Tobias Roberts
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Jul- 2017 -12 JulyGeneral
A Primer on Growing Quinoa and Amaranth
Growing grains in permaculture is often looked down upon as a symbol of unsustainable farming practices. Indeed, the annual tillage…
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10 JulyGeneral
Earth Tubes: A Natural Way to Air Condition Your Home
There is nothing nicer than coming inside on a hot, muggy summer day to feel the freshness of an air-conditioned…
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7 JulyGeneral
Carbon Farming: An Introduction
As we struggle to find ways to deal with the excess amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, much attention…
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5 JulyDesign
Passive Solar Design with Earthen Homes
During a long and cold winter, many of us might wonder if it is possible to stay warm without the…
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Jun- 2017 -30 JuneSwales
The Transition from Swales to On Contour Hedges
One of permaculture´s most famed and acknowledged contributions to sustainable land management and ecologically sound agricultural practices are swales. From…
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27 JuneGeneral
Easy Gray Water Harvesting Techniques
One of the defining aspects of permaculture which contrasts so radically from our industrial ways of dealing with the land…
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21 JuneGeneral
Respecting the Limits of Place
Limitations of any sort are most often considered to be something to be avoided. From the time that we enter…
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14 JuneFood
Tropical Food Forests
One of the biggest myths of the industrialized food system is related to the issue of productivity. The massive monocultures…
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9 JuneGeneral
Patterns in the Natural World and Nature as Measure
The spirals on a snail´s shell, the ripples of wave currents seen from an airplane, the careful branching out of…
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May- 2017 -30 MayPlants
Sustainable Raising of Small Grains
The clear majority of the small farmers around the world make their living by growing small amounts of grains, both…
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