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Sweet pumpkin for breakfast

Zaia Kendall
Sweet pumpkin mash with a dollop of whipped cream In my endeavours to try to use local, in season produce for our meals, I had to become inventive with pumpkin. It makes a beautiful sweet breakfast food! I peel and de-pip about half a reasonable sized pumpkin and chop it into medium to fine p...
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Incredible Edible Somerset Conference

Nicole Vosper
The countdown to the Incredible Edible Somerset Conference taking place on Saturday 14th July has started! Make sure you get your booking in soon. Places on our practical workshops are going fast. Join us for: *A presentation by the brilliant Mary Clear of Incredible Edible Todmorden w...
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Transforming our Food System Event

Nicole Vosper
Sunday 8 and Monday 9 JulyOrganiclea growing site, Hawkwood Community Plant Nursery115 Hawkwood Crescent, Chingford, London E4 7UHJoin us for two days of strategy discussions and action planning aimed at strengthening the movement for a democratic, sustainable and fair food system in the UK and...
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Looking for a "Somewhat" local PDC Course

Larry Godbout
We would like to attend a PDC course. There are none offered in our area, that we have been able to find. Please help!
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Back in the US....well kind of...

Shawn Tisdell
Hello permaculture friends.  Sure is amazing traveling over 100 degrees latitude- From tropical to arctic climates.  I am presently in Fairbanks Alaska, and starting to look for ways that my new wife Bobbie and I can spread the permaculture vision and develop our new life together.  While here, w...
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First Guided Tour in Permacultura Aralar !

Victor Barahona
On June 3 we had our first guided tour, attended by 8 people. All members or former members in the Board of the Association Otarra-Bioelkartea, Assoc consumer of organic products in the county of Gipuzkoa. I belong to the same for 16 years and also was on the board some time ago. This year mark...

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Started wood plant nursery

Juan Martinez
Since we have mother trees on the area, we managed to get small plants and some seeds of local precious wood species.  Now, these small trees have been put into nurseries and already started planting. We have a few mangoes and cashew trees as well. Our plantain plants have been cut in order to...
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Boca de la Angostura, Permacultural Living

Boca de la Angostura, Permacultural Living
100 acre land in a protected area with beautiful jungle, caves and great potential. We wish to demonstrate that there is another way to live, respectufully of nature.
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A tip for the strawberry patch

Mari Korhonen
Here's a little tip I learned last summer from a friend for saving your strawberries from getting munched by the birds: Early in the season, before the strawberries start turning red, pick some little strawberry-sized stones and paint them red. When you scatter these fake strawberries along you...
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Planning for Permanence with Yeomans' Keyline Scale

Owen Hablutzel
Planning for Permanence: with Yeomans’ Keyline Scale   The Keyline Contribution to Permaculture Without Percival Alfred (P.A.) Yeomans and his Keyline concepts Permaculture as we know it would not exist. Bill Mollison is quick to tip his hat toward this debt in the very first paragraph of P...

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First half of June - Wildwood Garden Update

Ted Bahr
  The first half of this month has been a busy one. All the raised,terraced wicking beds are complete and planted. The grade 4 students from the school next door helped to plant several fruit trees and shrubs including pear, pin cherry, and golden current. They also presented reports on the vari...
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Permaculture Design Certificate course 20 May 2012

Zaia Kendall
In the teaching space Our largest course to date, we had the privilege of having 12 wonderful people stay and learn about Permaculture with us. Most arrived the Saturday afternoon prior to the course start, so they could set up camp and get acquainted with their surroundings and their ...
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Hubert de Kalbermatten
A roof of 35 square meters with a slope of 19 percent.

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First PDC in Luxembourg

Richard Perkins
Course Flyer here http://www.integralpermanence.org/luxembourg-novdec.html You can check out our approach on the site.  Please email address on flyer for more info, etc
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How to build food forests in an urban yard- Ebook launch

Brad Hamilton
  A recent trip to South east asia inspired us to write a guide for providing food at an economical level in an urban dwelling. We wrote How to build food forests in an urban yard as an insight into Forest ecology and adapting edible plants into the design. We also would like to thank Geoff Lawt...

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Village Repair

Delvin Solkinson
At the heart of Village Repair is building a conscious community. The first step to this is getting to know your neighbours including all the people, schools, local government representatives, non-profits, community groups and all the birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, mushrooms, plants and other...

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Village Repair

Village Repair
Village Repair : Permaculture Design Maquettes for Small Towns and Villages is a unique permaculture placemaking movement inspired by City Repair in Portland, Oregon. http://gaiacraft.com/village-repair/
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