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The following are articles written by members of D Acres, and/or about D Acres. Depending on your internet connection, PDFs may take a moment to load.
North Country News Articles ~all articles originally published in North Country News by Beth Weick unless otherwise noted~ *Sauerkraut Feb 2012 *Permaculture 2012 Jan. 2012 *Wood Heat Jan. 2012 *Humanure Dec. 2011 *Greenhouse Clean-out Dec. 2011 *Perennial Plantings Nov. 2011 *Leaves Nov. 2011 *Wall St. Occupation Oct. 2011 *Curing Potatoes Oct. 2011 *Bread CSA Sept. 2011 *Theater & Farming Sept. 2011 *Coldframes Sept. 2011 *Drought August 2011 *Farm Day 2011 August 2011 *Garlic Scapes July 2011 *Potato Hilling July 2011 *Lawn Care June 2011 *Solar Power June 2011 *Local Goods Guide 2011 May 2011 *Compost May 2011 *Mud Season April 2011 *Earth Day April 2011 *Sugaring Time April 2011 *Winter Diet March 2011 *Ducks March 2011 *Sustainable Communities Feb. 2011 *Winter Reality Feb. 2011 *Permaculture Design Course 2011 Jan. 2011 *Soup Jan. 2011 *2011 Theme Dec. 2010 *Buckets Dec. 2010 *Herbal Tea Nov. 2010 *Know Your Food Nov.2010 *Process of Consensus Oct. 2010 *Night Sky Oct. 2010 *Garlic Oct. 2010 *Pond Ecosystem Sept. 2010 *Labor Day Sept. 2010 *Food Sovereignty Aug. 2010 *Piglets Aug. 2010 *Berry Season July 2010 *Baker River Appreciation Day July 2010 *Pottery at D Acres by Ethan Hamby & Beth Weick June 2010 *Local Food Guide June 2010 *Water Catchment May 2010 *Spring's Arrival May 2010 *Spring Greens April 2010 *Hard Work April 2010 *Barn Dancing April 2010 *Maple Sugaring March 2010 *Seeding Indoors March 2010 *Open Mic Events Feb. 2010 *Winter Logging Feb. 2010 *Frozen Pipes Jan. 2010 *Veggie Oil Power Jan. 2010 *Local Food Dec. 2009 *Art and Community Dec.2009 *Buy Nothing Day Nov. 2009 *Chicken Care Nov. 2009 *Apple Picking Nov. 2009 *Bread Baking Oct. 2009 *Root Cellaring Oct. 2009 *Traditional Arts & Ecology Jan. 2009
* Permaculture Applications at D Acres (40 minutes) * Josh presents at Pease Library on Mid-Season Gardening (1hr) * Oxen in the Permaculture System * Vegetable Oil Powered Wood Chipper * Pigs in the No-Till Permaculture System * Wintertime Chores at the Farm * Cob Oven at D Acres * Bulb Division and Transplanting * Solar Dehydration * Cooking with the Seasons Episode #1 * Recycled Solar Hot Shower Water * Local Foods Plymouth PSA * Beth Transplants Annuals * Beth Seeds Beans * Josh talks Nutrition at PSU Oct 2011 *2009 Traditional Arts Fair * D Acres GrassRoots Activist Part 1 & Part 2 * Josh presents "Backyard Gardening in Grafton County" * Keith Morris Presents "Humans as Keystone Species" * Lisa DePiano Presents on Pedal Powered Community Building * Lee Webster Presents "Green Burial Alternatives" * Woodshop & Blacksmith Promo Video For Traditional Arts Fair * Assorted Staff Interviews (Josh, Regina, Beth, Dustin) & Tour * Permaculture Ethics and Principles Narrative * Bread and Puppet Theater at the Flying Monkey Plymouth * Pioneers of SustainAbility: Developing a Local Food System * On the Common Puppetry with RMP Conspiracy * Open Mic Hosted by the Goodhue Band 9/2/11 * On the Common Soup Nite with Geoff Goodhue * On the Common Soup Nite with Modern Times Theater * On the Common Soup Night with Black Bear Moon * On the Common Soup Night with Martin Decato * Josh via webcam with Gary Hirshberg, CEO of Stonyfield Yogurt
D Acres Radio *NH Public Radio Segment on D Acres
Alternative Building
*The D Acres Cob Oven Project 2002/2003 by Joy Payton (posted Spring 2004 *Alternative Building Workshop Guide July 2004 (pdf) by Alex Edleson & staff (posted July 2004) *Alternative Building Weekend Workshop Guide August 2004 (pdf) compiled by staff and interns (posted August, 2004) *Alternative Building Workshop Guide September 2004 (pfd) compiled by staff and interns (posted October, 2004) *Homemade Earthen Plaster by Lisa Pezzino & staff (posted December 2004) *Building with the Earth in Mind & Hand by Josh Trought, as published in Permaculture Magazine No. 44 Summer 2005 (posted February 2005) *A Leafy Retreat: Treehouses Provide Communion with Nature, by Kevin LeShane, as published in E, The Environmental Magazine Vol. XIX, No. 2, March/April 2008 (posted May 2008)
