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Terrell House update

Dee Clark
Terrell House Permaculture Living and Learning Center has become a reality! We are transforming this beautiful, passive solar, university-owned house into an inspiring space indoors and out for community, learning, food, music, and more. The house had been sitting unoccupied and is in need of rep...
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Conferencia en Mar del Plata-Buenos Aires-Argentina

Tierra Martinez
Este próximo sábado 10 de Noviembre a las 17hs, llegamos a Mar del Plata, para brindar una conferencia apasionante. Algunos de los tópicos a tratar serán los siguientes. Analisis de la Realidad ActualRestauración Comunitaria de SuelosSistemas Productivos AutosuficientesBancos Comunitarios de Semi...

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The MEGGA-watt project moves forward

Rene Michalak
The "MEGGA-watt" Project (Micro-Energy Generating Garage Assembly) is a demonstration / prototype to turn everyday detached garages from simple storage units (aka 'car-holes') into food growing and energy-generating systems using permaculture design. The basic concept is to partner a garage wit...

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New permaculture school at 3700 meters high in the andes of Peru

Helder Valente
http://thewayinn.com/ The Way Inn is comprised of young former travelers who envisioned an alternative lifestyle to the nine-to-five option and went about building a dream up in the Andes, away from it all. The staff is made up of a small team of full time natives and a constantly changing team ...
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Permaculture Diploma Report : 2012

Delvin Solkinson
Here is my two year Diploma Report for a study in permaculture educational media development. http://gaiacraft.com/free-tools/
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New hot compost bays

Tim Auld
I had recently built a couple of compost piles on the ground. It is hard to contain, judge volume, and keep weeds out. It also takes more area than a bay system, and I can't be bothered with chicken mesh. So I decided to put together some old materials I had laying around to make 2 cubic meter ho...

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Superstorm Sandy; the new normal?

Zaia Kendall
A freak storm, never before seen. After the end of the normal hurricane season, this "superstorm" developed and severely affected the Carribean and northern US, killing people and causing devastation everywhere. But are we really that surprised? Is nature trying to point out the error in our wa...
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Educationnal center

Pascal Depienne
We are thinking of starting a legal structure like a cooperative to ethically promote professionnal skills in our region. There will be diverse locations for teaching, experimenting and practicing instead of having only one place trying to be THE place. Hopefully this can help limit competition a...
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Permaculture Masters Thesis : 2010

Delvin Solkinson
Here is my masters thesis as presented to Bill Mollison and the Permaculture Academy. http://gaiacraft.com/free-books/
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Mongeal Mapu - Tierra para la Vida - La...

Mongeal Mapu - Tierra para la Vida - Land for Life
Restore the land degraded and partly eroded by over-grazing by sheep, horses and goats over 40 years. Build a food forest, increase native forest and build low energy buildings. Later to have PDC courses. All done as an expression of non-ritualistic mindful living/meditation in line with the Bud...
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Curso-Taller de Estufas de Alto Rendimiento-Río Gallegos-1

Tierra Martinez
En este albún podemos observar las fotos de diferenets estufas de alto rendimiento que se realizaron en las instalaciones del INTA de aquella localidad. Podemos observar el desarrollo de una estufa rusa con horno y hornilla, una cocina rocket, un horno chileno, una estufa de bodoque entre otras....

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Biofertilizers and Chromas' Course with Eugenio Gras

Victor Barahona
    This course was held in June in Orduña (Alava) for 3 days, also held a week later another identical at La Donaira Farm (in Ronda). The teacher was Eugenio Gras, from MasHumus Foundation. He comes from Mexico and representing MasHumus giving Regenerative Agriculture courses worldwi...
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Pond and slope management

Heiko Vermeulen
This year's big project was to construct a pond.  Initially this was to combat a mosquito problem on our land.  There was no standing water, but due to our land being located within an amphitheatre-like bowl, protecting it from prevailing winds, mosquitos found a perfect home.  The pond is to hel...

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"Value the Marginal"--Eco Ola Living Fence Posts

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Development Pictures

Stephen Trauger
Development pictures over 3 years

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Last PDC for 2012!

Zaia Kendall
The Vegetable Garden For our last PDC of 2012 we have decided to offer the places left at the early bird rate of $1450. We have also capped our PDC courses to 15 students to ensure a quality course for each student. Capping the course at 15 students will make it ideal for people who enjoy one ...
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Brief Concept Paper on Permaculture from Malawi, now in portuguese

João Gonçalves
Pic. - October Fruits at Chao Sobral - Diversity and quality (not quantity) Pear, kaki, arbutus berry, raspberry, figs, grapes, chestnut, walnut and mushroms. Photo credit JGoncalves Please share as much as you can the text below, in portuguese: Permacultura: um sistema de design para a cons...
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Permaculture Partner Farmers, Rainforest Knowledge---Eco Ola

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