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Forever Forestry

Forever Forestry
The Forever Forestry Initiative is a project sponsored by the largest steel manufacturing company in East Africa for the purposes of re-foresting the entire African contenent through the provision of free training, consultation, and design services which will be spread through a dynamic and ever ...
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La huerta del cole /the orchard of the ...

La huerta del cole /the orchard of the school
School orchards as way to push to our society towards Permaculture, nature care and coexistence's values.
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May news

Suzi High
This months social evening was a talk on growing food in Leeds from John Preston of BTCV.  We also had time ot talk about hte councils offer of space in 3 parks for use as forest gradens.  We have requested the one most central to the main organisers - and will see what we are offered.  It is exc...
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Dewe School of Practical Arts and Sciences

Dewe School of Practical Arts and Sciences
The Dewe School is an open platform for hosting workshops and community oriented learning events and projects. It is also a sustainable camp grounds for travelers and a multifunctional community center for the local village of Dewe in Uganda.
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Replanting a Rainforest

Replanting a Rainforest
See: www.replantingarainforest.org
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Week 1 at Cob Camp – Eco Building and Community Living

Carly Gillham
    I just arrived at La Creuse, a region in the middle of France, in order to participate to the building of a cob house with other volunteers. Jean on his side, went to Central America for few weeks, in order to do a consultancy with a British humanitarian organisation. I understood from the...
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Permaculture Egypt

Permaculture Egypt
Promoting practice and policy. Building an online permaculture Egypt resource base and networking capacity. Making information on classic arid region permaculture (pertinent to Egypt) examples avialable. Stimulating the development of example sites to be used as training venues and trainin...
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Permaculture--Realfood

Reesa Ryan
Many societies around the world and throughout history use various forms of lactic fermentation to add valuable nutrition to their diets. These traditions of fermenting legumes, grains and dairy have been all but abandoned by modern supermarket dominated food production. Yogurt with one or ...
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Solar water heating: part 1

Wendy Howard
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Hamish

Wendy Howard
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Spring Plantings

PJ Chmiel
I got a lot of trees and shrubs from the Native Plant Sale at the local Conservation District, and I also got a bunch of inexpensive trees from the Arbor Day Foundation, in addition to some from other local nurseries like Oikos. I installed a hedgerow along the western edge of the front area, c...
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Bancos Comunitarios de Semillas Nativas

Tierra Martinez
Desde hace algunos meses venimos trabajando en conjunto con varios permacultores y con varios organismos e instituciones en la busqueda de la formación de nuestro primer Banco Comunitario de Semillas Nativas de el ecosistema del Pastizal Serrano Pampeano. Esos esfuerzos han dado sus frutos y esta...

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From Waste to Wall - An 'Urbanite' Story

Harry Wykman
One of the things that I am really appreciating about being in the UK are the dry stone walls. Each time I see one, it makes me want to go home and build some more. Last year, as a part of a job at Red Hill’s Waste Management Facility, I got the chance to build a drystone wall in a material k...
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Onward we grow & flow.

Janta Wheelhouse
A big thank you to all who have supported Karuna through the long Planning appeals process (3.5 yrs) and helped in raising money to move forward with the approved workshop and polytunnel developments.(See photos) Come and get somethimg to eat when you are ready. How can LPA's (local planning au...

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Associação Permacultura

Christopher Paul Ripley
A Associação Permacultura tem como base os princípios e éticas da permacultura. Está sediada no centro de Portugal perto de Tábua. Desenvolve a área da educação, artes, bioconstrução, consultadoria e networking.

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Water in the Sustainable Landscape with Michael Ogden: August 20-21, 2011

Penny Livingston-Stark
The course is intended for landscape professionals and is designed to assist in the understanding of the role that water plays in the landscape and in the master planning process. Attendees will receive credit for ASLA continuing education. Read more about Michael Ogden... Course Outline ...

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Permaculture Design Certification Course: June 17 - July 2, 2011

Penny Livingston-Stark
If you want to fully immerse yourself into the world of permaculture and experience life on a working permaculture farm, join us for this 2-week course in June.  Our experienced team of instructors will provide you with knowledge and inspiration for making meaningful changes in the way you ...

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Planting Water with Brad Lancaster: July 29-31, 2011

Penny Livingston-Stark
Join Brad Lancaster, Brock Dolman, Penny Livingston-Stark, and David Ortiz as they cover a diverse syllabus, including but not limited to: • A panel discussion on the big picture–community and global water policies, codes, watershed funding, coalitions and more… • Rainwater harvesting fro...

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