Food Forests
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Maldivian Homegardens – A stable farming system in a fragile environment
PIJ #58, Mar – May 1996 By Dr Danny Hunter Editor’s Note: This decade-old article spotlights local indigenous knowledge found…
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Drumstick Tree
by Isabell Shipard. For more plant info, check out Isabell’s excellent books in our book section. Photo credit: Melanie Brown…
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The Carob
PIJ #58, March-May 1996 by Frances Lang Carob, or St John’s Bread, is known in the botanical world as Ceratonia…
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Food Forests Across America Campaign Hits the Airwaves
Food Forests Across America: it’s more than just a wonderful concept – it’s a campaign. If you missed our recent…
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Community-Based Rainforest Restoration Work is Huge Success in Borneo
In his twenty minute talk, Willie Smits (a Dutch forestry scientist who emigrated to Indonesia 20 years ago to help…
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Making the Most of the ‘Ultimate Health Food Shop’ – Your Garden
Isabell Shipard – herbalist/educator One of the best aspects of Permaculture is being able to begin to take control back…
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Tackling Urban Water Runoff in a Sydney Suburb
Swales aren’t often found in backyards, and water systems are the backbone of a permaculture design, so the Permaculture Sydney…
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Tamarind Tree
PIJ #48, Sep – Nov 1993 The graceful tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica) is believed to have originated in Africa and…
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Food Forest DVD Gets Rave Review
If you’ve been procrastinating over buying our latest DVD – Establishing a Food Forest – this review from TransitionCulture.org may…
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Phases of Abundance
PIJ #40, June – Aug 1991 Year One: Abundance of Species When we set out to make a garden on…
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Food Forests Across America
For Erik Ohlsen, a Californian based Permaculture teacher and designer, 2009 is shaping up to become a year like no…
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Street Orchards for Community Security
© Brad Lancaster, www.HarvestingRainwater.com Fig. 24.The heat island effect. An excessively wide, exposed, solar-oven-like residential street in Tucson, Arizona absorbs…
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