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Updates from our Users...

Late Winter 2011

Albert Bates
Howdy y'all. I am leaving next week to Mexico where Maria Ros, Hector Reyes and I are continuing our work in rural Quintana Roo with permaculture demonstrations, local school curricula, transition towns, and constructing Ecoaldea Gratitud. During the Climate Summit, President Calderon made many p...

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7.83 Farm

Developing locally-adapted plants for a forest garden plus perennial vegetables, supplemented by a raised-bed labyrinth kitchen garden and an herb garden.
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Comunidade Portuguesa...

Helder Valente
Benvindos ao novo site e espero que  aqui se possa continuar o trabalho que temos feito nos ultimos anos na tão especial lingua do Camões...   Grande abraço permanente a todos e que os novos tempos de mudança vos tragam tudo de melhor que a natureza possa ofereçer.   Helder    

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Dragon Rocket Oven

Dragon Rocket Oven
We will be launching a project in the planning since 2002. After learning about cob ovens and seeing there was need for major improvement I invented an oven that solves all the problems of a cob oven. First made it a dragon on a trailer to attract a crowd, second made it cleaner in two ways. No c...
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Afristar Permaculture Education Posters

Afristar Permaculture Posters Liquid ManureMaking CompostPermaculture Water PrinciplesHow to Plant a Tree Zulu/Sotho/EnglishSummer Rainfall Planting CalendarWinter Rainfall Planting CalendarMaking an A FrameSocial permaculture ~ Talking StickCompanion PlantingEarthwormsPermaculture GuildsPermacu...

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I welcome the new website

Helder Valente
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njjvFab7tGg
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Shipping Container Shed

Daniel Halsey
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Diversity Affecting the Fitness Landscape for Insects, A Complex Adaptive System

Daniel Halsey
Diversity Affecting the Fitness Landscape for Insects, A Complex Adaptive System In a recent class in Complex Adaptive Systems, I wanted to find a new way to relate the effects of diversity models on insect patterns and the resulting plant benefits. We need high access for efficie...
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Wildstar Farm and Folk School

Wildstar Farm and Folk School
Wildstar Farm and Folk School, forming Spring 2011, is a permaculture market garden and education center, producing food and teaching the skills we need as members of the human species to rediscover our ecological niche. In initial stages of formation.
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Afristar

Afristar
Afristar is a Permaculture Organisation based in South Africa, focused on the design and implementation of sustainable development programmes. Our aim is to inspire communities to work towards creating sustainable settlements that harmonise human activity to create natural wealth and great abunda...
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JNF Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre

JNF Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre
The Jewish National Fund, Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre in Mamelodi, founded in Sept 2004 is an environmental discovery centre that aims to raise awareness and mobilise community based environmental champions.
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Permaculture Noosa

Permaculture Noosa
Permaculture Noosa is one of the earliest permaculture groups formed in Australia. Its first president and founder was Geoff Lawton. It meets monthly to share knowledge, produce, plants, seeds, and socialise and has over 200 members. All are welome every third Thursday of the month at the Cooroy ...
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PDC at Marda Permaculture Farm, Palestine, Occupied West Bank, April 2011

Rhamis Kent
Preparations are being made for the upcoming April 2011 PDC taking place at Marda Permaculture Farm, located in the village of Marda, Palestine, the occupied West Bank. There have been a number of great pieces written about this project on the PRI Australia website, providing great insight and...

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The International Permaculture Conference and Convergence, IPC10, September 2011

Rhamis Kent
Topic: Rhamis will be discussing how the application of permaculture water harvesting earthworks infrastructure will be used to address the ecological challenges faced in Northern Somalia.  Of particular interest will be the Sanaag Region, which includes The Cal Madow Mountain Range. Cal Madow's ...

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Crash-grazing the creekflat: an experiment

Kirsten Bradley
Floyd un-hooks the ends of the electric fence to let the sheep into the next cell Flat ground. Seemingly simple, but oh so full of implications. We didn’t really think about how cool flat ground was until we calculated that it made up exactly 10% of the total landmass of Milkwood. That...
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Kendall Permaculture Farm

Kendall Permaculture Farm
The Kendall Permaculture Farm is a permaculture demonstration site with ongoing projects demanding well thought out permaculture design. The Farm is proud to be alcohol, drug and chemical FREE. We aim for minimal waste by re-using as many resources as possible. All fertilizers, compost and mul...
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Upcoming courses - from May 2011

Tom Kendall
10 week Internship starting 15 May Self Reliance 1 - 29 May Self Reliance 2 - 5 June Water Management 1 - 12 June Water Management 2 - 19 June Sustainable Building - 26 June - 1 July Fencing - 3 July - 8 July Introduction to Permaculture - 24 + 25 July Permaculture Design Course - 31 July...
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