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How Being A Sustainable Farmer Reduces Carbon Footprint
The human population is increasing at an alarming rate – projected to reach around 9 billion by 2050. If we…
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Perovskite: The Future of the Solar Industry
The ability to generate solar power from a diverse range of surfaces is a possibility in the near future, thanks…
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Residencies available at the Wurruk’an Ecovillage and Permaculture Farm (Victoria)
Wurruk’an is a small and emerging ecovillage in Gippsland, Victoria. We’re located just outside of Moe, about 2 hours east…
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Grafting – The Art of Making Your Own Trees
One of the most important elements while building our food producing systems is to acquire the genetic diversity by way…
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Climate Change Has Already Had a Negative Impact on Animals on Every Continent
A new study has revealed that we have underestimated the impact climate change has had on endangered species around the…
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Soil Contamination: Its Causes, Effects, and Solutions
What is Soil Contamination? Soil contamination refers to the destruction of land that could be used constructively by human activities,…
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Land As Insurance, Part 3: The Role Of Farms
In an attempt to understand how to create insurance for my family around food, water, energy, and money, I came…
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Land As Insurance, Part 2: The Black Swan Theory
Last time, we talked about predictable risk that falls within a Gaussian distribution. But not all risk follows this pattern;…
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Spinach for Happiness
Gardening is done many reasons. Some garden for the beauty of it, the need for food, to reduce chemicals ingested,…
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Land As Insurance, Part 1: A Primer
This is a three-part series based on an idea I recently had around the subjects of farming, black swans, and…
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Spice Forest: Lessons In Innovation From Zanzibar
In the spring of 2015 I put out a call for help. Our small team at Community Forests International (Forests…
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Simple Ways to Reduce Waste in Landfills
Disposing of garbage in landfills is a common practice in many countries around the world and it’s done by burying…
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