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Despite UK Flooding, a Yorkshire Town Remains Dry
Despite widespread flooding in The North of Britain last week, Pickering, Yorkshires main flooding region, beat the weather and stayed…
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Why is Sustainability Important?
“Sustainability” is much more than a recent buzzword. While the use of the word has certainly increased in frequency, the…
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Avocanoes at Zaytuna Farm
Near Geoff and Nadia Lawton's house at Zaytuna Farm, there are a number of Avocanoes... What on earth is an…
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Legumes in the Kitchen: They Are Not Just for Nitrogen-Fixing
When it comes to legumes, I come from a fortunate background. Born and raised in the southern Louisiana, where cuisine…
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3 Grasses that Are Effective in Rehabilitation of the Ecosystem of Tailing Dams
These days, mining has become a terrible threat to nature with its widespread damaging impacts on environment and ecosystem. The…
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Mercury Found in Fog a Threat to the Eco-system
During a recent research meeting with the American Geophysical Union on Dec 16 2015, an announcement was made regarding the…
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Solar Panels have just taken a Step Forward
For many years, researchers have been looking for ways to improve cost-effectiveness and efficiency of solar cells. The solar cells…
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Organic Agriculture Systems Continue to Outshine Conventional Systems in Multiple Studies.
Though organic agriculture currently occupies a surprisingly low 1% of global cropland, several agricultural studies have recently favored organic systems…
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Permaculture Research Institute Proud to Be Recognized with UNCCD Accreditation!
The Permaculture Research Institute (PRI) recently received notice that the organization has been accredited as a Civil Service Organization by…
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Our Year of Permaculture: Learning As We Go
It wasn’t far into 2015 that my wife and I decided we were ready to start the search for our…
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Fungi – the Sustainable Alternative to Plastic & Wood
Contrary to common belief, fungi are extremely complex, versatile organisms. As a matter of fact, mycelium develops faster than any…
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Give Back to the Garden: Paul Taylor Teaches “Living Soils”
“Dirt” is spoken of derisively; it’s easy to trample all over it without a second thought. Yet, soil is one…
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