Perennial veggies that work here: (Salida , CO, 7,000 FT. arid)

Asparagus, Rhubarb, walking onions, lovage, horseradish, Jeruselem artichokes, nettles (cooked of course), safir celery, salad burnet, sorrel, prickly-pear cactus, dandelion (I know everyone hates these), purslane, good king henry, chickweed, balsamroot, perennial sunflowers, jerusalem artichoke

Trying: turkish rocket, groundnut, ramps, welsh onion, skirret,

Other useful perennial things :

Seasonings: French tarragon, chives, garlic chives, oregano, marjoram, thymes, sage, costmary, parsley (bi-annual)

Teas: lemon balm, mints, chamomile, fennel

Reseeders (if you let them): lettuces, arugula, carrots, parsnips, peas, cilantro, orach, dill, borage (flowers tasty), lamb’s quarters. Strawberry spinach

Berries and fruits: goji, raspberry, gooseberry, strawberries (alpine), nanking cherry, serviceberry (alnifolia,sp?), chokecherry, Netleaf Hackberry, currants,

Nuts: hazelnuts, burgambel oak (a cross that bears yearly),

Medicinals: red clover, valerian, self heal, Echinacea, comfrey, dandelion, hops, lavendar, lemon balm, hyssop, horehound, feverfew, calendula (reseeder), bee balm (reseeder), mullein (reseeder), plantain, rue

Good starting point with this combo: Turkish rocket, garlic chives good king henry, white clover

Resources:

Burgamble oak http://www.nuttrees.com

Netleaf hackberry http://www.forestfarm.com/product.php?id=5797

Turkish rocket:

http://www.eagleridgeseeds.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&category_id=26&flypage=flypage.tpl&manufacturer_id=1&page=shop.product_details&product_id=19&Itemid=3&vmcchk=1&Itemid=3

Sorrel, good king henry, orach, purslane, lamb’s quarters, strawberry spinach, chickweed, nettles: http://www.bountifulgardens.org

Nutty Groundnut, Jerusalem Artichoke, ramps, welsh onion, Balsamroot and much more: http://oikostreecrops.com

Ark Valley Permaculture

2011 Potlucks with a Purpose

Come Mingle and Learn

Feb 2: 5:30PM Permaculture Ethics and Principles

Discussing the design basics of Pc and how to use them

Mar 2: 5:30PM Permaculture Tips for the Garden

Things to do to create a good ecological system in your garden

Mar 26: 9AM-5PM "Tooley's Fruit Tree Essentials"

This is an all day workshop with Gordon Tooley, premier

high altitude, heirloom fruit tree grower.A morning

session of an overview of orcharding and a grafting demo.

The afternoon will be some actual pruning on old and young trees.

Bare root trees can be ordered ahead of time. Grafting rootstock

will also be available for those who want to grow some more of

those great old fruit trees in town. Cost $75. More info soon.

May 11: 4:30PM Sheet Mulching

Get down and dirty discussing the soil. Needed: 2 yards as

Worksites. Volunteers? You must commit to gathering all the

sheet mulching materials!! Let us know who you are so we can plan.

June 8: 4:30PM Solar Dehydrator

Building your own to dry your fruits and veggies. This

will be “a put your own dehydrator together” party. Further info

will be available as we get closer to the date

Our format for these get-togethers will be:

Teaching 30-45 minutes, discussion 15 minutes and

work if scheduled, then the eating, drinking and

merriment - as long as we want

Place: Mostly at 9020 CR 150A, Smeltertown, (Merry’s house)

Want more info??? Contact:arkvalleypermaculture@gmail.com

Or phone Merry 539-1198 Denise 539-2906

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