Forestry
*A Guide to Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation (pdf) by Jenn McCoy (posted June 2004) *Sustainable Forestry by Sam Payton (posted August 2004) *Sustainable Forestry with Oxen workshop handout (pdf) by Josh Trought and Abby Holm (posted March 2005) *Woodlot To Woodcraft by Abby Holm, as published in Small Farmer's Journal Summer 2005 (posted May 2005) *The Trees of D Acres by Brandon Grossman (posted August 2005) *Trail Guide - a map of the woodland trails at D Acres, by Brandon Grossman (posted August 2005) *Maple Sugaring (posted April 2011) *Living by Wood by Bethann Weick, as published in Permaculture Activist No. 83, Spring 2012
Energy
* Bicycle Powered Food Processor, Blender & Grain Mill by Joey Kile (p Dec '11) * Dual Recumbent Bicycle Power Station by Joey Kile (posted Dec 2011) * Methane Digestion Part 1 by Joey Kile (posted Nov 2011) * Bicycle Power Take-Off by Joey Kile ( posted Nov 2011) * Bicycle Powered Washing Machine by Joey Kile (posted Nov 2011) *Running on Empty : Searching for Transportation Solutions by Josh Trought (posted Dec 2006) *Biofuels by Josh Trought (posted Jan 2007) *D Acres Hosts Innovative Solar Research Project by Laura Richardson (posted Jan 2008) * Nimbys and the Northern Pass by Josh Trought (posted Jan 2011)
Herbal and Natural Medicine *Getting to Know Our "At Risk" and "To Watch" Native Medicinal Plants by Micki Visten (posted August 2004) *Preparing Medicinal Oils & Salves by Micki Visten (posted August 2004) *Natural Medicines of the Northern Forest by Lauren Buyofsky (posted July 2007)
Gardening *Compost this Newspaper! by Josh Trought (posted June 2004) *Preparing A Vegetable Plot - Workshop Handout (pdf) by Josh Trought & Micki Visten (posted October 2004) *Perennial Forest Gardening by Josh Trought (posted April 2005)
(Click on a photo to enlarge the BackHome article or click on the link below to read the text to A Guide to Creating a No-Till Garden) *A Guide to Creating a No-Till Garden By Michelle Nowak (posted Feb. 2006) *North East Food Poverty by Josh Trought (posted Jan 2007) * Pruning (pdf) by Josh Trought (posted March 2007) *Farming for the Future by Dr. Richard Churchill (as published in People, Places, and Plants, Early Summer 2008, posted August 2008) *We're On You Tube with the Urban Healer! Check out this brief video clip to learn about the benefits of organic tomatoes, healing properties of calendula, and nutritional healing: Live from D Acres
Josh via webcam with Gary Hirshberg, CEO of Stonyfield Yogurt
*Indoor Seeding & Transplanting (posted April 2011) *Pig-powered Potatoes: A Story of Land Transformation by Bethann Weick, as published in Permaculture Activist Winter 2011-12
Kitchen *Making Tempeh compiled by The Tempeh Wizard's Guild - ringleader Alex Edleson (posted October 2004) *Maintaining our Health in Winter by Micki Visten (posted February 2005) *Brewing A recipe for Pale Ale compiled by Sam Payton and Josh Trought with many thanks to our teacher John Morrissey (posted October 2005) *May Field Notes: D Acres by Lisa Brown as published in NH Magazine (posted October 2008)
The Movement *The Season Begins: Spring Comes to Dorchester by Bethann Weick, as published in Small Farmer's Journal, Fall 2011 *Week in the Life at D Acres by Bethann Weick, as published in Small Farmer's Journal, Spring 2011 *D Acres Farm Profile by Bethann Weick, as published in Small Farmer's Journal, Spring 2009
*Global Citizenship and Local Sustainability by Miss Fay Strongin, as published in Issues magazine, (posted March 2009) *In 2009: A Resolution to Conserve by Josh Trought (posted Jan 2009) *Permaculture, Community & Home by Josh Trought (posted Nov 2008) *A Farm Full of Ideas by Kathleen Hatt, as published in Farming: The Journal of Northeast Agriculture, August 2008 (posted Oct 2008) *Diversity in Community: Animals in the D Acres Integrated Farm System by Lauren Buyofsky and Bill Errickson, as published in Permaculture Activist No. 68 Fall 2007 (posted December 2007)
*Food
From Waste: Getting Piggy with Integrated Waste Management by Josh
