Realms

Realm n. [Middle English realme, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Old French reial, royal) of Latin regimen, government, from regere, to rule.]

A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom.
A field, sphere, or province: the realm of science.

This section provides reference information and documentation of our fields of interest and spheres of knowledge.

Gasland

A member of our local community, Josh Fox has done a tremendous job getting the word out about the impact that natural gas drilling has on the citizens and environment. Because of his message, the Upper Delaware River has been declared the most endangered river in the United States by American Rivers.

SkyDog projects is actively involved in this issue and helping to organize Flow Slow, a collaborative event that will take place on the Delaware River in September.

Aquafer

Aquafer showcases different aspects about water as it relates to our property. Current proposals to drill for natural gas in Pennsylvania and upstate New York threaten this naturally pristine watershed.

Permaculture Workshop - 11/7/09

SkyDog Farm Permaculture Workshop with Andrew Leslie Phillips

When: Saturday November 7th. 10am to 4pm

Where: SkyDog Farm
1724 County Rt., 23
Narrowsburg NY 12764

Contact: Andrea Reynosa 845.252.3518
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Enrollment: Suggested course fee of $75 per person ($65 for permaculture graduates) Please call in advance if you have questions the suggested tuition. Course limited to 15 participants

Workshop Description:

INSTALLING A MANDELA GARDEN (AND HERB SPIRAL):
Preparing for Next Season.

Applying principals of permaculture the workshop will install a no-till, sheet-mulched Mandela garden. Location and aspect, sectors and zones of use, the nature of compost and soil science will be explored as we design the garden exploring aspect, access and circulation, edge effect, keyhole gardening, mulching strategies, stacking functions, vertical gardening, seedlings and planting. This will be an introduction to basic permaculture design skills for garden, home and community. Workshop held Saturday November 7th from 10 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. and includes organic vegetarian lunch (or pot luck).

SkyDog Farm will provide finished compost, lots of cardboard to spread over the beds, hay and some tools. Participants should wear appropriate clothing and bring a sturdy pair of work gloves, a rake and shovel (if you have them) and a water bottle.

This will be a no-till garden and we’ll sheet mulch the space after laying it out.

It may also be possible to install a herb spiral and we need the same materials plus some nice stone to create the spiral which will be about six feet in circumference and four feet high. SkyDog Farm has plenty of blue stone to harvest from the old quarry behind the house for this special occasion.

Instructor: Andrew Leslie Phillips, Hancock Permaculture Center,
Teaches permaculture design skills & is lead consultant with Permaculture Design Solutions.
www.hancockpermaculutre.org
www.permaculturedesignsolutions.com

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Mandala Garden and Sprial Herb Bed

On Saturday, November 12th 2009, SkyDog Projects hosted a hands-on workshop that applied permaculture design ideas. Led by Andrew Leslie Phillips of Permaculture Design Solutions, we removed several existing raised beds and put in their place a mandala garden and an herb spiral. The group consisted of fellow permaculture instructors, farmers and artists, with much of the discussion focused around understanding the environment, the concepts of zones and sections, boundaries, and the application of natural forms (like a spiral or mandala) to provide efficient designs that getting more produce from a smaller footprint.

Our instructor, Andrew Phillips (right) discussing the gardening techniques with Galen Ballentine of Ant Hill Farms.

Removing the raised beds and the last remaining produce from this years garden.

The site of the mandala garden. The bamboo sticks on the ground are the edge of the spherical design, which Andrew is standing within and discussing how the walkways and keyholes would naturally fit into the new garden.

The mandala garden was created with layers of composted and green horse manure, cardboard and hay. The inner circle has a keyhole and is surrounded by a walkway and to provide easy access to all of the raised beds.

The herb spiral was created from our composted horse manure and blue stone harvested from our forests. The spiral design provides both direct sunlight and shade for a variety of species we plant next spring.

Maps

We have recently begun taking advantage of mapping technology to help us present our various landscape studies. Conceived as part of our workshop for the 2009 Conflux festival, the following links will help illustrate how some of our time lapse documentation fits into real landscapes.

Map of SkyDog Farm

Bridge Studies

Conflux 2009 Workshop

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