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Tropical Food Forests
One of the biggest myths of the industrialized food system is related to the issue of productivity. The massive monocultures…
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Making Modern-Day Night Soil
While the practice of collecting “night soil” from urban households in China to be repurposed as fertilizer in rural rice…
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Beautifully Unique Romanesco
I’m not sure if I like Romanesco because I enjoy the way its name rolls off the tongue, because it’s…
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Mutant Space Bacteria – Real and Dangerous
Researchers from the University of Houston have been studying bacteria growth, change, and mutation in outer space. Their findings are…
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Broome Residents Question their Lack of Solar Power
The lack of access to solar powered energy has been a long fought battle for the Western Australian residents. Even…
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Natural pesticides versus Synthetic; a Green Choice for our Gardens and Farms.
Synthetic pesticides are chemicals that are made up of sulphur, chlorine, nitrogen, and other chemicals. These are toxic substance which…
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SCC Urged to Reconsider Decision to Chop Down Fruit Trees in UFS
Western Australia Councilor Chris Cornish is urging the Sunshine Coast Council (SCC) to consider reducing the red tape around verge…
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Organic Sustainable Farming is the Future of Agriculture
Sustainability in agriculture requires us to find methods of farming that will continue on in a regenerative cycle that is…
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Patterns in the Natural World and Nature as Measure
The spirals on a snail´s shell, the ripples of wave currents seen from an airplane, the careful branching out of…
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Words for Awakening: Voices of Inspired Revolt
Over the last few months I have been working with my co-director of the Simplicity Institute, Simon Ussher, collecting together…
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Ferro-cement Water Tanks an Affordable DIY Solution
When there is no water there is very little else. That is why water is, with good reason, the backbone…
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Closed-Loop Farming in Costa Rica
I woke up to the sound and smell of a chicken coop. It was a mild March morning in La…
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