Drake James

Fountain surrounded by river rock, plants and mulch with flagstone pathway in background.

Backyard native plant scape with flagstone pathway and cedar chip pathways.

Flagstone pathway goes to right while cedar chip pathway goes to left. Fountain sits in middle, and many established native plants hug the perimeter.

Conventional backyard with astroturf and large stair case.

An update on a design and installation I did four falls ago.—the last photo shows what the backyard looked like when I arrived. 🌿

23.04.2025 06:10 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT A BUSINESS.

because some people are confused about that.

It exists to "establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty"

Not to make $$.

10.03.2025 21:57 — 👍 24    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

04.03.2025 22:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Soil is a crucial part of life & especially food production. Learn about the components of soil & what it means for food production, water storage, & nutrient availability in tropical, dryland, & temperate climates. Restore soil & soul. Essential skills for survival in hard times, like NOW.

28.02.2025 17:31 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Aah shoot! Just seeing this. Glad there was a great turnout!!

18.02.2025 07:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I like the concept! The website has way too many ads though to get through it.

13.02.2025 20:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

www.pdxpermaculture.com/pdc

13.02.2025 17:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That’s a great idea! I just went around the coop with board to extend their square footage under the coop a little. Doesn’t keep the snow from blowing in though!

13.02.2025 17:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Heading: Permaculture Design Course Intensive.” Dates: “July 20-30 2025.” Location: “Jean’s Urban Forest Farm, Portland.” Purple flowers rising up into a cone. Logo for “Permaculture Institute of North America,” and “PDX Permaculture Institute.” Web address: “www.pdxpermaculture.org/pdc.

Want to attend an in-person course and get your #Permaculture Design Certificate? There’s two opportunities coming up—an intensive this summer for a 2 wk immersive & another weekend course starting this next fall in #portlandor #milwaukieor #pdx I’ll be making some guest teacher appearances!

13.02.2025 17:23 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

🌱 All about:

> Ecological / permaculture design
> Food foresty
> Urban villages & interdependent community development
> Urban farming (chickens, bees, etc.)
> Grounded & place-based spirituality
> Nature experiences / crafting (for adults & kids)
> DIY & homesteading
> Holistic Health

#promosky

10.02.2025 04:49 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

That is by Jessica Perlstein, for Starhawk’s book The Fifth Sacred Thing 🌱📕 Great read and very applicable to these times if you haven’t read it!

10.02.2025 03:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What area did you move to? I’m from Vancouver (WA) and the Camas area.

10.02.2025 03:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Awesome! This larger scale food forest development, especially in areas that are historically drier, really captures the potential of permaculture to build resilient landscapes.

10.02.2025 02:29 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Absolutely 👏

10.02.2025 02:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m right over here on the Oregon side, so close by!

10.02.2025 02:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Awww thank you! 😍

09.02.2025 16:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you 😁 it’s felt so good to be seeing these skills develop more. All my many hundreds of hours drawing designs has really improved my drawing skills in other areas!

09.02.2025 16:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I do it mostly by hand, actually. I use Notion and Google Drive for a lot of note keeping, and in the last iteration of our business I had an iPad. We just reopened the company a month ago so hoping to get another, eventually, and when that happens would love to learn ProCreate. What about you?

09.02.2025 16:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It’s taken so much practice! I was just thinking back to my drawings from college over a decade ago and how undeveloped they were. I’ve tried to develop so many skills over the years and while many of them didn’t quite evolve with me, it’s a relief to see that drawing has!

09.02.2025 16:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great list! Thank you for the recommendations. I just signed up today. I think I’m a great fit for this list as well… will be posting more on regenerative education, design and stewardship 🌿

09.02.2025 07:44 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Image showcasing layers of a food forest with various sized trees, shrubs, ground cover, root and soil layers.

As an ecological designer, I feel pretty comfortable drawing out landscapes from a bird’s eye view—capturing plant and feature placements. I’m leaning into my growth edge and practicing other types of drawings, this one inspired from the back cover of “Practical Permaculture.”

09.02.2025 07:38 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 5    📌 0

Just wanted to say… earlier today I was on Notion and discovered your template for tracking annuals and perennials. It’s amazing! And then I signed up for Bluesky tonight and searched permaculture to find people to follow and you were the second profile to pop up. Thanks for what you’re doing!!

09.02.2025 06:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0