Rhamis Kent
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Feb- 2011 -25 February
The Need for Sustainable Agriculture – It’s So Obvious and Inevitable That Even The UN Has To Admit It
Editor’s Note: Quite some time ago, I shared the big 400-scientist-strong IAASTD worldwide study that concluded that small scale, localised,…
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Jan- 2011 -13 January
Support the Latest PDC in the West Bank!
The view at sunset, westwards from Marda, Palestine Photograph © copyright Craig Mackintosh Preparations are being made for the upcoming…
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Dec- 2010 -21 DecemberBuilding
Step By Step Earthship Construction in Normandy
Further to our recent Earthship post, I’m adding this nice step-by-step video for good measure. We’ve put it at the…
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16 December
An Agriculture that Stands a Chance: Perennial Polyculture & the Hard Limits of Post-Carbon Farming
More and more articles are being written that continue to hit the proverbial "nail on the head". This one was…
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14 DecemberBuilding
Earthships & Permaculture: A Potent Tag-Team
I’ve recently been doing research on Earthships after being formally introduced to them while talking to my friend Paul "Ringo"…
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7 December
Sustainable Agriculture and the Green Energy Economy
I have recently been focusing on the work and contributions of Dr. Mae Wan Ho and the Institute of Science…
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Aug- 2010 -31 AugustAnimal Forage
Green Manure Resources
Editor’s note: Red clover is a useful leguminous green manure. Growing taller than other clovers, it can be easily cut…
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19 August
Making The Case for Earth Repair Work – Part III
In addition to my last two posts (here and here), here are a couple of additional information sources to help…
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5 August
Making The Case For Earth Repair Work – Part 2
Over the past couple of years, there has been quite a bit of attention paid to the purchase of massive…
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Jul- 2010 -23 July
Making the Case for Earth Repair Work
I put together a brief document for an acquaintance of mine who said she recently met Juergen Voegele, Chairman of…
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May- 2010 -1 May
The Food Nightmare Beneath Our Feet: We’re Running Out of Soil
It’s good to see someone from the American press shine a light on what is arguably the most pressing ecological…
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Apr- 2010 -3 AprilAlternatives to Political Systems
Things That Can’t Go On Forever, and Things That Can: A Few Thoughts
Properly defining and orienting permaculture is of prime importance in its being appropriately applied. I’ve found it to be a…
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