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2011 SoCal Convergence: April 29 - May 1 , 2011

Jeanette Acosta
Tickets for this year's Convergence happening at Camp Hess Kramer in Malibu are selling fast!! During the convergence, we will recreate a village of people who believe in transforming our Mother Earth. This village will be made up of people both young and old, from all different backgrounds. Eac...
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7 Weekend Permaculture Design Certification Course

Jeanette Acosta
March 26 - May 8, 2011Saturdays & SundaysM.A. Center  - Castro Valley, California http://www.livingmandala.com/Living_Mandala/Weekend_Permaculture_Design_Certification_Course_at_MA_Center.html Tim Forbes and I will be teaching on April 16 &17, 2011
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Bhumi Agroforestry LLC

Neal Campbell
Aloha! I am Neal and I have 31 acres of farmland in a perfect location for cacao. The site's elevation ranges from 420' to 650', and averages 200" of rain annually.   I am involved in the Hawaii cacao industry being a one-man-show managing approx 8 acres of cacao orchard for my supervisor Tom,...
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Chickens in Bayan Ulgii (Day 14)

Matthew Lynch
Excerpt from SEAL 2011 Permaculture Design Training Report, by Matthew Lynch:   Mongolian chickens are very cold hardy breed that lay one egg every 1-2 days from March until October.  There are successful breeders currently raising chickens in Ulgii City; ADRA staff brought us to one fami...

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Permaculture Design Course, Southend on Sea

Graham Burnett
Spring 2011; Full 72 hour Permaculture Design Course, Westcliff on Sea, Essex Are you concerned about climate change, peak oil and our children's future? Do you want to go Green? Are you interested in creating a Sustainable Local Community? Thinking about making significant changes i...
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Custom-made small hive beetle trap

Tim Auld
Inspired by a custom design for a Langstroth hive which consisted of 4mm slots cut into sheet metal, I developed this design to fit my top bar hive. After making and attaching brackets to hold the tray, I cut and bent the galvanised steel sheet. A hole punch made drilling the 4mm holes easier. Th...

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To Heal An Island - Bringing Together Permaculture & Indigenous Knowledge

Malia Akutagawa
The youtube video link below is of the Earthworks Course, the last class in our training series that took place in December 2010 with Geoff & Nadia Lawton.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMNRsLqjtdM  Geoff and Nadia were very gracious in sharing their knowledge with us.  We are so gratefu...

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Cultivating the Park

Theron Beaudreau
As many of you may already know, Community Cultivators, in conjunction with our friends at ape99.org, have been putting a lot of energy into cultivating a great urban permacultural demonstration site in East Austin. The site, a one acre lot near the intersection of 12th and Airport, hosts permacu...
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El Espino

El Espino
we are a family organization dedicated to develope a sustainable life system in 150 hectare of deserted soil and little amounts of water
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Permaculture Portugal on national TV

Helder Valente
This is the video about permaculture in Portugal. http://www.faroldeideias.com/arquivo_farol/index.php?programa=Biosfera
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Bhumi Agroforestry

Bhumi Agroforestry
This space intended vague for now. Properly-written details coming soon.
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2011 AppleSeed Permaculture Internships

Ethan Roland
Howdy All! We're glad to announce the 2011 AppleSeed Permaculture Internships - a small summary is included below, read the full description on our blog: http://appleseedpermaculture.com/appleseed-permaculture-internships-2011/ “This internship was a launching pad for me to dive into d...
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Great jobs for Permies in the 'real' world

Robyn Francis
The momentum for community gardens is building in Australian cities and country towns. Local councils, communities centres and government agencies are seeking professional permaculturists with specific skills - gardening, design, community organisation and facilitation, management, communication,...
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Each Client Provides A Demonstration Of Permaculture

Jadene  Mayla
They walk by at least once a week, sometimes more often.  They gawk; it's natural, especially when the landscape is so devoid of anything happening, anything exciting.  Who or what are they?  Pedestrians.  Delivery Personnel.  Soccer Moms.  Tourists.  Husbands And Wives Returning Home From Work. ...

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Morel Mushroom Festival - Turkey

Nebi Cihan Çankaya
In April 8.th , a festival for the great gift of nature : Morel Mushroom fest will be organized. Please look at the links below for more information. (http://www.kuzugobegifest.com/index_eng.html)   The festival is international and the sempoziums and speechs also in both turkish and english. P...
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Jackfruit An Unusually Useful Tree

Tom Baldwin
Think of Jackfruit as a larger cousin of fig and mulberry. It is the largest fruit in the world too weighing up to 150 pounds, although on the farm we select for small more manageable size and good flavor and texture. In southeast asia preferred varieties are crisp and crunchy flesh and not overl...

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Uluwehi Farm and Nursery

Uluwehi Farm and Nursery
An educational site that develops an extensive germplasm, many features of integrated farm management and permaculture design.
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Sydney Winter PDC with special guest David Holmgren

Kirsten Bradley
Following on from last year’s overwhelmingly positive experience, Milkwood Permaculture is holding another of our unique Part-Time Permaculture Design Certificate courses in Sydney this Winter, starting on the weekend of May 15 and running until the 31 July. We’ve found this one-day-a-week forma...
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