Thanks to a huge amount of research by local community gardener, artist, and food purveyor Laurel Kirtz, I’m happy to point to a new page on this blog, Resources. There you’ll find lists and pointers to Boston-area local-food-friendly grocers, events, cooking resources, farms, restaurants, and more.
I’m only beginning to sink my teeth into all of it, and hope to at least get links in place for more of the listed resources that have web presences. Corrections and additions are most welcome (my email’s over on the right side of the page).
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This past fall, I had the chance to spend an educational and enjoyable weekend doing the first two days of the world-renowned permaculture design course, led by Dick Pierce and hosted by the Green Grease Monkey guys at their HQ in Brighton.
Though I’d been reading about permaculture and talking to permaculturists for a few years, there’s really no replacement for spending some concentrated time going through a well-ordered learning process. In particular, some of the basic concepts about energy flow and the benefits of different sorts of edges had previously escaped me, but now I’m starting to see them all over the place.
Based on my experience, I heartily endorse the two-day course for anyone interested in the stuff I write about on this blog, and I’m happy to pass on the news from Dick (after sitting on it for quite a while) that the same two-day course is being offered this coming weekend, April 12-13, and as of a few days ago there were still a few slots — more info here (PDF).
If that’s not an option or not enough permaculture for you, Dick is going to be doing two full-length (nine day) courses later in the year, one in June in Greenfield, NH (PDF) and one in September on Martha’s Vineyard (PDF). Of special interest for people such as myself who’ve been through the two-day course, is that having done so cuts the full course down to seven days. Although getting the time free will be a challenge, I’m fixin’ to find a way to get out to the Vineyard course — maybe I’ll see some of you there.