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INTERNSHIP: Handyman and Logistical Assistant

Alex McCausland
-          Assistance with general maintenance of on-site facilities -          Assistance with logistical support for all aspects of project operation including the lodge, farm and Permaculture in Konso schools projects; ordering materials, offering technical support where possible, orderin...
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Permaculture Organic Cook/Chef Wanted for Permaculture Eco Lodge in South Ethiopia

Alex McCausland
Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge in Konso in the South of Ethiopia seeks an organic cook for its Permaculture kitchen. The position is ideal for some-one looking to spend time working in another culture and learning new things while teaching and contributing something back. SFEL project is a model...
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Eco-Lodge Manager Internship

Alex McCausland
JOB DESCRIPTION: Eco-Lodge Manager Internship Ø  Oversees implementation of roles of staff working in the Eco-Lodge, Restaurant and Reception: receptionist, waiter, cleaners, cooks, store-keeper and guards. Ø  Insures guests are receiving proper service - Deals with problems raised by guests...
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Permaculture in Ethiopia: A Call to Participate!

Alex McCausland
Permaculture in Ethiopia stands on the edge of a sea of possibilities. This is a virgin land. The mighty plains of Abyssinia rise out of the Eastern Sahara, to become rolling fertile uplands, worked by farmers in the primeval mode that the modern westerner can only dream about nowadays, caric...
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Permaculture in Ethiopia: A Call to Participate!

Alex McCausland
Permaculture in Ethiopia stands on the edge of a sea of possibilities. This is a virgin land. The mighty plains of Abyssinia rise out of the Eastern Sahara, to become rolling fertile uplands, worked by farmers in the primeval mode that the modern westerner can only dream about nowadays, caric...
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PDC #13

Luiza Padoa
Nosso próximo PDC começa este sábado!Durante os fins de semana de novembro e dezembro, os participantes terão a oportunidade de conhecer as nossas diferentes Estações Permaculturais nos arredores de Brasília.   Inscrições pelo site www.ipoema.org.br  

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Facebook page

Cheyenne Naegler
I will be up loading more photos & videos of what has been done so far & some information about what our plans are.   Blessings, Cheyenne
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2012 Permaculture Design Course in Leicester, UK

Darren Woods
Hannah Thorogood will be leading a full PDC in Leicester over 6 months, starting in January 2012. The course will run over the last weekend in each month, from January to June. The confirmed dates are shown below:-  28/29 January (2012) 25/26 February 24/25 March  28/29 April 26/27 May 2...

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Transition Training Sharing

Cristy Abbott
Begining to design the workgroups and initiatives to begin the invitations for the great unleashing event in St Petersburg FL.   Join us at the UU church 719 Arlington, St Petersburg 7pm Monday Nov 7, 2011  
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Resistance is fertile: Palestine's eco-war

Alice Gray
I did an interview with journalist James Brownsell of Al Jazeera a few months ago, and he has worked it into this great article about the tree planting campaign in Palestine that we are a part of: http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/08/2011823152713716742.html Hope you enjoy!  
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Interning on Zaytuna Farm

Theron Beaudreau
Over the past three plus weeks myself and 15 other cohorts have been fully engaged in farm life. And, although there are several aspects of this lifestyle that you might expect out of a typical farm experience (i.e. milking goats, turning compost, planting veggies, etc...) this is far from a typi...
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compost heated greenhouse + aquaponics

Maria Svennbeck
I need to get info regardng compost heated greenhouses/hoophouses/polytunnels and also about aquaponics in greenhouses. Has anyone got experience with this? I would like to combine these two into one closed system. Grateful for any ideas and input!!! Thanks!
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Introduction to Permaculture with the Rythms of the Mountain in Chao Sobral

João Gonçalves
http://chaosobral.blogspot.com/2011/10/introducao-permacultura-com-os-ritmos.html http://www.openworldcafe.com/events/introduction-to-the-rythms-of-the-mountain-in-chao-sobral     Program   Permaculture Design Principles explained during the following subjects     During the morning, sta...
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The next step

Samuel Bonello
The thaw finally came in Michigan and I got outside to work on my first swale. Hand dug beside the house. More out of eagerness and experimentation than actual legitimate function. I learned some unexpected lessons about working in very sandy soils and was encouraged by my ability to solve the pr...
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The politics of Olive Harvesting in Palestine

Alice Gray
Please follow the link below to see Carly and Jean's latest blog entry about harvesting olives in Palestine (and hear some super-duper-hooper tunes while you do it.....) http://makingsenseofthings.info/2011/10/the-politics-of-olive-harvesting-in-palestine/

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Kitchen Gardening integrated with Permaculture principles

Shafqat  Ullah
A training was given to technical staff of implementing partners of local NGOs were trained on Kitchen Gardening integrated with Permaculture principles. The presentation was a part of the activity already planned for Kitchen gardening. Participants took keen interset in Permaculture which is new...
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Orlando Urban Permaculture - Washington...

Orlando Urban Permaculture - Washington St.
The conversion of an entirely unused portion of land into a food producing system utilizing greywater and rainwater catchment.
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Permaculture's global Future! New report...

Owen Hablutzel
Those of you who did not attend the International Permaculture Convergence in Jordan can still access and share in the energy and enthusiasm that resulted from the meeting and meaningful exchanges between Permaculturists from nearly 40 countries converging in the desert of Wadi Rum. As p...

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