Jonathon Engels
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May- 2020 -8 MayBiofuels
Solar, Wind, & Subterfuge
Something that long hasn’t set well with me in the green movement is that so much of it is based…
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1 MayHealth & Disease
How Many Ep(idem)ic Fails Does Factory Farming Get Before It’s Finished?
This time we don’t have to get into the animal rights side of things, how cruel the factory farm system…
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Apr- 2020 -23 AprilAlternatives to Political Systems
Overpopulation, Nature’s Revenge, & Pandemic
Has the planet simply had enough of people? Are there are too many of us, and this pandemic is the…
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16 AprilFood
The Permaculture Pantry
Going to the supermarket, in this time of pandemic, has increasingly begun to look more like a game of Russian…
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6 AprilEconomics
A List of Economic Essentials
I’m thankful that for the last year my wife Emma and I have been putting our energy into finally establishing…
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1 AprilFood Forests
Starting a Food Forest for a Small Homestead in Zone 7
It’s an exciting time for Emma and me: Spring is approaching in North Carolina, and this year will mark the…
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Mar- 2020 -25 MarchWhy Permaculture?
Food, Water, Shelter, Community, & Recreation
As the health crisis grows, the virus case numbers increasing daily, the future of society as we have grown to…
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16 MarchHealth & Disease
10 Ways to Boost Your Immune System
While it’s no time to make light of the health predicaments humanity finds itself in, there are some very simple…
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6 MarchFood Plants - Perennial
Sunchokes, Jerusalem Artichokes, Suntubers
Sunchokes, also commonly called Jerusalem artichokes, are native to the Eastern United States, where my wife Emma and I have…
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Feb- 2020 -28 FebruaryEnergy Systems
Cutting Back on Consumption
Perhaps the more exciting, flashier side of permaculture is making stuff. Designing a build is full of hopes and dreams.…
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21 FebruaryFungi
Making Mushroom Beds and Growing Organic Wine Cap Mushrooms
After moving to Western North Carolina and the Blue Ridge Mountains, Emma and I became fixated with mushrooms. Our life…
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14 FebruaryWhy Permaculture?
Yet Another Explanation of What Exactly Permaculture Is
I’ve been practicing permaculture for several years now, but where I live, permaculture is not commonplace. I more often than…
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