Plant Systems
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Permaculture Samoa
by Tamlyn Magee (Tamlyn is living and working in Samoa on a Permaculture education and demonstration project with local NGO,…
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Wonder Weeds
PIJ #63, June-Aug 1997 by Linda Woodrow How to harvest weeds for their best nutrients Sometimes gardening seems to me…
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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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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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Taking the Tragedy Out of Wildfires with Permaculture Design
Recent wildfires in Australia shocked the nation, and the world – killing more than 200 people, untold creatures, buildings and…
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The One Duck Revolution
PIJ #58, Mar – May 1996 Aigamo ducks in rice paddy Mr. Takao Furuno’s modest business card reveals that he…
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Report on our Iranian Consultancy Trip of December 2008
Editor’s Note: Iran has been making headlines in the media a great deal over the last few years. Here’s a…
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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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Bamboo in Permaculture Design
PIJ # 55, 1995 page 24 – 26 Author’s Note: I am a firmly rooted (if transplanted) north-westerner (USA) and…
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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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Vetiver Grass – A Hedge Against Erosion
PIJ #54, March – May 1995 Soil erosion is perhaps the world’s most chronic environmental problem that is literally costing…
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