Sorry for two posts! Check out Quailsprings.org, Jim. They are doing
tons of stuff there, they have workshops, etc. They may not be as cold
as you but they are high drylands.

Cory

--- In polyculturepeople@yahoogroups.com, "Jim" <jcomer2001@...> wrote:
>
> Cory and friends,
>
> I am in the Mojave Desert (Hesperia, near the CalEarth people) and
curious about
> permaculture and polyculture. Apart from the Ashiwi and Moqui
nations, has anyone done
> permaculture and polyculture experiments in the high (cold! cold!
COLD!) desert?
>
> I use sunken "waffle garden" beds and greywater, and have some
permacrops (asparagus,
> Jerusalem artichokes, green onions) already in, but advice is
welcome (please).
>
> Hope all is well in permaculture land.
>
> Jim
>