Water
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Street Orchards for Community Security
© Brad Lancaster, www.HarvestingRainwater.com Fig. 24.The heat island effect. An excessively wide, exposed, solar-oven-like residential street in Tucson, Arizona absorbs…
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The Muffin Tin and the Sponge
Two simple ways of illustrating how to plant the rain Brad Lancaster, author of the award-winning books “Rainwater Harvesting for…
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Water Chestnuts
The Water Chestnut, Eleocharis dulcis, is a tropical/sub-tropical sedge that grows in water margins and bogs in many parts of…
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Design with Energy in Mind
Permaculture designer, Robyn Francis (see also) looks at a variety of design strategies for using energy responsibly and sustainably. The…
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The Rise and Predictable Fall of Globalized Industrial Agriculture
Today I’d like to introduce you to a (well written and beautifully presented) report, titled – ‘The Rise and Predictable…
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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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Humanure Handbook – Free Download
With chapters like ‘Crap Happens’, ‘Deep Shit’ and ‘A Day in the Life of a Turd’, this is sure to…
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Water Worries
Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. –…
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New Permaculturists in Kamiah, Idaho
While on a consultancy at the future site of the Kamiah Permaculture Institute at Kim and Julie Pagliaro’s FNA Ranch,…
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Soil – Our Financial Institution
Soil — the substance you walk on, build on, and live from — provides your food, clothing, and even the…
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