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Organic? Biological? Natural Farming?
Part I 7 week Border King maize produced with grass humus There are many articles now written about organic farming…
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Holistic Management Amongst Ted Talks’ “Ads Worth Sharing” Competition Winners
This common sense, holistic approach is indeed worth sharing. With this competition, we’re seeking to reverse the trend of online…
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Sustainable World Radio Interview with Doug Weatherbee: Life Within the Soil, Part II
If you missed it, be sure to check out Part I of this interview, and then come back to this…
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Sustainable World Radio Interview with Doug Weatherbee: Life Within the Soil, Part I
I had the pleasure of meeting Doug Weatherbee at Geoff Lawton’s PDC course at Quail Springs in California in August…
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Why Pasture Cropping is Such a Big Deal
Pasture cropped oats growing in symbiosis with native perennial pastures at Col Seis’s farm Grain cropping is something that, for…
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Building a Mandala Garden
Building a mandala garden is a great way to break up your garden beds into a riot of living colour,…
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From Danger to Diversity – Mr Phuoc’s Farm
Jonathon (Joni) is writing from his volunteer Permaculture position with the Social Policy Ecology Research Institute (SPERI), based at their…
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Fast Hot Composting System
At Strawberry Fields Eco-Lodge (SFEL) we use a fast hot composting system that can deliver well decomposed compost within 3…
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How to Handle Biomass in Dry Tropical Systems: Mulch Pit Gardens
The dry tropics cover a significant land area of the planet, particularly around the regions of the tropics of Cancer…
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Holistic Management
Allan Savory has an interesting background. Amongst his experiences, he is also a biologist. I think this will have served…
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Civilization’s Foundation Eroding
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Photo © Craig Mackintosh The thin layer of topsoil that covers the planet’s…
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Green Manure Resources
Editor’s note: Red clover is a useful leguminous green manure. Growing taller than other clovers, it can be easily cut…
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