Soil
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Holistic Management
Allan Savory has an interesting background. Amongst his experiences, he is also a biologist. I think this will have served…
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Hope in a Changing Climate – the Loess Plateau Revisited, and Other Examples of Earth Healing
Remember the A Call to Large Scale Earth Healing and Lessons from the Loess Plateau post? It was an uber-encouraging…
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The Wonderful Multi-Purpose Comfrey Plant
Comfrey (Symphytum spp.) has been cultivated and valued by many cultures for almost 2500 years. A native to Europe and…
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Civilization’s Foundation Eroding
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Photo © Craig Mackintosh The thin layer of topsoil that covers the planet’s…
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Permaculture Creek Repair
Story by Nick Huggins. Video by Patrick Blampied. For the past month I have been in and out of airports…
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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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Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration – Video
Some of you will remember the excellent Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration article provided by Tony Rinaudo of World Vision. It…
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How to Establish a Small Space Intensive Food Garden
Editor’s Note: This post is a good reminder to ensure you take good before, during and after photos as you…
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How to Make an Egg Mobile
So, we wanted to make an egg mobile for egg laying chickens to follow behind our dairy cows and fertilise…
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It’s Time to Colonise Earth!
Ascension Island, in the South Atlantic (source) It seems Darwin was a permaculturist! In his days globetrotting aboard HMS Beagle,…
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Green Manure Resources
Editor’s note: Red clover is a useful leguminous green manure. Growing taller than other clovers, it can be easily cut…
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Letters from Jordan – On Consultation at Jordan’s Largest Farm, and Contemplating Transition
Preamble: From my recent trip to Jordan, I shared with you all the news, with loads of pictures, about the…
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