Jonathon Engels
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Mar- 2018 -16 MarchPlants
15 Productive Plants That Are Evergreen and Suited for the Temperate Climate
For me, this year has been full of exciting information about the temperate climate. Having spent most of my permaculture…
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Dec- 2017 -13 DecemberDesign
Thoughts on a Permaculture Kitchen
For Emma and me, our permaculture fantasies involve building our own home, growing 90-plus percent of our food (I guess…
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8 DecemberWater Conservation
Using Gray Water When It’s Too Late to Design Your Home for It
Recently, I wrote an article about passively heating and cooling homes when they haven’t been designed well for it, and…
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4 DecemberWhy Permaculture?
Money & Permaculture
Money, though valuable in its own way, probably should not be the motivating factor for adopting a permaculture lifestyle, that…
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Nov- 2017 -24 NovemberDesign
Heating (and Cooling) Passively When It’s Too Late to Design Your Home for It
One of the more difficult things about taking on a permaculture lifestyle when we already have an established residence is…
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17 NovemberWhy Permaculture?
Challenges of Choice
Even before permaculture vernacular had become commonplace to us, my wife Emma and I were active in our pursuit of…
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10 NovemberWhy Permaculture?
33 Books That Have Enriched My Permaculture Life
There was a time, some years ago, in which I aspired to be a fiction writer, and in those years,…
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3 NovemberDesign
Assessing a Property Before Designing It
For the purpose of this article and the scope of which I’m looking to explore, we are going to begin…
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Oct- 2017 -27 OctoberGeneral
12 Autumn Activities for the Temperate Homestead
For those who have followed my articles over the years, you might be aware of two things: A recent relocation…
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20 OctoberSoil
Manure: An Overview of This Shi…ning Addition to the Garden
Organic gardens really benefit from manure, and that is no mystery. However, it’s important to be aware of what kind…
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13 OctoberGeneral
How Do You Use Urine?
Composting toilets are a great thing. They take what has become a problem in modern systems—human excrement—and make it into…
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6 OctoberFood
How to Forage Safely as a Beginner
Disclaimer: Always seek local advise prior to consumption of wild mushrooms. I guess, to be completely honest, the best ways…
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