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Natures Surrogate Mother

GARY RICHARDSON
There are still some very mature trees on this lot so I've decided to use them as Surrogates for new trees being added so I let the Surrogate decide when it is time to add a new tree too its care. As the larger limbs fall they are collected and used to build a makeshift frame/nest along th...

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le Potager

le Potager
Formal French Vegetable Gardening combined with permaculture and native zones.
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Bamboo-framed Eco-Cabana dwelling

John Schinnerer
I was lucky enough to be able to collaborate with Danny on this demonstration project, which showcases his "LSB" (Lighter Simpler Building) methods as well as a variety of alternative and appropriate technology elements. There is a simple web site with a write-up, some pictures and some videos he...
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Workshop announcement - perma-camp

Pascal Depienne
We will be hosting for the second year a construction but diversified workshop for two month in France (near Poitiers 86) at La Courdémière.  The organisation will be shared with the participants, making all of us co-responsible for themoments we'll spend together. We will be making bread, cook,...
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Personal responsibility and causes for consumerism

Zaia Kendall
From a very early age in modern society we are taught that we are not responsible for things that happen to us. In kindergarten and day care facilities, and even in parks playgrounds have to have a bouncy soft floor to minimise injury. The equipment has to have certain size restrictions and eve...
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Simple Composting Toilet Workshop

Loren Taylor Luyendyk
Waste is an unused resource, and our concept of “waste” creates pollution.  Every year, billions of gallons of untreated sewage spill into the ocean, as a result of no treatment, or treatment plant failures due to power outages and high storm flows.  Over 3 million people die each year ...

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El Sol

El Sol
Biological restaurant fed by a permaculture food forest and aquaponics system
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My Garden List for 2012

The greenhouse is currently loaded with; German Camomile, Mugwort, Fennel, Basil (sweet and Cinnamon), Thyme, Sage, Calendula, Nettle, Yarrow, Lavender, Horehound, Feverfew, Lemon Balm, Catnip, Valerian, Mullein, Red Clover, and a few Mints. Where I reside currently I haven't the space for the h...

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Scything Day Course

Janta Wheelhouse
  Led by : Andrea Gilpin Date : 9 June (Saturday) 2012 Time : 10 – 5 Fee : £50 including hot soup & bread and refreshments Booking Form   The scythe has been used in parts of the world since Roman Times. It is still being used in many countries today and is having a revival in...
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Low Impact Living Wins The Day

Janta Wheelhouse
Read feature in GREEN BUILDING MAGAZINE (Spring 2012)  LOW IMPACT LIVING WINS THE DAY by Olwyn Pritchard About Karuna's planning success and the family's long battle to establish their right to live on their land.
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Mother's Herbal Musings

Mother's Herbal Musings
In collaboration with Honey Moon Herbs, I eagerly share my love for herbs, providing plants, products and wisdom to all interested.
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Rikkenstorp

Rikkenstorp
We are implementing Permaculture on our small farm in order to make it rational, resilient and sustainable. Building a community in the process. We host courses to inspire others to get active.
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Milk from the neighbor

Mari Korhonen
It's always a delight to find ways to bypass the industrial food system and discover real, fresh and clean food right where you live, from people you know. It's one of the keystones of local resiliency and food security, as well as an important economical link on a local level, regardless of havi...
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I've finished teaching my first PDC

Tamara Griffiths
Hello beautiful people!!!! Back in November last year, myself, Delvin and Ali Ma travelled around Australia to do teacher trainings with some of the best Permaculture teachers in the world. It was the Planetary Permaculture Pilgrimage, and I hoped it would give me courage and also kick my backsi...

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APC11 - Resilience by Design

Nicole Moore
The Australasian Permaculture Convergence is rapidly approaching: April 11th - 15th in Turangi, NZ! Hope to see you there!    
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Tar River Permaculture Project

Tar River Permaculture Project
A small scale, permaculture based, agrarian community.
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My account of Darren Doherty's PDC in Athens, Greece - Sep 2011

Tina Lymberis
Even though I had completed a similar seminar last year, the 15-day permaculture design course this September at Mali Veni in Athens with Darren Doherty from Australia, was something else. Of course, because I have a relatively small experience on the topics of permaculture, the learn...

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Puff Adders Welcome!

Neal Spackman
This is a baby puff adder, found on our demonstration site.  We had a group of Boy Scouts who caught it.  Puff Adder clutches are as big as 150 babies, and this is a young juvenile.  So it's feasible we have 100 of these on our site.  Puff Adders kill more people on the continent of Africa tha...
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