Waste Systems & Recycling
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Earthships & Permaculture: A Potent Tag-Team
I’ve recently been doing research on Earthships after being formally introduced to them while talking to my friend Paul "Ringo"…
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Saudi Arabian Philippines (with Tropical Desert Possibilities) – Discovering the Cultural Edges
A Filipino garden — in Saudi Arabia! Working in Saudi Arabia on a large project, in this case the Al-Baydha…
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Jordan Valley Permaculture Project – November 2010 Update
The Jordan Valley Permaculture Project (aka ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’) in Al Jawaseri in the Dead Sea Valley…
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Rob’s DIY Vermipod
by Rob Avis For some time now I’ve been anxious to get a worm composting system for our kitchen scraps…
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Fast Hot Composting System
At Strawberry Fields Eco-Lodge (SFEL) we use a fast hot composting system that can deliver well decomposed compost within 3…
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Reducing Urban Water Use
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that "civilized people ought to know how…
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How to Handle Biomass in Dry Tropical Systems: Mulch Pit Gardens
The dry tropics cover a significant land area of the planet, particularly around the regions of the tropics of Cancer…
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Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge, Ethiopia: Black Water Filtration System
Black water is the term applied to domestic waste water which carries solid organic waste materials and has a high…
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Scrap Raft crosses Atlantic Ocean: Housing totally Redefined!
by Peter Greg "Son of Town Hall" I came across the Floating Nuetrinos website a few days ago, and it…
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How to Make a Home Made Chicken Feeder
Editor’s Note: There are still some places left on Jesse’s PDC course at PRI’s Zaytuna Farm in NSW, Australia. Book…
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Integrated Design
Photo © Craig Mackintosh Could it be useful sometimes to replace the name permaculture with something else, because some people…
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Drip Irrigation in Ethiopia – the Need, the Equipment, the Set-up and Establishment
Prior to July 2010 we had been over-using water at Strawberry Fields. This disturbed me for a number of reasons.…
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