Water
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Is there a Solution to the Decline in Freshwater Supply?
The supply of freshwater in the world is running out and running out fast! (1) Less than 3% of the…
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Water Farming Part 1: Why And How Can We Start Farming Water?
Permaculture design is about working with energies. If you have already got lots of elements in your design, such as…
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Pollution Has Been Discovered Even In The World’s Deepest Ocean Trenches
High levels of persistent organic pollutants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), were found in crustaceans living in some of the planet’s…
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Water Harvesting
Precious water is here today and gone tomorrow. As a homesteader I see a fault in my homestead. I need…
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Aquaponics Green House
My aquaponics system is the heartbeat of my hoop house. I created this system as an experiment which has been…
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Simple Ways to Conserve Water When Design Hasn’t Done It
Managing water on a property is often at the forefront of permaculture design. Not only is there major focus on…
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Reducing Your Footprint When You Haven’t Built a Permaculture Site from the Ground Up
In the ideal world of most budding permaculture enthusiasts, which I still consider myself, we would have pieces of land…
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Implementing Aquaponics in Permaculture
Aquaponics (AP from now on) is a system to produce fish and vegetables in a closed loop system. It is…
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Phytoremediation
Phytoremediation is a biological technique used to restore polluted water and soil environments to their natural state. It involves the…
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Building Ponds & Talking Liners
We all know that harvesting and storing rainwater is a huge part of designing a garden, and while swales are…
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Will We Really Have Water Forever
Water truly is our most precious resource. We can go without food for up to thirty days. After three, we…
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Dryland Harvesting Home Hacks Sun, Rain, Food & Surroundings
When Brad Lancaster and his brother bought their home in downtown Tucson, the streetscape was a dusty place, devoid of…
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