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‘Talk Permaculture To Me’ bumper and bike stickers are here

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

3″ x 11″ bumper sticker

           1.5″ x 5″ bike sticker

Cost…

 For  1x-10x green bumper stickers the cost is $2.00 each. After the first 10x they are $1.50 each.

 For  1x-10x black bike stickers the cost is $.75 each. After the first 10x they are $.50 each.

Then Please add a shipping and handling charge of…

 Your total amount for stickers                   Add this amount for shipping and handling

$5.00 or under                                              $1.00

$5.01 - $15.00                                             $2.50

$15.01 - $30.00                                           $5.00

$30.01 - $50.01                                           $8.00

over $50                                                        please e-mail first for shipping charge

send orders to Dan Dorsey   221 E. Linden  Tucson, AZ  85705    any questions on ordering or on your order please e-mail dorsey@dakotacom.net    

We accept:

1. checks or money orders made out to Dan Dorsey

2. cash $5 or under

3. Credit card via PayPal for orders over $25. Please send an inquiry to the above e-mail for use of PayPal 

 Please enclose your shipping address and your contact info - phone and/or e-mail with your order.

thank you.

 

Brad’s New Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond - Voume 2 is out

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Brad’s second volume of his three volume set on Rainwater Harvesting is in bookstores and available from his website. This second volume is all about how to set up water harvesting earthworks.

Dan and Barbara are featured in Tucson Green Magazine

Monday, May 5th, 2008

In the April 2008 issue of Tucson’s Green Magazine, Barbara and Dan (and their sites) are featured in an article on Permaculture. They describe how Permaculture is about observing and duplicating nature’s patterns, so we can design and build places that take care of people and take care of the environment.

From the article…  ‘ A fine local example (of Permaculture) is Dan Dorsey’s place in central Tucson. Known today as the Mesquite Tree Permaculture Site, a decade ago his yard was devoid of practically everything except packed down dirt.

“It was a totally barren site, hardly a blade of grass growing”, he said. “In fact, this used to be the neighborhood parking lot.” Today Dorsey’s lot is a thriving site in the middle of Tucson that bears fruit, attracts wildlife, and uses naturally collected water.’

before mesquite tree backyard

after mesquite tree backyard

Mesquite Tree Before and After Pictures 

‘Barbara Rose, sitting on a rock filled cage that slows overland water flow at her own site, stresses another important point in Permaculture: “Get a buddy, find even one person in your neighborhood (already) doing Permaculture”. She added that resources to learn from are also widely available on line, in books, and through Permaculture teachers in the Tucson area.’