Fencing
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Beyond Eggs – Part 1
Well-managed chickens can provide eggs and meat as well as composting assistance, sanitation and pest reduction, soil amendment services, and…
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Raising Pigs — Part 4
Electric fencing works very effectively for pigs, IF you give them the right first impressions of it. Pigs see most…
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Elephants Find an Unlikely New Ally: Bees
Finding ways to peacefully coexist with our animal brethren isn’t always easy. But zoologist and elephant lover Lucy King was…
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Some New Angles on Grazing Cells
The Big Scrub is gone; destroyed by loggers and cattle farmers a century ago. What was once Australia’s largest subtropical…
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Deer-Proof Fence
Our deer-proof fence is easy to install and doubles as a poultry fence and triples as a trellis on the…
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Why Silkies Are the Perfect Hens for Small Gardens
I started my journey with chickens with two lovely ex-battery hens who were so friendly and were real pets. However,…
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Taranaki Farm Chicken System (Victoria, Australia)
Taranaki Farm is truly a wonderful place to witness. The farm focuses on producing pastured poultry, beef and pork, with…
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Building the Chicken Tractor on Steroids
"Who can weld?" Geoff asks. Keen to impress, my hand goes up. “I will see you at the shed after…
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Advanced Cell Grazing with Geoff Lawton
Last year on Permaculture News there was an excellent article on Advanced Cell Grazing by Nick Burtner who documents the…
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Rough, Ready, But Very Real – a November 2013 Update on the Jordan Valley Permaculture Project (aka ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’ Site)
Project from above, featuring a garbage-accumulating fence edge Well, you would be hard pressed to find a tougher block of…
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Advanced Cell Grazing – Permaculture Livestock Systems at Zaytuna Farm
Cell grazing is not a new option when it comes to large animal management. However, brewing at Zaytuna Farm is…
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Permaculture Gardening in a Wildlife Environment – the Real Meaning of Food Security (South Africa)
There are many challenges involved in building your own permaculture garden. The choice to avoid inorganic fertilizers and pesticides makes…
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