Building Permanent Culture in Knoxville

June 2010 Blog Posts (4)

Urban Beekeeping

Hi Folks,

Bee update: it is possible to keep bees on a 1/4 acre lot inside Knoxville city limits. I have been having a compelling learning experience with my first attempt at beekeeping this year. I have one hive next to my garden. This hobby has been somewhat expensive to get going (unless you are a woodworker and can build your own hives), but I am hoping to sustain it for years and grow my knowledge base as I go along, and see my investment requirements diminish as I get…

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Added by Jennifer A. Hoffman on June 25, 2010 at 9:22pm — 2 Comments

The Value of the Guild

Why am I here is one of the most basic of philosophical questions. It falls between "who am I" and "does it matte?". You have to know who you are to know why you are here (the doctor is at the hospital for one reason, the patient for another). Does it matter is a question of value-do I, or this place/situation, benefit from me being here?

In just under two years, the Knoxville Permaculture Guild has grown to over 400 members. The proliferation of individual…

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Added by Frank Callo on June 25, 2010 at 11:23am — No Comments

Birdhouse in Search of a Gardener

Hello there,

The Birdhouse has a nice hugelkultur bed put in last year and we're in looking for someone to manage it. The food we grow goes to support Food Not Bombs, a activist group that prepares weekly vegetarian meals to share downtown.

Half of the bed is in shade (where we hope to put in some shade-loving perennials) and the other half gets full sun. We can provide tools, labor, and money for seeds and plant starts, but we need help with the planning and scheduling of… Continue

Added by katie ries on June 14, 2010 at 1:56pm — No Comments

KNS - Look for Monday morning article on chickens

A News-Sentinel reporter and photographer came to our house to interview my wife Wendy and we've been told that the article will appear on the front page of the Knoxville News-Sentinel Monday morning.

Please make a positive comment on the story if you can. I generally loathe the comments section, however, I would like to see chicken lovers mobilize and have their voices heard before Tuesday's meeting.

Added by Joel Southern on June 12, 2010 at 4:14pm — 3 Comments