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The First Few Weeks at ‘Caroola’ (NSW, Australia)
Continuing from a previous, introductory, post. I started out with the strategy of walking the paddock closest to the house.…
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The MEGGA-Watt Project Moves Forward
by Rene Michalak The "MEGGA-watt" Project (Micro-Energy Generating Garage Assembly) is a demonstration / prototype to turn everyday detached garages…
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Permagardens In Practice: Resilience in Action (Uganda, Africa)
PDCs are tricky. For two weeks we tumble into this community of unfamiliarly familiar, curious strangers. The constant whirlwind of…
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Update on Permaculture Implementation and Design Development at Hafto Site, Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia
Editor’s Note: Regular readers will have appreciated Alex McCausland’s regular and comprehensive reports from precariously positioned Ethiopia, and the great…
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Goodbye Columbus
A.Eisenstaedt, Oklahoma Farmer 1942, Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images Forest gardening is about as close as any strategy comes to…
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VEG Design Solutions, Part Three: How to Drain a Duck Pond Without Getting Poo on Your Hands
Dan Palmer Photo © Craig Mackintosh by Dan Palmer, Very Edible Gardens The Site-Specific Design Problem The problem was how…
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A Computer Geek Starts a Garden, Part I – Background, Design and Initial Implementation
The yard in winter, before work begins… A great many people today are living in fear. The future looks uncertain,…
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Lettuce Tree – Using Vertical Space for Balconies and Small Spaces
I am trying to get the most out of my balcony space. Obviously, the vertical direction is the way to…
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Food Forests, Part 5: Water – Friend and Foe
I always thought that rain was a nurturing and gentle aspect of nature. You know how it is, you get…
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Toronto Balconies Photo Competition – Guest Judge Interview with Cecilia Macaulay
The Annual Toronto Balconies Bloom competition — the 2012 Edible Garden Container Photo Contest — ends on September 30, 2012.…
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Darren Doherty Speaking at FACETS 2012
On August 24, 2012 Skillset in partnership with Net Balance and ABC Rural presented FACETS 2012, a TEDx styled event…
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Imprinting Soils – Creating Instant Edge for Large Scale Revegetation of Barren Lands
With the U.S. and other countries caught in unprecedented droughts, and arid areas of the world growing in tandem, this…
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