Why Permaculture?
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Great Soil Biology – The Silver Bullet
When you put the Permaculture lens on and look at where our food comes from there are hundreds of dead…
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The Tragedy of Suburbia
James Howard Kunstler takes an insightful and often hilarious look at the stupidity of contemporary big-box urban ‘design’, and looks…
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Reclaiming the Streets
Editor’s Note: This is an important topic. In addition to the post below, check out this great video talk. by…
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Back to the Future: Terra Preta – Ancient Carbon Farming System for Earth Healing in the 21st Century
Terra Preta, meaning "Black Earth" in Portuguese, is a soil building technique developed by ancient Amazonian civilizations at least 7000…
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Out of Sight, Out of Trouble
A new report shows how the UK could tap into vast renewable resources, without any of the aggro caused by…
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Letters from Chile – Eco Escuela El Manzano, a Nice Place to Learn
Editor’s Note: This is Part X of a series. If you haven’t already, be sure to catch Part I, Part…
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The Century of Self
Don’t miss this documentary! In it Adam Curtis (producer of another excellent documentary we shared recently), takes a captivating look…
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Letters from Chile – a Little Historical Context
Editor’s Note: This is Part VIII of a series. If you haven’t already, be sure to catch Part I, Part…
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Tropical Soils: Less is More in Fast Carbon Pathways, but Only with Standing Forest
The Amazon rainforest is one of the most amazing displays of symbiotic relationships one can experience in the world. This…
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