Jonathon Engels
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Oct- 2015 -9 OctoberEducation
6 Useful Ends for Spent Tea and Coffee
Coffee is just divine. I’ve woken up other ways and have even taken to drinking a glass of water first…
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2 OctoberDesign
The Dilemma of Design (Or Not to Design)
One of the major reasons Emma and I were excited about visiting Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, a place we’ve been…
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Sep- 2015 -25 SeptemberCommunity
Project Somos: Revisiting the Ethics of Permaculture in One Hip, Holistic NGO
(all photos courtesy of Emma Gallagher) It took me two shuttles and two “chicken” buses to make it to Project…
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18 SeptemberAnimals
Cycling with Black Soldier Flies
Photo: (Courtesy of Sukarman) Flies get a bum rap. We swat them. We set out traps. They get no respect.…
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12 SeptemberFood
10 Things to Do with Avocadoes Besides Making Guacamole
Over the last five years, I’ve spent a good three of them living and working at an eco-hotel, Earth Lodge,…
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4 SeptemberFood
How to Make Your Own Dairy-Free Milk, Cheese & Yogurt
Homemade Almond Milk in Recycled Bottles (Courtesy of Samatha Bell) It’s not always the most popular subject to broach within…
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Aug- 2015 -14 AugustGeneral
15 or More Easy DIY Garden Projects with Garbage
Trash happens. It just does. And, our job as concerned world citizens, responsible for ourselves and the impact we are…
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7 AugustDesign
Convenience Food for Beginners: Urban and Suburban Zoning the Permaculture Way
We never see it coming. In the beginning, there is all the excitement, seedlings going into the carefully groomed garden…
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Jul- 2015 -31 JulyGeneral
The Oft-Forgotten Art of Growing Mulch
Mulching We know we’ve got to do. Nothing else makes quite so much sense. It drastically lessens the water needed…
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24 JulyDesign
How to Build a Swale on Contour Successfully
Swales are amongst my favorite permaculture projects. Though they can be laborious, especially for a shovel and pick fellow like…
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17 JulyFermenting
Fermenting Beverages
It was some time ago, over a year to completely admit the extent of my procrastination, that I was working…
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10 JulyCommunity
Defining Permaculture Away from the Garden
I’ve recently been interacting with a lot of people who are new to, but completely interested in, Permaculture, and in…
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