Jonathon Engels
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Jan- 2015 -26 January
Big Inspiration in Little Old England: Plant Life Abounds
Pond at New Shoots It was an unexpected phone call that sent my wife Emma and me from Colombia to…
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14 January
Increasing My Edible Acumen (and the Double Identities of Some of My Favorite Tropical Plants)
Photo: Healing noni and it equally medicinal leaves One of the many things I’ve learned thus far gardening in Central…
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12 January
Sparkling Green with DIY Household Cleaners
Photo: Cleaning Shouldn’t Require Protective Gear A while back, my wife Emma and I made the switch to DIY hygiene…
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Dec- 2014 -11 December
A Personal Evolution: Tales of Permaculture via Greennovate Clips
Author: Jonathon Engels Like many, my introduction to permaculture came in the form of food production. It changed the way…
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Nov- 2014 -6 November
Experimenting with Overflowing Circles and Slow-Flow Swales (Panama)
The jungle garden I am not Bill Mollison or Geoff Lawton, they will both happily report; rather, I am but…
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Oct- 2014 -24 October
A No-Straw Clay Pizza Oven
The inaugural use of the clay oven If you are into permaculture, eco-construction and/or just cool garden projects, then building…
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20 October
Guerilla Gardening in Rural Panama
A gnome (the author) in the Communal Garden Make no mistake, the war is on. The commodity is food, the…
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2 October
What to Expect When Volunteering on Farms (and What Farms Expect from You)
My front garden on Ometepe Island in Nicaragua “WWOOFing” has become a very common form of budget travel these days.…
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Sep- 2014 -12 September
Accidental Propagation, For the Best in Gardening (Panama)
Many of the most successful gardens we’ve propagated have been as much luck and accident as they have been my…
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4 September
Oh, The Beds I’ve Made: No-Till Gardening in Tropical Panama
One of the most exciting parts of taking the reins to a hectare of lakeside land in Panama was planning…
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Aug- 2014 -28 August
Attracting Wild Animals for the Good of the Garden: Which, Why, and How
A colony of bats in a mango tree Permaculture designs, especially on a large-scale, incorporate domesticated animals. For organic gardening,…
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19 August
How to Steal from Your Neighbors and Have Them Love You For It (Panama)
Stolen leaves over yucca plants with banana circle backer The first time I did it I did so on the…
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