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Getting Settled up in the Andes...

Asya Milazzo
We ended up building a house that I designed, out of rammed earth, rocks, brick, cement and wood.  Since the local electric grid is already generated by wind and water power, we decided to hold off on a solar electric system, but are using solar hot water, composting toilets, rainwater catchment ...
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Bee in the Garden at Spring Ridge Commons

Linda  Chan
About Bee in the Garden: An inspiration of Sean Newton, “Bee in the Garden” became a fun weekly tradition that took place every Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. This was on-going from Sept 2012 to Dec 2013.   Sean came bearing hot water, tea cups and a few extra pair of work gloves (for those ...
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Spring Ridge Commons Brochure

Linda  Chan
    Link to Spring Ridge Commons Brochure: http://springridge.rd123.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Spring-Ridge-Commons-Brochure.pdf  
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Spring Ridge Commons Brochure

Linda  Chan
  Link to Spring Ridge Commons Brochure: http://springridge.rd123.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Spring-Ridge-Commons-Brochure.pdf
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Delayed

Andy Homer
This has fallen through so now I am looking for another place to make happy.
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Children of the corn

Chris McLeod
The title of this week’s blog is a nod to Steven King’s truly frightening short story written way back in 1978. The story revolved around a demon haunted town in the corn belt of the US. The demon in that town decreed that no one in that area should live past their 19th birthday and all of ...
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1st PDC

paul barker
It has been a journey of 10 years sonce I first sat in on a PDc, to finally attending a compleate PDC in 2007 and now 7 years later finally teaching a dinkum 72 hour desiugn course with Tarryn Rice. Wish us luck
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Semilla Besada

Semilla Besada
We are situated in the Sierra Nevada, Spain. Located between 1300 and 1470 meter above sea level.We live completely off grid. The land has twelve hectares , which of two hectares have been fenced. There is a full grown food forest below the main house. We arrived on this farm in 2011 after a se...
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intro destilled to two days

Monika Frank
The introduction course will only take place saturday and sunday. this format will be kept for the courses following in late winter/spring 2015. get your certificate in 5 or 6 week-ends! watch this space.
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Permaculture Certificate and Diploma courses

Zaia Kendall
In 2015 we will start our inaugural Certificate and Diploma courses. These courses are: The Certificate of Permaculture Farm Leading Hand and The Diploma of Permaculture Demonstration, Teaching and Consulting. These are targeted career courses, only for people who wish to make a career ...
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2014 Nov - My Second Permablitz

Roberto Anaya
I missed out on the first two days of this three-day permablitz. The first day was spent clearing a path through dense woody vegetation for the swale and berm system and cutting down dead trees on the slope up above. The second day was spent lining up the dead tree material into two 300-foot "dea...
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Curso Introdução Permacultura em Sintra

Silvia Floresta
6 e 7 Dezembro 2014 9h.30m às 17.00Valor: 50€Local; Senhora D'Azenha - Centro de Artes e Ofícios do MundoPrai das Maçãs / Sintra Inscrições e informações: [email protected] seres humanos sentimos o chamamento para viver e evoluir com a natureza e não contra ela.A Permacultura é a ciên...
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Porquê tirar um curso de design em permacultura

Silvia Floresta
http://dasementearvore.blogspot.pt/2014/11/porque-tirar-um-curso-de-design-em.html   Estudando e aplicando os princípios da permacultura aprendes a desenvolver designs sustentáveis que são aplicados na rotina diária, reforças as tuas ligações com a natureza desenvolvendo a tua criatividade e in...
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Pakaraka Farm

Pakaraka Farm
Pakaraka Farm is a 215 acres of diverse ecological agriculture projects and regenerating bush, Located in the beautiful Kauaeranga Valley. Right on the Kauaeranga river. On the farm you will find sheep, cows, chickens, worms, bees, olive orchard, pecan orchard, chestnut orchard, home fruit o...
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Mt Maunganui Urban Food Forest

Mt Maunganui Urban Food Forest
Transforming an ordinary suburban block into a regenerative and productive food forest and edible garden.
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Calendário biodinâmico - Portugal

Silvia Floresta
http://pt.rhythmofnature.net/calendario-biodinamico    
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Hortas na Varanda

Silvia Floresta
"O objectivo da oficina é mostrar que em pequenos espaços, como casas e apartamentos, podem ser cultivadas pequenas hortas","Esta oficina é aberta a toda a comunidade, em especial às pessoas que tenham interesse em produzir hortas, mas possuem pouco espaço".   Hortas pensadas para pequenos espa...
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