Trought, as published in Permaculture Activist No. 67 Summer 2007
*New Years Resolutions by Josh Trought (posted Jan 2007) *How to Avoid Hazardous Waste in the Home by Josh Trought (posted Jan 2007) *Over-Consumption by Josh Trought (posted Jan 2007) *Making use of Waste by Josh Trought (posted March 2006) *Expectations by Josh Trought (posted February 2005) *The Rainbow Caravan for Peace by Josh Trought (posted July 2004)
Useful Links
Audubon Society of New Hampshire A nonprofit statewide membership organization, is dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and habitat throughout the state.
Animá Learning Center & Women's Sanctuary Wilderness retreats, studentships, and practice of the medicine woman tradition in New Mexico.
Maine-based artists creating anti-copyright images that can be used as educational and organizing tools.
Cheap Art & Political Theater in Vermont.
Center for Sustainable Practice Innovative White River Jct, Vermont organization dedicated to applications of spiritual and practical sustainability.
Deer Isle Hostel A great place to see and be in Maine
Earthaven
is an aspiring ecovillage in a mountain forest setting near Asheville,
North Carolina. Farmstays A blog about accommodations at farms by the 2005 Garden manager, Michelle Novak.
A great source for cold-hardy selections especially adapted to our demanding Northeast climate.
G.A.L.A. (Global Awareness Local Action) A unique community organization doing great things with great vibes. Gala is based in Wolfeboro NH.
The Gaia Associations founding mission is the promotion of sustainable societies, mainly by creating human settlements based on the practice of Permaculture systems and methods.
A global confederation of people and communities that are dedicated to restoring the land and living "sustainable plus" lives by putting more back into the environment than we take out.
Garden of Life - A blog about a new farm in Argentina.
Providing people with the information and resources needed to find, create, maintain and support intentional communities of all kinds.
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), formed in 1971, is the oldest and largest state organic organization in the country.
Modern Times Theater - A dynamic entertainment team that utilizes puppetry, music and cardboard art to send an important message to audiences of all ages.
New Hampshire Institute of Agriculture & Forestry Links beginner farmers with land, resources and educational opportunity.
New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association The New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association provides NH residents with an effective resource to help through the process of incorporating renewable energy and sustainable technologies into their lives.
Northeast Organic Farmers Association of New Hampshire Promotes the use of organic growing methods by farmers and gardeners and community-based food systems in New Hampshire.
NorthEast Permaculture Wikispaces The collective voice of Permaculture in New England.
A list of sustainable farms, projects, and organizations that invite volunteers to help out.
North America's leading (& the world's longest-lived) permaculture periodical.
Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative Formed in 2004 to encourage energy conservation, energy efficiency practices and to promote the use of renewable energy at the residential level in Plymouth, NH.
Natural Area and Nature Center, Rumney, NH
Offers hands-on workshops in solar, wind and water power and natural building technologies in 11 locations
Dedicated to conserving for the public benefit the natural beauty, peaceful character and unique resource values of the lakes and surrounding area.
The largest publicly traded wholesale distributor to the natural and organic products industry.
Protecting native medicinal plants of the United States and Canada and their native habitat while ensuring an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants for generations to come.
Works
to engage citizens in community life and to foster the long-term
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