Permaculture

Village Homes is our most obvious example of permaculture design in Davis, being world famous even. Sometime in the mid-80s there was a Davis-based "Permaculture Communications" that was active. Permaculture has been discussed and utilized by people involved in the Experimental College, the Domes at UCD, probably even at some of the co-housing or cooperatives here in town. Information is being researched and gathered about permaculture-type activities in Davis by the Davis Permaculture Users' Group http://www.dpug.blogspot.com. DPUG is hoping to present permaculture, sustainability and localization events in Davis.

Here are some Permaculture opportunities in Davis:

Project Compost, has free compost workshops where they give away free redworms; also composts over 250 tons of campus organic waste per year.

The Tri-Co-ops, has a couple of amazing organic gardens and orchards with houses running on a huge solar array, worm compost bins, a compost demonstration site, examples of sheet mulching and California natives, 4 bee hives which are used for both honey and pollination, amazingly designed cob benches, recycled art, and community living. Not to mention these folks know how to cook (vegetarian potlucks Sunday through Thursday, 7pm, open to the public).

Whole Earth Festival free festival with amazing people, music, free workshops and presentations, and lots of fun.

DPUG

Permaculture Activist magazine that has its roots in Davis

The Domes beautiful garden and a straw bale structured greenhouse

EC Gardens your opportunity to have your own garden plot and grow your own food