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Rain Tenaqiya

Rain Tenaqiya
Homestead demonstration site on marginal land emphasizing low inputs, with a carbon footprint around 10% of the US average.
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Goats + their Photo Album

João Gonçalves
  Pic. 1 - Long haired goats at home, compost starters. Humans work with goats to sustain themselves and our shared (goat)culture in the mountain, of which they are a intrinsic member. Because we don't have other way of taking care of them outside (our terraces mosaic patches are not properl...
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Mini Herb Spiral

Lilly Zeitler
Herb Spiral Update We got excited and took a trip to the nursery to buy a few herbs to enhance our herb spiral. These included mint, dill (an unusual variety that grows into a shrub), phak phai (an ingredient for the Thai dish laab), various kinds of basil, and even though ...
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New Shelter for Volunteers

Lilly Zeitler
New Shelter for Volunteers! We built a new shelter for our volunteers using all natural materials. The poles are eucalyptus. The floor and roof beams are made out of bamboo from our land. The floor is made out of split bamboo. The roof is made out of straw and leaves. The roo...
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New Shelter for Volunteers

Lilly Zeitler
New Shelter for Volunteers! We built a new shelter for our volunteers using all natural materials. The poles are eucalyptus. The floor and roof beams are made out of bamboo from our land. The floor is made out of split bamboo. The roof is made out of straw and leaves. The r...

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Food Forest Update 2012

Lilly Zeitler
Food Forest Update Now in Rainy Season, we’re experiencing some prolific growth. Here’s a shot of our one year old  food forest. Try to imagine, 2 years ago this land was completely bare. Now it’s turned completely green, full of shrubs, trees, undergrowth, vines – it really ...
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Food Forest Update 2012

Lilly Zeitler
Food Forest Update Now in Rainy Season, we’re experiencing some prolific growth. Here’s a shot of our one year old  food forest. Try to imagine, 2 years ago this land was completely bare. Now it’s turned completely green, full of shrubs, trees, undergrowth, vines – it really ...
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Food Forest Update 2012

Lilly Zeitler
http://permapai.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/food-forest-update/   

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PermaPai Project

PermaPai Project
The conversion of 4 acres of chemical monoculture into a thriving Permaculture food forest, complete with earthworks, as a prototype Permaculture farm in northern Thailand to promote sustainable practices.
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Hugelkultur bed in my backyard

Ryan Barrett
Did a little digging in my back yard today.   Hugelkultur bed. Took a little under 5 hours to complete (did this in one day...) seeded with dutch white clover and covered with straw.The swale on the hill side will catch some of the water coming down the hill. There is a french drain that orig...
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The Hummingbird Project

The Hummingbird Project
The primary purpose of the Hummingbird Project is to create sustainable systems using permaculture principles that enhance and benefit communities by educating and empowering individuals to improve quality of life and foster stewardship of the earth.
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Chapter 15

David Braden
For some time now we have been talking to people about offering a Permaculture Design Course through the Applewood Permaculture Institute. I don't feel like I can teach the course because I don't have any certifications, I respect the importance of maintaining the integrity of the certifi...
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Creation of the diploma system Portugal

Helder Valente
The idea is to be simple and user friendly and at the same time to have a high standard.   Check the link to see the design, you feed back is very welcome... http://sublimart.blogspot.pt/2012/08/8-diploma-system-portugal.html    
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Rancho Sol y Mar

Rancho Sol y Mar
Working, off-grid ranch, campground, and sustainability center located on the pacific coast of Mexico.
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Rancho Sol y Mar, Jalisco, Mexico

Daniel Gair
Located on the pacific caost of mexico, Rancho Sol y Mar (www.ranchosolymar) is a completely off-grid, solar powered ranch, campground, and sustainability center. At Rancho Sol y Mar we create eletricity, heat, pump and recycle water, run electric fencing, cook, and dehydrate the foods we grow ...

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Manda Wilderness Agricultural Project (...

Manda Wilderness Agricultural Project (MWAP)
This project works with local farmers in Lago District, Niassa Province, Mozambique to address food security and nutrition and support the developing local economy. The main focus lies in the development of the demonstration farm that follows the principles of permaculture and makes use of its m...
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23 months baby Luis needs help because of amazon polution

Helder Valente
The Permaculture community caring for the people affected by polution in the amazon river ... Please donate http://www.gofundme.com/18pbcg Luis is 23 months old, a child of the new generation of the Shipibo-Conibo tribe of Peru. He lives in the community of Roya on the upper Ucayali river,...

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