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Fernglade Farm – Early Spring (September) 2012 Update (Australia)
Writing the series about Food Forests has made me aware of how much interest there is in them and how…
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Tales from La Angostura, Guatemala, A Project in the Making – Chapter 3: Preparing to do Something
Click for larger view To be sure, buying a nice piece of land requires a lot of effort and a…
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The Man Who Started a Fire (Christopher Alexander Lecture at Berkeley, California)
by Øyvind Holmstad Jump to 12:20 to skip introductions As said in the introduction to this lecture held in spring…
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Adding Calcium One Egg at a Time
by Rick Pickett, Eco-Ola Building soil fertility in the humid tropics is a difficult project. Not only because the soil…
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Edible City – The Movie
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nyMRCQBvonc Edible City is a feature-length documentary film that tells the stories of extraordinary people who are digging their hands…
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Adventures in Hugelkultur in Australia
A while back, the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia presented an article on hugelkultur raised beds (see also here and…
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Offshore Wind Development Picking Up Pace
J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute Wind power is the world’s leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000…
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‘Quaquaponics’ – How to set up Aquaponics with Ducks!
You don’t need to eat fish to set up a backyard aquaponics system! Ducks are a great alternative and produce…
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Low Cost Raised Beds
by Joel Dunn Raised beds are great for deep, friable soil and good drainage, and also provide a nice structure…
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Report on Implementation Activities in Konso Secondary and Jarso Primary Schools in July 2012 (Ethiopia)
In May 2012 we ran a PDC at Strawberry Fields Eco-Lodge on which we trained four local teachers, along with…
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