medicinal plants
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Food
Edible Flowers of the Tropics
As we look to find niches and stack functions in our tropical permaculture homesteads, one often overlooked group of plants…
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Plants
The People’s Medicine
This is a short, simple article for what should be known as an easy, accessible practice: that of using humble,…
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Trees
Wild about Persimmons
I didn’t grow up eating persimmons. Somehow they made it into my vocabulary but never my diet. My British wife…
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General
Herbs of Zaytuna – Sage
So far on our herbal tour of Zaytuna Farm we’ve met Rosemary, Yarrow, Aloe and Mint. These first herbal heroes…
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Demonstration Sites
Herbs of Zaytuna – Mint
On our last stops of the herbal tour of Zaytuna Farm we met Rosemary, Yarrowand Aloe. This stop is with the iconic, delicious, aromatic…
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Films
How to make your garden have less weeds?
In crop gardens, we sometimes get into a spatial race with weeds, and the solution is to replace the weeds…
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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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Maldivian Homegardens – A stable farming system in a fragile environment
PIJ #58, Mar – May 1996 By Dr Danny Hunter Editor’s Note: This decade-old article spotlights local indigenous knowledge found…
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Drumstick Tree
by Isabell Shipard. For more plant info, check out Isabell’s excellent books in our book section. Photo credit: Melanie Brown…
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Chia: Crop Potential and Uses
Editor’s Note: Today we get some practical tips from Isabell Shipard, a lady whose work I featured recently. You’ll hear…
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Making the Most of the ‘Ultimate Health Food Shop’ – Your Garden
Isabell Shipard – herbalist/educator One of the best aspects of Permaculture is being able to begin to take control back…
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Tamarind Tree
PIJ #48, Sep – Nov 1993 The graceful tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica) is believed to have originated in Africa and…
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