Association in Shelburne Falls, MA, is an incredibly inspirational housing association, with energy efficient homes, community garden plots, a permaculture community orchard project.
Previous Sites Have Included:
Sirius EcoVillage and Community in Shutesbury, MA, is the longest-standing intentional community, ecovillage, and retreat center in the northeastern USA! Sirius employs ecologically regenerative methods of living and a consensus-style governance process. It is always an inspiration to witness life at the ecovillage.
Hickory Gardens is a homestead in Leverett, MA, designed and managed by Jono Neiger, a lead designer of Regenerative Design Group. Jono's site is in existence for well over a decade now, and offers a chance to learn from well established systems (forest gardens, orchard, culinary zone 1 gardens, water catchment, energy efficiency in the home, etc). A visit with Jono at Hickory Gardens is always an inspiring experience!
The Franklin Dining Commons Garden is the UMASS Amherst Permaculture Initiative Site found at the Franklin Dining Commons at the UMASS Amherst, MA Campus. This is the site that won the White House Campus Champions for Change Award in 2012.
Big River Chestnuts Farm, in Sunderland, MA, is a commercial agroforestry system based on chestnuts, small fruit, and chickens.
Cricket Field Town Park and Agroforestry Demonstration, in Buckland MA, is a budding project to highlight agroforestry techniques such as coppicing and edible forest gardening.
Humble Abode Permaculture Nursery, in Ashfield, MA, is a wonderful grower of perennial food crops (fruits, berries, nuts, etc) and ships out bare root plants.
Wildside Cottage and Gardens in Conway, MA, is home and homestead of a remarkable woman, Sue Bridge, who has created a model demonstration by creating an edible ecosystem across her forest, meadow, field, rice paddy, forest garden, and market garden, with an earth-bermed greenhouse and root cellar, off-the-grid energy generation, a living roof and a very 'green' home.
Salmon Falls Land Association in Shelburne Falls, MA, is an incredibly inspirational housing association, with energy efficient homes, community garden plots, a permaculture community orchard project.
Previous Sites Have Included:
Sirius EcoVillage and Community in Shutesbury, MA, is the longest-standing intentional community, ecovillage, and retreat center in the northeastern USA! Sirius employs ecologically regenerative methods of living and a consensus-style governance process. It is always an inspiration to witness life at the ecovillage.
Hickory Gardens is a homestead in Leverett, MA, designed and managed by Jono Neiger, a lead designer of Regenerative Design Group. Jono's site is in existence for well over a decade now, and offers a chance to learn from well established systems (forest gardens, orchard, culinary zone 1 gardens, water catchment, energy efficiency in the home, etc). A visit with Jono at Hickory Gardens is always an inspiring experience!
The Franklin Dining Commons Garden is the UMASS Amherst Permaculture Initiative Site found at the Franklin Dining Commons at the UMASS Amherst, MA Campus. This is the site that won the White House Campus Champions for Change Award in 2012.
