Updates from our Users...

1st SPECIAL EVENT

Freya Mackenzie
Permaculture Ste Anne de Bellevue SPECIAL EVENT, Thursday January 23rd, 2014, 7pm The New Coop du Grande Orme, 153 rue Ste Anne, Ste Anne de Bellevue, Qc. Attendance: APROX 16   MINUTES Philippe Derruder's presentation entitled "Une monnaie locale complémentaire, pourquoi et comment?"...
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Guatemalan Earthship on 3 acre coffee farm

Guatemalan Earthship on 3 acre coffee farm
Earthships are zero-carbon, food-producing, rainwater-catching and-cleaning, off-the-grid (solar and wind energy) buildings made out of recycled materials.
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Rainbow Commons Sustainability Commons

Rainbow Commons Sustainability Commons
The Commons is a living and learning centre for sustainability, permaculture, and environmental education. We are a registered non-profit with a mission to promote self-sufficiency, sustainability and environmental stewardship through education and projects here at the Commons and in Impendle.
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Video Updates

Geoff Lawton
See all my films at The Permaculture Research Insitute Vimeo account.  Cold Climate Permaculture Geoff Lawton visits Ben Falk's magnificent Permaculture farm in beautiful Vermont close to the Canadian border. Geoff shows you the features you should have in your cold climate Greenhouses....
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Semujok Bamboo

Semujok Bamboo
[Site Close Down - No Funding] Land of 2.3 acres is planted with healthy young oil palm at current. Proposing to keep land cover and slowly cull as necessary. Plan to established bamboo cultivation.
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Heap heating up again :-)

Jyoti Deshpande
After the initial dissapointment of the compost heap not heating up on day 9, we covered it up with a tarp and thinking that will have to redo the pile on the weekend. when we opened the tarp on the 14th day, it was smelling sweet, was moist and looked darker colour! we started turning the pile ...

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Sloth Acres

Sloth Acres
This is the first part of a multi step transformation to abundance of a 75 acre property near Tulsa, OK. Any questions or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Hugelkultur

George Coe II
I started to build my Hugelkultur that will also act a a swale along the North side property line.  I dug a ditch that is one shovel length deep and two wide along side our fence. I am taking down a tree and have some old wood that has been stacked up for a few years.  I was going to use it for f...

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Plants on order

George Coe II
I have ordered Kiwi's, Goumi's, Currant's, Cornelian Cherry and Honey Berry for my first stage. These plant are intended to be planted along my shaded North side of the house. I only have 6 feet from the house to the property line. I am hoping to use these plants as a hedge to fence off and creat...
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Urban small lot Food Forest

Urban small lot Food Forest
Urban small lot(s) conversion to Permaculture, food forest.
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update

kurt rodrigue
After a couple years i'm trying again this year. The nuts, mulberries, some pears, all the plums, and apricots have died. Apples, a few pears, blueberries, raspberries, haskaps, currants, a cherry tree (Mongolian), and blackberries have survived so far. Its a really tough spot here. I should have...
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Maximising the Potential of Power Line Clearings

mary combs
My property has 5 to 6 acres of power line clearing. I will be designing a plan for this area as my project for the PDC course as a prelude to approaching the power company to gain their cooperation on the execution of the design. From what I have learned so far, I am permitted to pursue agric...
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Vertical garden

Gregory Amos
Urban gardening is trend. Unfortunately, many people lack the space required in order to produce more than two lettuces and some basil. The answer is: go vertical! There are many nice designs on internet, and we were inspired from this one. As you can see on the pics below, our design is slight...

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Permaculture, Nature Connection & Deep Ecology at Ecodharma (Catalan Pyrenees, Spain), September 6-13 2014, with Alfred Decker and Guhyapati

Alfred Decker
http://www.ecodharma.com/courses-events/permaculture-nature-connection-deep-ecology permaculture, nature connection & deep ecology 6th to 13th Sept 2014 a nature-based practice & study event This course explores both the practical wisdom and the theoretical underpinnings o...
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Atelier de construction d'abris primitifs

Maryse Cloutier-Gélinas
Offert par Les Primitifs, école de survie et d'éveil à la nature. Instructeurs : Mathieu Hébert et Maryse Cloutier-Gélinas designer en permacuture et Archéologue. En partenariat avec le Centre de recherche en permaculture boréale et La ferme des Vallons de Chambreule.Ce cours permettra d'expérim...

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Farmwell.com is here! Simple web software for stree-free farming and local food

Fraser Bliss
    Hey fellow permies, farmers, food hubs and local food lovers! The door to Farmwell is now open! My goal with Farmwell is to make it super easy for farmers and food hubs to run their businesses online and direct market their produce to local people over the internet.Boost your farm with ...
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The Sun´s Harvest Institute

The Sun´s Harvest Institute
Institute for Sustainability, Education and Art.
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