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Australian Farmers Benefit from the Use of Biosolids
The use of human biosolids to improve pastures has been catching on in New South Wales – to the point…
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The New Suburbanism
Many people in industrial societies live in the suburbs which are really neither city nor country living. Many people have…
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Questioning the Growth Economy
If you have ever driven through rural Kentucky or Ohio or Pennsylvania, chances are you have run across a horse…
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What Defines Appropriate Technology?
Our Current Addiction to Technology If there is one defining aspect of our modern civilization it´s that we are a…
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Backhoes versus a Back and a Hoe: The Question of Machines in Permaculture
We have led several natural building workshops over the years, mostly focusing on building with cob. Usually, a pattern related…
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“Free” Fertilizer is Saving Rural Farmers
Revitalizing dead soil can be done in just one planting season, thanks to Shivansh farming. Rural farmers can use whatever…
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The Shower Tractor
No, not a diesel-powered agricultural behemoth with a bathroom behind the cabin. This is much simpler; a portable shower which…
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The Uses of a Bunyip Water Level
Learning how to make use of the rain falling on your roof is one of the central tenets of permaculture.…
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Rubble Trenches and Lime Mortars to Avoid Cement for Construction Purposes
The most important part of any home is its foundation. While roofs can be replaced and walls can be knocked…
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Tasty Turnips
Turnips (Brassica rapa var. rapa L.) are a member of the Brassicaceae family of plants (aka mustard plants) which includes…
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Rooted Cosmpolitanism: Bringing Together the Best of Urban and Rural Life
One of the biggest critiques of rural areas is that they are close-minded, parochial, unsophisticated, and insular. The wealthy, educated,…
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Go Green Beans!
Green, string, snap, pole, or bush, whatever you call these beans, these edible little pods are great to grow in…
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