Plant Systems
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Weeds or Wild Nature?
Reprinted with permission from the “Permaculture International Journal” (PIJ) (No. 61, Dec-Feb 1997). The world’s striving for racial tolerance doesn’t…
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Desert Ways
Mongongo Tree Whether it is an issue of conserving water of using suitable plant species, thriving in a desert environment…
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Adaptable Acacias
by Leza Bennetts and Erika Birmingham Acacias are evergreen, nitrogen-fixing plants ranging in form from ground covers to tall trees.…
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Vuon – Ao – Chuong – The Traditional Vietnamese Farm
by Nguyen Van Man VAC is an acronym formed from the three Vietnamese words Vuon, garden or orchard, Ao, fish…
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Trees Giving Up Battle, But Sustainable Farming Offers Hope
The silver bullet solution to climate change in many people’s book is to simply ‘plant a tree’. A recent study…
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Nitrogen Fixing Trees – The Multipurpose Pioneers
The myths about the wonders of nitrogen fixing trees are many. Craig Elevitch (see bio at bottom) and Kim Wilkinson…
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Food Forest DVDs Being Shipped
Profuse apologies to all the eager Food Forest customers. We had a slight delay on their arrival. But, they’re here…
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The Development of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration
Editor’s Note: Arguably one of the most successful land regeneration projects in the world, Farmer Managed Natural Regeneraton (FMNR), beginning…
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Biodiverse Systems are More Productive
Sustainable farming across the world relies on cultivating a diversity of crops and livestock to maximise internal input, and this…
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300 Year Old Food Forest
Let me take you on a tour of this 300-Year-old forest system, located in Vietnam. It has been tended to…
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Establishing a Food Forest
Is it possible to live sustainably and grow an edible Food Forest? Join me on an amazing journey from classroom…
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New Jordan Project – Permaculture Jordan
We are presently in Jordan and are establishing a new NGO “Permaculture Jordan” and we have been offered USAID funding…
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