Geoff Lawton
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Feb- 2011 -18 FebruaryCommunity Projects
Community Gardens Visited and Observed: Veggie Village in Peregian Beach
Community gardens are a very valuable demonstration of how a community can grow its own food, provide its own power,…
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12 FebruaryEnergy Systems
Advanced Solar, and Independence, at PRI’s Zaytuna Farm
Zaytuna Farm, home of the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia, sets up an advanced solar electric system to demonstrate the…
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Dec- 2010 -3 DecemberBuilding
Saudi Arabian Philippines (with Tropical Desert Possibilities) – Discovering the Cultural Edges
A Filipino garden — in Saudi Arabia! Working in Saudi Arabia on a large project, in this case the Al-Baydha…
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Nov- 2010 -26 NovemberAquaculture
Constructing a Fishpond Dam
The spillway that sets the height of the water and allows for passive discharge of surplus water during large rainfall…
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25 NovemberGabions
Gabions: Water Soaks in the Desert
Gabions are one of the crucial feature elements of dry land landscape water harvesting design. A gabion is a leaky…
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18 NovemberAid Projects
Permaculture in Mecca
Geoff Lawton reports from a consultation trip to what will become the Al Bayda Project, Saudi Arabia The Al Bayda…
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17 November1
Jordan Valley Permaculture Project – November 2010 Update
The Jordan Valley Permaculture Project (aka ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’) in Al Jawaseri in the Dead Sea Valley…
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13 NovemberEarth Banks
Piped Swale Crossings
Permaculture is a connecting system between disciplines and elements in a matrix of design, and swales are a mainframe element.…
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Sep- 2010 -20 SeptemberAnimal Housing
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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3 SeptemberAnimal Housing
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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Aug- 2010 -12 AugustGeneral
Permaculture “Your Way To Sustainable Living”
by Geoff Lawton, first published in Veritas Magazine. Permaculture is a design science that applies design to the way humanity…
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Apr- 2010 -27 April
Peters Lawton’s Rocket Pot and Rocket Rack System
Peter’s Lawton’s Rocket Pot and Rocket Rack system is an incredible new innovation in nursery systems. I believe the Rocket…
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