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Biofuels and Confirmation Bias
by Tim Auld Several years ago I learned about peak oil and decided that industrial civilisation was going to collapse.…
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Planting Trees and Managing Soils to Sequester Carbon
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A. As of 2007, the shrinking forests in the tropical regions…
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Jerusalem Artichokes – like Diamonds, are Forever
PIJ #54; March – May 1995; page 47 Margaret Lynch explains how to grow, store and prepare the edible section…
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On the Wings of a Butterfly
Reprinted with permission from the Permaculture International Journal” (PIJ) #61 Dec – Feb 1997 page 17 Butterflies inhabit the earth…
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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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Desert Ways
Mongongo Tree Whether it is an issue of conserving water of using suitable plant species, thriving in a desert environment…
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Chemical Based Farming Systems Robbing Us of Nutrients
Full Report (5mb PDF) Executive Summary (PDF) 2-Page Consumer Summary (PDF) Press Release (PDF) Nutrient levels in food supply eroded…
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Letters from Vietnam: The Hmong People – Reclaiming Lost Skills
The Future of the Hmong People Photos: Paid for by and Copyrighted to the PRI It took a few moments…
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Adaptable Acacias
by Leza Bennetts and Erika Birmingham Acacias are evergreen, nitrogen-fixing plants ranging in form from ground covers to tall trees.…
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Strange Fruit
A hard commercial logic dictates that the only way to get good fruit today is to grow your own. by…
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