Plant Systems
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Animal Forage
Ducks in a Permaculture System (Scotland)
by James Reid, PRI Tap o’ Noth You don’t have a slug problem, you have a duck deficiency. — Bill…
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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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Weeds or Wild Nature: a Permaculture Perspective
by David Holmgren Summary Land design and management informed by permaculture principles tends to regard naturalized species of plants as…
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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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John Todd Living Machines Lecture
I’m so blown away by the work of John Todd. He works on a huge scale cleaning horrendous toxins out…
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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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A Computer Geek Starts a Garden, Part I – Background, Design and Initial Implementation
The yard in winter, before work begins… A great many people today are living in fear. The future looks uncertain,…
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Permaculture Research: The Reality of Food Forests
A newly established swale food forest at PRI Australia, backdropped by an 8 year old food forest. Photo: Fraser Bliss…
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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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The Tree that Hides the Prairie
On permaculture, vegetarianism, grasses and tree fetishism Cow on Zaytuna Farm Photo © Craig Mackintosh Meat and livestock farming are…
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