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An Essay for Permies in five parts: Part One

Rebekah Copas
After I had already written most of this essay, I had a Dream, and in the Dream I had, about my essay, my father points it out to me, that perhaps this essay was too open to the allegation of contributing to worsening the general pre-existing false picture, in which too many people in the worl...
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Liquid Compost - Make Your Own

Floyd C. Constable
Howdy all, Here at Soneva Kiri we have had a batch of liquid compost brewing for about a week. I have just returned from the daily stir and felt inspired enough to share this wonderful process and recipe with you all. The following is an extract from a wonderful Tropical Permaculture Guide book...

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Cafe-ponics....Eat @ Martins

Floyd C. Constable
Howdy all, It seems I have caught the Aquaponics bug! In January I was fortunate enough to co-teach at Milkwood's PDC in Sydney (thanks so much Nick and Kirsten). As part of the course we had Charlie from Ecolicious (http://www.ecolicious.com.au/) come along and show us all a thing or 3 about s...

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Link

Rebekah Copas
http://www.realitysandwich.com/solutions_climate_change#comments   The link above is to the Reality Sandwich website, (of Daniel Pinchbeck), where there is a link to the website of Deepak Chopra, in which is a link to a video, of an interview Deepak Chopra made with Daniel Pinchbeck, and people...
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Paititi Institute for the Preservation ...

Paititi Institute for the Preservation of Ecology & Indigenous Culture
The Paititi Institute for the Preservation of Ecology and Indigenous Culture is a nonprofit organization devoted to the integration of indigenous wisdom into every day life. We serve as an intercultural bridge supporting individuals and communities to live as activated, responsible and joyful hum...
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City Block Permaculture

Matt Morton
The Couse will run from October through November   details will follow
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study-visit to permaculture projects in Africa

João Gonçalves
Entra em contacto se tens interesse em fazer (em 2012) uma visita de estudo a projectos de permacultura em África. Get in touch if you would be interested in doing (in 2012) a study-visit, during one month, to permaculture projects in Africa.   Examples to consider: Exemplos a considerar:   ...
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Nativity Food Forest

Nativity Food Forest
Nativity Food Forest - first medium scale Permaculture Forest Gardening Demonstration Site in Central Oregon!
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Speaker Tour, 1st - 12th September 2011, NZ and Australia

Polly Higgins
Thursday 1st September, 9.30 - 11am, Otago UniversityHow the Crime Of Ecocide Would Apply in National Jurisdictions - Especially New ZealandSeminar Room 5, Faculty of Law, University of Otago, Dunedinhttp://139.80.123.160/news/events/otago021191.htmlThursday 1st September, 12 - 1.30pm, Otago Univ...
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Some early beginings

Millie Hrdina
Here are some DIY aspects of The Hero's Path. First there was intention: I own my own home which sustains me. A home I can share with others who align with simple and basic ideals of living. Next came the house (a whole story in itself will come later). The house was there and in very good con...

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The Hero's Path

The Hero's Path
The Hero's Path is an urban, residential project of learning DIY style. . . . . . . . . . . "I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." -- Christopher Reeve
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Making Ecocide a Crime

Making Ecocide a Crime
Polly Higgins, barrister, lawyer and author of Eradicating Ecocide, is campaigning to make Ecocide - the environmental equivalent of genocide - a crime: the 5th international Crime Against Peace.
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Permaculture Design Course - PDC

Karen Sprenger
O programa inclui as 72 horas básicas determinadas no programa oficial da Permacultura, de acordo com o estabelecido por Bill Mollison em seu livro para a disciplina “Permaculture – A Designer’s Manual”. De modo resumido os temas abordados serão os seguintes: Introdução (generalidades), Desi...
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PDC in Ottawa with community partners

Bonita Ford
84 hours: 4 weekends in class + 22 hours group/independent work Class Dates: September 23 (evening), 24 and 25 • October 1 and 2 • October 22 and 23 • October 29 and 30 Work Exchange: $300 includes HST (3 positions available. Work exchange applications due by July 8. Inquire for more details.) ...
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A Drop in an Ocean and Sowing Seeds

Bonita Ford
June 2, 2011. By this time next week, my plan is to have given two 5-day trainings; trained over 40 teacher-trainers, community animators, and agronomists from three organisations and five sites; and coached three teams on their projects using permaculture design. It's been a full few w...
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Permaculture Collaboration with Just Food Hub in Ottawa

Bonita Ford
The Permaculture Institute of Eastern Ontario (PIEO) is delighted to announce its collaboration with the new Just Food Community Food and Urban Agriculture Hub in the Ottawa Greenbelt. PIEO will donate all profits from its recent regional event to support this new project. Permaculture, an eco...
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Yamay - Social & Environmentally Respon...

Yamay - Social & Environmentally Responsible Tourism
Yamay is a permaculture project that highlights responsible, sustainable and solidary tourism
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