Jonathon Engels
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Sep- 2014 -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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1 August
New Trees in Guatemala That Are Not Just for Reforestation
Special bicycle for shelling coffee beans It sounds strange to speak of poverty as an exciting opportunity, but many of…
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Jul- 2014 -30 July
How the Whole Volunteers Thing Works
Where and how to get free labor, what to expect from volunteers, and why it’s totally worth it. A table…
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25 July
The Tropical Salad: Leaves of a Different Cut (Panama)
Leaves of a different cut I love the tropics as a place for permaculture, specifically the ability to grow tropical…
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17 July
Herb Spirals and Herb Circles
Fresh herbs right outside the kitchen door The herb spiral is more or less an ubiquitous installment at the permaculture…
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Jun- 2014 -25 June
The Victorian Stumpery Meets Hugelkultur: Timeless Matchmaking With Permaculture (Panama)
The Inspirational Stumpery by Jane-Ann Liddle I’m crazy about hugelkultur. I love the concept of burying old fallen and felled…
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19 June
DIY Hygiene: Greener Grooming
The DIY medicine cabinet in full simplicity It happened a bit more rapidly than I expected: One day my wife…
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5 June
Manhattan in Colombia: TED Says Food Matters Everywhere
Looking Down on La Juanita Finca Verde TED Talks, for some time, have been something I’ve loosely disregarded. They were…
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May- 2014 -30 May
Life in Season: What to Do with All Those Mangoes (& Other Harvesting Conundrums)
We knew it was coming. Hell, we were excited about the fact that it was coming. We were returning to…
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13 May
Constructively Reducing Your Waste
Garden gnome in Nicaragua Inspired by our experience volunteering on a farm in Ometepe Island in Nicaragua, my wife Emma…
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