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Food Garage Project Update - Rainwater Harvesting System Set-up

Rene Michalak
Yesterday (July 18, 2015) we installed two more reclaimed, food grade IBC totes (1000L / 250 gal) to catch rainwater off of the east facing side of the Food Garage. This completes the rainwater harvesting goal that each downspout be directed to rainwater capture for domestic use! The current to...
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Permaculture Fruit Forest

Permaculture Fruit Forest
Changing a residential perennial garden of flowering trees and shrub with a functional ground cover system to a permaculture fruit forest, vegetable garden with chicken, ducks, maybe goats
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Permaculture Fruit Forest

Permaculture Fruit Forest
Changing a residential perennial garden of flowering trees and shrub with a functional ground cover system to a permaculture fruit forest, vegetable garden with chicken, ducks, maybe goats
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Permaculture Fruit Forest

Permaculture Fruit Forest
Changing a residential perennial garden of flowering trees and shrub with a functional ground cover system to a permaculture fruit forest, vegetable garden with chicken, ducks, maybe goats
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Permaculture Fruit Forest

Permaculture Fruit Forest
Changing a residential perennial garden of flowering trees and shrub with a functional ground cover system to a permaculture fruit forest, vegetable garden with chicken, ducks, maybe goats
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two years later

hanlie malan
I have since moved to a small village close to Grahamstown where the soil is so beautiful everything just grows! When I have to dig I find eathworms everywhere! It is winter and my heirloom tomatoes haven't stopped producing, even with severe frost. I have huge Spinach plants as well. The hens ...
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H Laue Research Fellowship Project WSU

H Laue Research Fellowship Project WSU
A Research Fellowship (for 1 year renewable) investigating the feasibility of implementing a Permaculture Demonstration site at Tsolo College, Eastern Cape, South africa.
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Edible Earth Permaculture Site

Edible Earth Permaculture Site
An urban design project to maximise yields and minimise outputs using permaculture design. Developing abundant gardens, eco-friendly home renovations and retro-fitting energy and water saving devices.
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Little Gem Retreat

Little Gem Retreat
Little Gem Retreat is a meditation retreat based on Buddhist principles. It is set on 23 acres and it's aim is to feed it's residents and visitors from extensive permaculture gardens
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Six Months After My PDC

Megan Bridge
It's been six months since I completed the PDC with Geoff Lawton, Tom Kendall, Owen Gwilliam, David Spicer, Paul Taylor and many other amazing guests. It was a wonderful experience and I find myself living and breathing permaculture - it's like an addiction, religion and lifestyle all rolled into...

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PRI Chile: Dip Keyline Design with Eugenio Gras

Grifen Hope
Diplomado Agricultura Orgánica | MasHumus octubre 1 @ 9:00 - octubre 10 @ 18:00 El Manzano,Cabrero, BioBio Chile+ Google Map Web: www.elmanzano.org/eventos Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ecoescuela/events Las herramientas en tus manos Detalles pronto!!! Info: [email protected] 3 M...
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Poultry Powered Compost Conveyor

Kyle Williams
This is my adaptation of Geoff Lawton's "Chicken Tractor on Steroids" from geofflawton.com I'm using the P2C2 to feed my chickens while creating compost for the hugelkultur beds I'll be installing in the same area.  So far, the compost is looking fantastic, and I've noticed a 40% reduction in th...
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Help wanted!

Ben Mallinson
We are establishing our first swales on contour and require many hand to make light work. In exchange we will impart what we know and provide free accomodation in an incredible part of the world.
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Jun Jaree Dreaming

Jun Jaree Dreaming
Jun Jaree (happy place) is a steep property in the back of the Nambucca Valley northern NSW Australia. We are designing and implementing currently WATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS
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Weekly site update: News from the bush, week 1

Zaia Kendall
Hello everyone ! Here is the crew giving you some news from the bush ! As we had planned, we moved to Belaru into ‘José’s house’ on Monday the 6th of july . After a busy early morning cleaning our pretty house and shopping in town, we went to the agricultural college near Luganville. There we ...
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Antarctic Anomaly

Chris McLeod
In keeping with the recent Star Trek references on the blog I thought that I’d introduce readers to the Antarctic Anomaly which is hovering over the South Eastern corner of this continent! In Star Trek speak, an anomaly is anything that is unusual or can’t be explained and that story trick is qui...
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Working Successfully Abroad

Antonio Scotti
Course facilitated by Rico Zook, only opportunity in Europe in 2015Barcelona, Spain, October 23th-25th.This course will cover the background knowledge needed to successfully work in community regeneration projects and sustainability in other cultures. Principles of Itinerant Permaculture, Ethics,...

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Trabajar exitosamente en otros Contextos Culturales

Antonio Scotti
Curso facilitado por Rico Zook, única oportunidad en Europa en 2015Se darán las bases para trabajar con éxito en proyectos de reconstrucción comunitarias y sostenibilidad en otras culturas. Temas que se tratarán: los principios de la permacultura itinerante, la ética, la diversidad, las buenas pr...

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