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Initial Earth Works- Duck pond

Brett Lawler
A link to our blog that describes the feature: http://www.serenityvalleyfarm.blogspot.com/2014/05/initial-earthworks.html   Update: here's a pic of the install 8 months later.

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Bevendale Permaculture

Bevendale Permaculture
Permaculture design and implementation across 228 acre farm close to Bevendale, NSW.
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what we've been up to (part 1)

Rene Nijstad
See the pictures below. They're just some examples we have dozens more slowly growing out. I'm especially pleased with the first picture, finally we managed to germinate cacao seeds :) The 'secret': high temperature and moist medium (germinated under the bed in a constant 26º - 30º environment). ...

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Trees, Bees & Cheese

Trees, Bees & Cheese
The transformation of former hay paddocks into a mixed, small farm on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula.
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China's Largest Ecovillage Project, the...

China's Largest Ecovillage Project, the Second Home of Lifechanyuan
The Second Home community of Lifechanyuan is the largest ecovillage project in China and it has a total of 600 mu (100 acres) of land. We are hoping to implement permaculture and natural farming principles to transform the lands into fertile farms which are able to produce high quality and health...
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Richard Larson
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Life off the Grid

Claudette Fleming
Are indigenous peoples lagging behind while others ‘move ahead’? There was a time when, the answer most certainly would have been ‘YES’. However times change and now the opposite appears true. As more and more people are trying to get off grid by renouncing a more developed lifestyle, most indige...

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Grape Vine Growth

Dave Hunt
I thought this grape vine died in the servere cold we got this winter.  Looks like it was just a late bloom for this particular vine.  If all goes well I should see some fruit later in the year!   

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First pilot swale is in

mary combs
The first short hugel swale is in. I took a week of holiday off work to do this construction. I had some other work to do as well, so the following description is the result of about 5 days work. Just me, my tractor and my trusty Yamaha Grizzly atv (nicknamed JOAT - Jack of all trades, which it t...

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Finca El Zopilote

Finca El Zopilote
Finca El Zopilote is a permaculture farm / hostel with a organic restaurant and a pizzeria
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Some overdue updates

Robert Overturf
A lot has changed since last year in the way I laid everything out and grouped plants together.  I paid a lot more attention to companion grouping and getting seeds out at the right time.  The hugelkultur bed is pretty much dedicated to a native american three sisters garden amended with a few ot...
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23rd May 2014_ Office Works have begun!

Miron Barabakh
I have the toolsI have the materialsI have the computer ...now i have to start researching... and thinking.. and drawing.Shall the Design Begin! 

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21st May 2014 _Landscape Surveying Done!

Miron Barabakh
There was no axe at the beginning, so I thoutgh of making just Blocks of wood to Drop on the countour points, and mark with coloured rope....thanks god we found an axe, and i actually found out that the grass was taller than i expected. So i had to make new sticks, Longer.but after a few days of ...

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19th May 2014_ shall the observation Begin!

Miron Barabakh
Soil life here is amazing! And there is almost always some water coming down. The possibilities are enormous.7hectars of completely flat plainfield, which should garauntee autosufficency for up to 5 people and at least 7horses, in forage....lets see what we can do.Thanks again Geoff # 

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17th May 2014, arrival to the Neerlands_ First autonomous Design

Miron Barabakh
At the end here we are! my first real Design Ever!Recieved a responce from a project i contacted some time ago_ the owner liked me to do a redesign of the landscape management and some other stuff.Surveying already in progress# 

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Mettā Garden

Mettā Garden
Space created with the intention of setting permaculture principles in practice, together with Educational and Self development opportunities. Permaculture consultants, earth workers landscapers, free thinkers and similar minded people we invite you to participate.
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Permaculture Teacher Training Course

John Champagne
Come and join us at Maemut Garden , 70kms southwest of Chiang  Mai for a 5 day intensive Permaculture Teacher Training Course. John and Sharon Champagne will be building on your basic PDC to take you to the point of being able to teach a course in your own style. For furhter details go to our we...

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