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Jordan Recap
Well I have returned from Jordan not entirely fit and well. I managed to get a touch of the flu…
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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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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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Save our Soils
All terrestrial life depends on soil, directly or indirectly. Although our understanding of topsoil has grown by leaps and bounds…
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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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The Food Forest Card Game
You probably already know that I am in “shameless self-promotion” mode with the Food Forest card game. Fortunately for all…
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Onsite in Jordan at “The greening of the Desert, The Sequel”
I am facilitating a Permaculture Design Certificate course over the next two weeks. We have eleven students that have come…
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Compost Worm Experiment
Every three weeks we have access to 80 to 100 kg of insect castings. These castings are from Meal worms,…
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What Happens When One Walks in the Garden
I believe in gardens, not as magical fairy lands with gnomes and smoking caterpillars on toadstools (though I wouldn’t kick…
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Vermicomposting – A Great Way to Turn the Burdens into Resources
Thousands of tons of foods are being wasted everyday throughout the world and due to their improper management, they are…
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To Swale or Not To Swale
Do you want to protect your property from flooding and drought? What’s a swale? A swale is a excavated depression…
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Nature Farming – Done Naturally
Throwing some seeds over a cleared piece of land may seem a haphazard method of farming, a negative person may…
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