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After my first month cultivating and getting experience

Christoffer Zirkeldreher
Hey here is my first update http://zdgarten.jimdo.com/2012/07/06/fortschritt-in-meinem-garten/
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Latest VDL newsletter

Mari Korhonen
It is all happening on our farm. Now we are reaping the grains (wheat, oats, barley and rye). We have cows grazing on the property per holistic management methods, with the egrets following, to sanitize and spread manure. We are reaping the chícharo and lupine, carrots, turnips, zucchini, ...
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Llanrhaeadr Community Energy Project

Steve Jones
As part of a local energy project we have audited 10 housing types in our village for their energy performance, and looked at teh best options fo energy generation for our community. One the back of this study we are preparing to launch a community owned hydro initiative. www.llanrhaeadr.org.uk
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Permaculture goes on NHK, Japan's National TV

Kevin Thien
Misumi Ecovillage Saihate goes on NHK and gets "Permaculture" to reach a wide audience twice !. (Watch "permaculture" written at 4m10s on the Youtube and the NHK video) Watch the recorded show here : (1) Youtubized version of the show aired on 4/7/2012 (2) Official NHK online video of the sh...
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Garden City Community Garden

Garden City Community Garden
The Garden City Community Garden is located in a mountain community located in Xindian, northern Taiwan. It is a permaculture project initiated by Tammy Turner to bring members of our community together to create a shared space for gardening, growing food, natural building and using materials fou...
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Kay's Garden Report - 2 July

Kay Baxter
We are eating a huge range of winter salad greens, endive, Winter lettuce, Joe’s lettuce, Miner’s lettuce, parsley, coriander, fennel, corn salad, spinach. We’re also eating a range of carrots, beetroot, Aomaru Koshun daikon turnips both Ohno Red and Henry’s White, plus loads of ferments ...
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Intro to Permaculture

Craig Arnett
At last I have officailly finshed my Introduction to Permacultre.  What a great experience.  In all of my nearly fifty years I have never  enjoyed learning so much. What is next? PDC at Djanbung Gardens and followed straight after by a Diploma of Permaculture and I hope a Diploma of Sustainabili...
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Turmeric

Zaia Kendall
Fresh turmeric, the dried powder, capsules with the dried powder and dehyrated turmeric pieces in the big jar. This wonderful root is an amazing healer. It tends to grow abundantly in our garden, just like ginger. How do we get enough turmeric in our diet? It is strong tasting, so you cannot a...
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Urban Design for a Sustainable Future

Adam Shand
As part of the Koanga Institute’s research program regarding relationships between human health, soil health, plant health, and animal health, we have come to the realisation that if we wish to be eating nourishing food that maintains our DNA for the long haul, we need to follow the principles or...
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everyday internet intertainment

Fez / Drew McCarty
http://www.ted.com/talks/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil.html We have lived with the knowledge of peak oil for decades.  One of my friend points out that we will switch to natural gas afterwards and that it will be a lot lot longer because of that. The fact is renewable and un...
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Permaculture Week-end workshop

Kevin Thien
  Learn to "Design your life with harmony and creativity". Thematic workshop every saturday afternoon from 1pm to 5 pm, in Japanese and/or English. max 3000 yen per person.  (tea and snacks included) July  2012/7/7  Soil : The under world.~    2012/7/14  Gardening: Gardening with natur...
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Permaculture Week-end workshop

Kevin Thien
  Learn to "Design your life with harmony and creativity". Thematic workshop every saturday afternoon from 1pm to 5 pm, in Japanese and/or English. max 3000 yen per person.  (tea and snacks included) July  2012/7/7  Soil : The under world.~    2012/7/14  Gardening: Gardening with nature.~ ...
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Permaculture goes on NHK, Japan's National TV

Kevin Thien
Misumi Ecovillage Saihate goes on NHK and gets "Permaculture" to reach a wide audience twice !. (Watch "permaculture" written at 4m10s on the Youtube and the NHK video) Watch the recorded show here : (1) Youtubized version of the show aired on 4/7/2012 (2) Official NHK online video of the sh...
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Misumi Eco village Saihate

Misumi Eco village Saihate
Misumi Eco village Saihate is a newly established eco-village. The village is an "open stage" for artists, builders, permaculturists and the like, to express and share their creativity.
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2012 Tree Plantings

Darren J.  Doherty
After some years of travelling the globe in our constant interview of Gaia, all the while whilst undergoing vital soil restoration and development,  we are now ready to establish a range of tree systems at Dehesa Felix. All of these systems follow the patterns of Keyline and accordingly feature e...

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Portable Sawmill Course at Edenfarms Taree up date

david spicer
with a extra day add on where able to a good balance of theory and practical, we had dudely kibble from lucas mill come in as a mill technicain and noel peirce from the EPA come in on legalities of private native forest harvesting and my self covering portable sawmills in general and how they fit...

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Anadolu Bahçeleri / Anatolian Food Gardens

Anadolu Bahçeleri / Anatolian Food Gardens
Designing & building of model food & agricultural systems and permaculture education centers in the provinces Kars, Ardahan and Artvin in Turkey.
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