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Cheese Challenge

Mark Brown
To see how i went you can check in at the Purple Pear Farm project page. The day started with a workshop on "Keeping a House Cow". We looked at the jerseys and their needs and wants and how to care for them. We looked at milking and storage of the milk and we looked at feeding and suplements too...
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3 Cheeses in 3 Hours.

Mark Brown
We were ambitious to think we could do a workshop showing how to make three cheeses in three hours but we were quietly confident that it could be done. We chose a Colby as the hard cheese so we could show the washed curd process as well as the general process for hard cheeses. This cheeder like ...
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Interview with Permaculturist Willi Paul by Ross Lawrence Wolfe. Including the article: “Man and Nature, Part IV: A Radical Critique of the “Green” Environmental Movement” by Mr. Wolfe.

Willi Paul
Interview with Permaculturist Willi Paul by Ross Lawrence Wolfe. Including the article: “Man and Nature, Part IV: A Radical Critique of the “Green” Environmental Movement” by Mr. Wolfe. Co-Sponsored by the charnel-house & openmythsource.comhttp://www.planetshifter.com/node/1842

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What Level Of Engagement Do You Seek As A Permaculturist?

Jadene  Mayla
I'd like to hear from you about this topic..  I'm new to this site, and so I would like to see what it can do.
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Free full PDC online for all!

Richard Perkins
We are excited to get Permaculture out into school curriculum's and into everyday life - living in more consciously engaged, simple and connected ways, co operating with each other for the benefit of all.  You can take Permaculture Design Courses  all over the world and even buy a DVD set t...
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NOW OFFERING A PDC IN HAITI (MAY 1-MAY 14 2011)

Benar Geer
Join Larry Santoyo and Hunter Heaivilin in HAITI for a chance to become a certified permaculturist while creating history!REGISTER AT: http://loveandhaitiproject.org/haitipdc____________________________________________________Tuition includes:    All Coursework & Materials    Accommodations  ...

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NOW OFFERING A PDC IN HAITI (MAY 1-MAY 14 2011)

Benar Geer
Join Larry Santoyo and Hunter Heaivilin in HAITI for a chance to become a certified permaculturist while creating history!REGISTER AT: http://loveandhaitiproject.org/haitipdc____________________________________________________Tuition includes:    All Coursework & Materials    Accommodations  ...

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Internship

Elaine Codling
The internship is over. We did it! I spent 10 weeks sleeping in a tent. I met amazing people: Teachers, students and staff. Thank you all for the community support and some fabulous experiences! Thank you Nadia and Geoff for opening your home to all of us.
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Permaculture Designers Blitz

Mari Korhonen
For many people the design excercise on their PDC is one of the few guided opportunities to learn about how to design and perhaps do permaculture consulting. Although some might be ready to jump into it straight away after the PDC, others like me might need a little help with getting more skilled...

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Spring 2011

Albert Bates
Apart from short jaunts for permaculture consultancies in the Caribbean and USA, and some workshops at Mother Earth News fairs, I will be at The Farm in Tennessee from April through August, working on a major makeover of our central campus, including a strawbale auditorium and expanded eco-hostel...

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Brompton/Bowden Foodswap (Adelaide, Aus...

Brompton/Bowden Foodswap (Adelaide, Australia)
Locals share excess fruit and vegetables from their home gardens in local park every sat morning
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FOTOS DO IPEMA

Marcelo Bueno
Venha fazer parte desta familia e conhecer este local situado dentro da Mata Atlântica em um dos locais mais belos do Litoral de São Paulo - Ubatuba tem 72 praias, inumeras cachoeiras e trilhas para serem exploradas   

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Instituto de Permacultura e Ecovilas da...

Instituto de Permacultura e Ecovilas da Mata Atlântica
O IPEMA é um centro de experiência em assentamento sustentável e vida comunitária dentro da Mata Atlântica. http://www.ipemabrasil.org.br/default.htm
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www.Cohabitat.net

Max Vittrup Jensen
I'm soon off to join 280+ others at a TED-type conference in Lodz Poland arranged by Pawel Sroczynski and team. It's focused on 'Cohabitation', which includes presentations on ecological building, solar, social, perma-agro, and a whole bunch of other issues served in 17 minute portions. It's an ...
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...planted today

Petr Brhel
today I planted few sunflowers and lettuces to our garden

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Altaitsudz soum: Large-scale fruit & vegetable production plot

Matthew Lynch
Altaitsudz means 'Golden' ('altai') 'Cup' ('tsudz'), and as we descend from the rocky grey hillsides into the basin below, the reason for its name becomes obvious. Around 60km away from, and 300m below Ulgii City's average elevation (1,600m above sea level), it is considerably warmer here duri...

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Pucon in Transition: a new initiative in Chile

Grifen Hope
During the month of March 2011 the Pucon Transition Initiative held its opening public meeting to launch a series of events for the year. With Andrew Langford and Liora Adler of Gaia University in attendance the first public event was a roaring success. After almost a year of planning, networkin...
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Catch the water

Jeremy Yau
Problem: Heavy rainfall was flooding garage/workshop because of sloping concrete driveway. Solution: Redirect run off down the side of the building to water fruit trees.   I found a length of acrlyic on the council pick up that would be ideal for a water diversion strip. The piece was cut in ...

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