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“I  missed my little backyard pond so much! It  had been stagnant for years. After consulting with patty on backyard plants for permaculture gardening, I showed her my one time pond and told her my dreams for it. To my happy surprise, she took on the project and created a lovely water feature in a single day! I know my pond was her first project of this nature and I am so happy and amazed at the transformation! It’s so peaceful sitting on my bench and watching and listening to the flowing water! Thanks, patty, for the wonderful work you did!”  ~ Bonnie Abrams, Rochester, NY – Backyard Pond Refurbishment

 

 

“I just wanted to thank you again for the work you did for us.  I just love the idea of zones and the premade decisions that puts in place.  It was lovely to not feel overwhelmed by our yard this spring.  I keep zone one nice and tidy and go out from that.  We are enjoying our home again because we aren’t as overwhelmed with the outside which is where we spend lots of time! Thanks again patty!” ~ Janet M., Rochester NY – Homeowner Consultation,  (from unsolicited email)

“I am so impressed with your work.  Thank you for putting so much time into it.  You have really revolutionized the way I look at my yard.” ~ Wendy Krug, Chili, NY

Permaculture Lifeways for Everyday Sustainability – presentation for SUNY Geneseo’s Office of Sustainability Campus Sustainability Month
“I wanted to reach out and echo the appreciation myself and the Office of Sustainability have for you in doing this presentation. It brought a sense of achievability and hopefulness to a conversation that can sometimes feel heavy and pessimistic. I have already had very positive feedback— your insight and poise have inspired our folks at Geneseo!” ~ Lauren Goulet, SUNY Geneseo

Lots of Food – public perennial food forest garden project founded by our own Patty Love – you can see two of our garden designs here:  http://lotsoffood.org/maps/garden-designs-and-base-maps/

Regenerative Living and Empowered Peaceful Actions – public presentation
Approximately 20 community members attended this Creating The Future Event where we watched The Growing Edge by Donna Read & Starhawk to establish a common knowledge base.  We brainstormed actionable ideas, big and small, to bring inspired local Regenerative Living actions to fruition in our own yards and our communities and co-created seed balls for Leprechaun gardening.
“So what is Regenerative Living? Patty came with a presentation, a film, and a carton of supplies to show us. First up, she had volunteers dusting the bookshelves. And more volunteers rubbing the backs of the dusters. And more volunteers reciting jokes to amuse those rubbing backs!  The point was made: we are to live in such a way as not just to sustain the world (sustainability), but to regenerate it.  And doing that can be great fun, if we do it together.   ~ Hank Stone, Coordinator of Creating The Future Series

Introduction to Permaculture for Master Gardeners
Nearly 50 Master Gardener Volunteers were introduced to permaculture in this 60 minute presentation.
“Patty Love is a great instructor/speaker! She is able to take complicated concepts and make them accessible. I am very appreciative of her bringing her educational message to our Master Gardener Volunteer group and would recommend her to any group interested in the health of our planet.”  ~ Karen Klingenberger, Program Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County

Edible Ed^TM Hands-on garden-based education at Clara Barton School
in collaboration with Rochester Roots, Inc. Director, Jan McDonald
More than 30 professional educators enjoyed this introductory workshop about Permaculture and Edible Forest Gardening (EFG).   Together we shared a hands-on experience in working to amend, re-plant, and sheet mulch courtyard gardens using permaculture principles and EFG methods.
“An articulate presenter,” says Jan McDonald.

STEM Camp at 4-H Camp Bristol Hills:
25 middle school aged children to enjoyed an introduction to Permaculture and Edible Forest Gardening (EFG) principles and then worked as teams to install 4 EFG polycultures.
“Patty engaged youth in age appropriate permaculure experiences.  Her presentation was hands-on from planting to tasting.  This helped lead to a key outcome of over 50% of participants increasing their knowledge of different methods of growing fruit and vegetables.” ~ Susan Coyle, 4-H Program Assistant, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Wayne County