A Year at the Regenerative Design Institite (RDI)
It's hard to believe that the yearlong Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) program I signed up for at the Regenerative Design Institute has already come to an end. I initially thought I would blog about the program after each of our monthly classes, but instead, I've put together a visual overview of my year in the program, with beautiful photos from fellow classmate Kelly Stenhoff. Here are some highlights of the projects we tackled and observed over the year. Enjoy! Sheet mulching with cardboard and wood chips to suppress weeds and enrich the soil. Building a big, stinky compost pile with biodynamic treatments, led by one of our wise leaders, Lydia Neilsen. Planting cover crops from seed Sharing many delicious potluck lunches Water catchment and filtration systems Measuring on contour using a level (made out of sticks and a rock) and digging a swale, in order to... "teach water to walk." Practicing tri