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Geodesic Bamboo Stardome
We just built two beautiful geodesic bamboo star domes for the Wangunsari Permaculture Project in Indonesia, the smaller of which…
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The Mud Room: Stacking Functions in Design
I look forward to the mud room. That name means something to Emma, a term she grew up with, but…
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Bamboo architecture
Bali’s Green School recently celebrated its first decade of educating toddlers through teenagers (and their digital nomad parents) about eco-ethical…
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Building a Permaculture Homestead
Are you thinking about building a permaculture homestead? Just imagine the possibilities that living on the land in harmony with…
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Slip Straw, Earthen Floors, and Tadelakt: A Recipe for a Perfectly Natural Home
Only a few generations ago, the vast majority of people around the world made their home with nothing more than…
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Repurposing Wood
Not so long ago, my wife Emma and I bought our property, a place for which we’d been looking for…
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WHAT MIGHT BUILDINGS, SETTLEMENTS AND EVEN REGIONS LOOK LIKE THROUGH THE LENS OF PERMACULTURE DESIGN? PART 2
This is part 2 of 2 of a transcript of a talk given by Paul Jennings to the recent SBUK Big…
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What might buildings, settlements and even regions look like through the lens of Permaculture design? Part 1
This is part 1 of 2 of a transcript of a talk given by Paul Jennings to the recent SBUK Big…
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Unwanted Chemical Pool Gets Permaculture Makeover
Six months into our pool to pond conversion and the problem really has become the solution. For some time, we…
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How Dry Composting Toilets Work
Dry composting toilets are an efficient, cyclical way of dealing with human waste without using and/or fouling fresh water, which…
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Killer Natural Plaster Recipe
In this article I’m going to share with you my killer recipe for a final plaster that I have used…
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Battery Technologies for Off-Grid Living
There are so many battery technologies out in the marketplace, and it is highly likely between me writing this and…
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