Jonathon Engels
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May- 2016 -24 MayGeneral
Home Cooking with DIY Kitchen Equipment
I’m a huge fan of home-cooking and, even as a teenager, learned to prepare meals from scratch for myself, which…
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20 MayCommunity
The Casa Guatemala Permaculture Project: Phase One
It had been several months of being in touch with Heather, the director of Casa Guatemala, before my wife Emma…
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13 MayGeneral
8 Common Plants to Grow for Their Medicinal Benefits (All Great for Indoor Container Gardens)
Just about the same time I started getting into permaculture, I began developing an interest in the power of food…
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10 MayWhy Permaculture?
What Fair Share Can Mean in the Permaculture Community
The quiet third permaculture ethic, “fair share”, gets much less press than the two headliners. With a grand mission that…
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6 MayFood Plants - Perennial
10 Edible Perennial Vines for Vertical Gardening
Vertical gardening is a concept that is well promoted these days, especially when considering urban and suburban gardens in confined…
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Apr- 2016 -29 AprilDesign
A Site Specific Nuts and Bolts of Zone 1 Gardening in Rio Dulce: Tropical Wet/Dry Climate
Recently, I put together an article outlining the (or my) basic theory of Zone 1 gardening, both for a specific…
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26 AprilDesign
A Basic Introduction to Zone One Garden Theory
Recently, my wife Emma and I were asked to introduce zone one permaculture to women in about 15 or so…
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22 AprilFood Plants - Perennial
Perennial Vegetables and The Other Reasons You Should Consider Them for Your Garden
Luckily for me, my mother was the sort who insisted that I taste something before deciding I didn’t like it.…
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15 AprilGeneral
Why It’s Better to Use the Slow Approach to Charitable Permaculture Projects
I began working with international nonprofits about eight years ago, first as an English teacher in Palestine and Guatemala. Having…
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12 AprilBuilding
10 Ways to Use Palm Fronds in the Home and Garden
For those who read the pages of Permaculture News regularly, you may have stumbled upon an article or two by…
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8 AprilDesign
It’s the Time of the Season and the Moon is Bright: Time-Stacking, Planting by the Moon and Other Marvels Tic Toc-ing Along
To be completely honest, the time element of permaculture is something that hasn’t gotten its due attention from me, but…
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1 AprilBuilding
A Lesson in Building So It Won’t Last
For many years now, decades even, I’ve heard people talk about how things aren’t built the way they used to…
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