Lois Stahl
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Jun- 2014 -6 June
Growing Trees and Reforestation
Acacia tree With Autumn in the Southern hemisphere it is an ideal time to plant trees, as the sap of…
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Mar- 2014 -13 March
Keeping Chickens
The scientific name for chickens is Gallus domesticus for domesticated chickens. Domesticated chickens have been bred by humans from Asian…
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Feb- 2014 -21 February
Building with Mud, and How to Build a Cob Oven
Cob is an earthen building material that is made of clay, sand, straw, and water. It has been used for…
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Jan- 2014 -16 January
Beekeeping – An Essential Part of Permaculture
Beekeeping can be labour-intensive during certain times of the year. Working with bees requires a gentle touch and calm disposition.…
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Oct- 2013 -9 October
Medicinal Plants
Medicinal plants are more than simply objects with useful chemical and symbolic aspects. They are living organisms that are functionally…
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Aug- 2013 -12 August
Controlling Garden Pests With Natural Remedies
Nature is a friend and not an enemy and we should aim to work together. Probably the most important lesson…
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Jul- 2013 -23 July
How to be Water Wise
We are constantly being reminded of the necessity to use water with great care, yet this does not mean we…
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19 July
Saving Seeds
Seeds are one of those many miraculous parts of nature that are just so hard to understand. What could be…
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15 July
Growing a Wild Garden
The following is adapted and extracted from the book – The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka (1978). Upon investigatiion, my…
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8 July
An Easy Way to Start a New Permaculture Garden
I think that many people find it daunting to start a new permaculture garden as it appears to be a…
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