Food Plants
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Biodiversity
Ornamental Plants That Are Edible and/or Edible Plants That Are Ornamental
When I first began growing food and working with ideas of permaculture, I lived in the tropics where many edible…
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Animals
Texas Food Forest and the Results of Good Design.
Five years ago we moved to our current property in North Texas. While the general area is not particularly challenging,…
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My Visit to the Greening the Desert Sequel Site, November 2013
The Jordan Valley Permaculture Proejct (aka ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’) in November 2013. (Photo: Geoff Lawton) I experienced…
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PRI Zaytuna Farm Internship Project – Slope Stabilisation
My chosen internship project at PRI Zaytuna Farm was to stabilize and prevent erosion on a steep slope from an…
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Maximum Yield Cropping System (MYCS)
There are many economic, social and environmental benefits to be gained by increasing the current yield from existing food production…
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Chinampas 2.0 – an Elegant Technology From the Past to Save the Future
Chinampas in Tenochtitlan My name is Rodrigo Lañado and I’m known as “El Hombre de Maiz” (the maize man) and…
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Letters from New Zealand – a Permaculture Food Forest in the Far South
The home of Robert and Robyn Guyton stands amidst an abundance of food All photos © PRI Robyn Guyton stands…
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When Orthodox Science Meets Permaculture Principles, Techniques and Design Process
Design science is at the root of any definition of permaculture or put simply, permaculture is design science. — Bill…
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Food Forests, Part 1: Ronald Reagan’s Day Off
Save Ferris! Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was a 1986 movie about a teenager, his girlfriend and best mate — all…
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Plants
Companion Planting Guide
IDEP’s Companion Planting Guide Click here for full PDF Sometimes you end up wishing you had a resource at hand…
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Life at Zaytuna – Trees, Trees, and More Trees
Clearing grass prior to planting a tree Over the last week the team have planted around 400 trees up on…
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