Jonathon Engels
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Jun- 2020 -8 JuneBiodiversity
Celebrating World Oceans Day Cool Facts about the World’s Oceans
The 8th of June is World Oceans Day. It was decreed so by the United Nations in 2008, over fifteen…
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5 JuneWhy Permaculture?
What Can You Do on World Environment Day to Make a Lasting Difference
Celebrating World Environment Day in many ways seems a little strange for me. I practice permaculture, so in my world,…
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May- 2020 -29 MayPlants
Why Grow Inedible Flowers in a Permaculture Garden?
It hasn’t been until recently that I concerned myself all that much with flowers. It wasn’t that I had any…
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20 MayBees
Celebrating Bees on World Bee Day
The 20th of May has been officially designated as World Bee Day by the United Nations. This date resonates in…
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15 MayWater
Collecting Clean Water from Polluted Sources with Natural Filtration Systems
Being involved with permaculture helps one develop a mild obsession (and that’s putting it mildly) with water. Long before I…
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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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