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For Them, Every Stone Was a Gift to That Unshakable Belief in God They Shared

Øyvind Holmstad
The builders of Florence, especially those building from about the year 1000 A.D. to 1500 A.D., lived and worked with an unshakable belief in God. As one looks at the works that came from their hands, God is everywhere: in the paintings now hanging in the Uffizi, in the Baptistery, in San Miniato...
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Michael Huesemann on the Dangers of Technological Optimism

Øyvind Holmstad
Source: Extraenvironmentalist“Are you optimistic about technology? Let’s talk about why. Could the majority of our proposed technological solutions be doing little more than kicking the can down the road towards ecological collapse? Politicians and economists speak of the ability for technologica...
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Introduction to Permaculture Workshop

Jason Leue
When: Saturday August 25 2012. Time: 9am-4pm Place: Ailani Gardens Cost: $25 (includes Lunch)This Introduction to Permaculture Workshop will help everyone - from novice to advanced gardeners - understand how to apply permaculture our own lives to improve our health, our economies, and ou...
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Small Spaces Big Green Ideas

Jessica Perini
At the Asylum Seekers Centre we thrive in less then ideal conditions. We have little sun, not much room, and even less money. Our asylum seekers survive on the fringe of society. Some aren't allowed to work, or study. Still we and they make-do and manage to upkeep a lovely little permaculture gem...

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Official Launch of Permaculture Crowdfunding Platform

Christian Shearer
A New Fundraising Tool for Permaculture WeTheTrees.com has just officially launched their permaculture crowd funding platform, bringing a new and exciting tool to the permaculture world, and an ability to easily and creatively raise funds. This platform helps organizations and individ...
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Plenitud Teaching and Research Center

Plenitud Teaching and Research Center
The Plenitud Teaching and Research Center is located in Las Marias, Puerto, and is focused on research and educational outreach in the areas of permaculture food-production systems and natural building techniques.
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Vitamin C booster

Zaia Kendall
A citrus green smoothie: a wonderful vitamin C boost to counter the winter colds… Winter always brings out the runny noses and colds. Citrus and greens, which are in season in winter, provide a wonderful boost of vitamin C, especially together. For this smoothie I used Silverbeet, Kale, Comfr...
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Ornament and Function are Part of One Greater Whole

Øyvind Holmstad
  Why is this a cosmological matter? It had its origin in 19th century, when ornament became something to be applied, not something arasing originally from its context. Adolf Loos, trying to overcome a spurious and disconnected attitude to ornament, began the early 20th-century revolt against ir...
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Stewarding the Earth

Stewarding the Earth
Building a permaculture living community of people to educate, learn, share, build, and create change in Southern Louisiana, 60 miles from New Orleans. Using this 8.5 acres of land to influence and change the thinking of how we relate and listen to the Mother Nature. Stewarding the land and i...
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Teaching Introduction to Permaculture in Medellín 2008

AmenZen Rrague
This is the link to the presentation we used to illustrate about permaculture, showing our own experience and many more examples from around the world. http://www.slideshare.net/ereciclaje/permacultura-medellin-08-presentation   Some pictures of the warehouse we ran between 2003 and 2008 downt...

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Benefits of community gardens

Brad Hamilton
Community gardens are a way of bringing people together with a common interest and passion for helping each other. Not only do you help with the creation of a beautiful garden but the social interaction is especially valuable to many people who find it difficult to make friends or due to ...
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Permaculture research - web survey - is LIVE!

Rafter Sass Ferguson
You can find out more about the survey - and take it! - through liberationecology.org/survey. Would you consider sending an email along to your own community or listserve? Or would you consider putting a blurb, button, or link on your website? It's a great way to support this emerging phenomenon...

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PIPI, POPO Y COMPOST

AmenZen Rrague
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Ecoaldea Nutriclaje

Ecoaldea Nutriclaje
Ecoaldea Nutriclaje is 2600 square meters of land donated to eRECICLAJE by Eduardo Cardona, neighbour of the Altavista neighborhood after a CleanUp in 2007, so we could ran the eRECICLAJE operation and bring permaculture to this neighborhood with deep environmental and social problems.
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Peafowl

Alexandra Berendt
Last year I encountered several snakes around the place, both King Browns as well as Red Belly Blacks. Having been born in Germany, I never knew what it was like to grow up with a whole bunch of small, highly poisonous creatures right on your doorstep, ready to kill you should you accidentally...
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