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Al Baydha Project, Saudi Arabia: Fence vs. Earth Berm
Editor’s Note: This is an update on the Al Baydha project we introduced here. In order to demonstrate our agricultural…
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PRI Ridge Point Dam Earthworks
by Gordon Williams On the 31st of January the Permaculture Earthworks course at Zaytuna Farm began with good weather and…
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Observations and Interactions at the Jordan Valley Permaculture Project (aka ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’)
Is it any wonder with daily reminders of the widening disparity between exponential population growth and water and food scarcity,…
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Permaculture at the Al-Baydha Project in Saudi Arabia – Neal Spackman, Video 1
Do you remember Geoff’s recent Saudi Arabia consultation? Well, left behind in the Kingdom as project manager to implement the…
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Piped Swale Crossings
Permaculture is a connecting system between disciplines and elements in a matrix of design, and swales are a mainframe element.…
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Strawberry Fields Update – Flood Protection and Water Control in Ethiopia
One of the biggest challenges of doing Permaculture in a semi-arid place like Konso is the drought-flood hydrology besets in…
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Thinking Outside the Square In Wagga Wagga: Thoughts on Contour
Permaculture solutions have come to life at a Wagga Wagga farm in the midst of a heated debate over water.…
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Vetiver – One Grass Revolution
During my relatively short time in the Permaculture movement I have only heard Vetiver mentioned a few times. Could it…
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Rosella Waters Earthworks, Phase I, Part B
The Mushroom Dam overlooking the beach area It’s taken a while to find the time to sit down and report…
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Rethinking Water: A Permaculture Tour of the Inland Northwest
Ever since I’d first read of it, I felt I would never understand the state of my bioregion until I…
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Rosella Waters – Earthworks Phase 1, Part A
After many months of planning and waiting for the earthmovers to have their equipment available, the transformation of our humble…
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