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Water piped from the mountains to the hidro turbine - 1st of April

João Gonçalves
http://permaculturaportugal.ning.com/events/demonstra-o-de-turbina-mini-h-drica-em-ch-o-sobral mini hidro turbine demonstration workshop on the 1st of April - Sunday afternoon, Dirk Van der Auwera e Tom Mertens are going to explain how the system works in Chão Sobral. the water for irrigati...

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Looking for documentation, advices... and help.

Marie-France Lefebvre
The house is builded on 200 square meters (the foundation are finalised already). Mid April 2012 we will arrive in Senegal to continue with the house building. The first step to work on is the Permaculture system. Is there any one who wish to take part of this project? With kindest regards, ...
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Let's Talk About the Commons!

Øyvind Holmstad
Talking about the commons is a critical first step. We’re so indoctrinated in an individualist focused approach to stuff and private property that we need to be reminded—like my college class mentioned above—that there’s much more that we share and, that for a wide range of things, sharing is bet...
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Permaculture Musical Cabaret Roadshow is coming together!

Charlie Jones
Here's a preview of the latest song in the Permaculture Musical Cabaret recorded in my back yard the other day. (If you watch the last video 'Small and Slow Song', you'll notice that my yard has... changed! ooooh!) In the process of writing more songs and securing funding to produce a decent rec...
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Permacultura Portugal

Silvia Floresta
O PDC da Quinta dos 7 Nomes, reconhecido internacionalmente, tem duração de 72 horas (14 dias) e é regido pelos 14 capítulos do “Permaculture: a Designers Manual “  de Bill Mollison e ocorre com aulas teóricas, práticas, vivências e atividades lúdicas, resultante num certificado de Design em Perm...
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Catching and directing water with a swale

Tom Kendall
I am sometimes unsure why the Sunshine Coast is called that, when we can get such massive rains. Last week we had around 350mm in 30 hours. This came following a heavy rain in the week before and continuing rain during that week, so the ground was absolutely saturated! The reason I am only postin...
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summer workshops a Malin's Hermitage Romania

philippe coupe
Spring and summer camp program “Malin’s hermitage” Romania 2012 1. Spring site ■ Tuesday 17 – Friday, April 20 ■ Children playgroundl maintenance ■ tepee’s canvas and liner ■ build a pond dam ■ dry toilet ■ to enhance rainwater harvesting pit. Participatory site volunteers. Provide accommoda...

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72h Permaculture Design Course: Permaculture for the Rural African Environment: Konso, Ethiopia

Abdur-Rahman McCausland
Facilitators: Alex McCausland with local assistant trainer Asmelash Dagne and guest appearances from local elders and intellectuals.Dates: May 7th to 18th, 2011Location: Konso, South EthiopiaVenue: Strawberry Fields Eco LodgeCost: US$850 ($500 for Ethiopians)Includes: course fees, food and accomm...
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Taller: Terminaciones Finas en Barro II con Paulina Avila | 28 Abril - 1 Mayo

Grifen Hope
La Casa es el Centro de la Resiliencia Local 28 Abril al 1 de Mayo de 2012 Con Paulina Avila de CIDEP El Bolson Argentina El Manzano, BioBio Chile Únanse a nosotros este otoño para darle los ultimos toques al green campus...nuestro edificio comunitario y centro de eventos. 4 dias de aprendi...
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Taller: Introducción a la Construcción Natural | 21-22 Abril | Paulina Avila

Grifen Hope
Diseñar tu propia Casa Sana 21 al 22 de Abril de 2012 Con Paulina Avila de CIDEP El Bolson Argentina Únanse a nosotros este otoño para darle los ultimos toques al green campus...nuestro edificio comunitario y centro de eventos. 2 dias de aprendizaje en accion.  Inscribete Aquí | Pago Aqui |...

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Urban hillside

Urban hillside
Reducing my footprint and restoring the living soil through the use of solar power and a grey water system on a hillside of dense clay soils.
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Home

Home
Just a home project. Beginner!
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Terminaciones Finas en Barro II con Paulina Avila | 28 Abril - 1 Mayo

Grifen Hope
Un Camino Atemporal  6 al 8 de Abril de 2012 Con Paulina Avila de CIDEP El Bolson Argentina Únanse a nosotros este otoño para darle los ultimos toques al green campus...nuestro edificio comunitario y centro de eventos.3 dias de aprendizaje en accion. Inscribite Ahora | Contactanos Hoy ...
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GPS & Farm mapping

Gary Waite
I will be adding details to google maps.
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EUPC - European Permaculture Convergence August 1 - 8, 2012

Petra Krubeck
Get Ready Now for the 11th European Permaculture Convergence in Germany Dear activist-friends in Europe The website for registration is online and we invite you to check the key note speakers, lectures and workshops already listed. This program will grow step by step as soon as people reg...
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One dead avocado tree - February 2012

Amanda McLennan
We had a brief weekend visit to La Bella Vita in February where we found the acrage very dry having only received a few millimetres of rain in the previous two months. Our swale was bone dry (as was the dam at the bottom of the property) and (as expected) the avocado tree had died completely, but...

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A teaching experiment

Elena Parmiggiani
I am happy. My training begun 3 years ago and I am now ready to learn teaching by doing. So far I have 14 students, in an Introduction to Permaculture Course. I will update this page with pictures and more :)   UPDATE After my PDC in Turkey with Bill Mollison and Goeff Lawton, I did quest f...

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Our Scientific World View is Our Death

Øyvind Holmstad
By empirical standards, this is a startling proposal. All these forms of making are dependent on perceptions and actions that might be imagined as appropriate and natural for a 14th-century Christian monk, or for a Sufi saint. They are far removed from the current late-20th century version of o...
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