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Fuller Field School
by Jeffery Heppler

KPI
Dec 14, 20216 min read
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PDC Graduate Starts Gardening Initiative in Manhattan
Gro Gardening Initiative By: Patty McKenna Toward the end of my Master of Public Health degree program, I convinced my graduate committee...

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Jun 20, 20213 min read
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Living with the Seasons and Turning Problems into Solutions: Spring Edition
What to do (and not to do) right now in your permaculture garden By: Stephanie Lambert The arrival of spring with some warmer days has me...

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Mar 23, 20217 min read
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Electric Fencing for Livestock
A Field Trip to Prairie Turnip Farm By: Jeffery Heppler Electric fencing from a permaculture perspective is used to provide disturbance...

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Dec 28, 20205 min read
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May 4, 20203 min read
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Reflections on a Tropical PDC
By Amber Lehrman, KPI Education Lead In October of last year, I was invited to help teach a PDC at Maya Mountain Research Farm (MMRF) in...

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Mar 24, 20202 min read
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4 Benefits of Contour Farming
By Sasha Banks-Louie Decades of tillage and a lack of cover cropping have caused serious harm to the world’s hillside cropland and its...

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Jan 28, 20193 min read
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'Slow Money' Helps Kansas Farmers Launch New Ventures, Lower Debt
By Sasha Banks-Louie High prices of farming equipment and the increasing costs of borrowing the money to pay for it, has pushed US...

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Dec 24, 20182 min read
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3 Ways To Master 'Healthy' Food Preservation
By Sasha Banks-Louie Students braved a chilly morning commute on Saturday, November 10 to gather in the cozy kitchen of the First Baptist...

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Nov 22, 20182 min read
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Solar Cooking: An Alternative To Summer Barbecues
By Bill Price, Co-Chair, Kansas Permaculture Institute, Board of Directors A lot of us love cooking outdoors and can’t imagine what...

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Apr 8, 20183 min read
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Berseem Clover: A Super Legume For Organic Horse Pastures
By Sasha Banks-Louie Organic farmers in Kansas have a particularly difficult time fixing nitrogen for equine forage crops. Spring rains...

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Mar 23, 20182 min read
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How To Design the Ultimate Rain Barrel System
By Ben Stallings Rain barrels have become popular water collection systems, but limitations in capacity and problems with overflow,...

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Feb 26, 20181 min read
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How Perennial Borders Can Increase Yields In Raised Vegetable Beds
By Amber Lehrman Planting perennials around the borders of raised vegetable beds is an ideal way to increase crop yields without costing...

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Jan 6, 20183 min read
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