Plants
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Food Forests, Part 1: Ronald Reagan’s Day Off
Save Ferris! Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was a 1986 movie about a teenager, his girlfriend and best mate — all…
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Hemp seeds grown in Australia’s first Hemp Farm
The Hemp Farm is the world’s first public demonstration, education and working farm growing low-THC industrial hemp. Based on the…
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What is a Refractometer and Why Do I Need One?
Refractometers are used for quite a lot of things — drug diagnosis, gemology, veterinary medicine, aquarium upkeep and farming. In…
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FRESH – World’s Wildest Supermarket
A holistic and most outrageous concept being turned into reality in Denmark. From: Sepp Holzer’s Permakultur, Leopold Stocker Verlag, 2008…
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Jordan Valley Permaculture Project Update: Post IPC Happenings
An aerial view of the site Although the landscape here could be seen as a model for scarcity, what there…
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Letters from Jordan: ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’ Site Contrasts Against Jordan Insanities
Staring into the eyes of the future of Jordan, one wonders how things could be…. All Photographs © Craig Mackintosh…
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Getaway Films Talks to David Spicer About Water Issues in Morocco (Video)
Here’s a sneak peek at Morocco — looking at water issues and the need to relearn traditional catchment management whilst…
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Owen Hablutzel: “Water and Transformation in Dryland Systems – Resilience Science & Keyline Application” (IPC10 Presentation – Video)
Owen’s talk here is quite fascinating. While most in permaculture will recognise the importance of mainframe design, Owen’s talk goes…
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The Ghana Permaculture Nwodua Tree Nursery Project – Saving Lives, Granting Livelihoods, and Restoring Eco-systems
The Ghana Permaculture Nwodua Tree Nursery was created in 2007, as a means of community income and to fight desertification,…
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Potatoes in a Woodrow Style Mandala Bed
A technique for mounding potatoes in a mandala bed without importing soil, with the benefit of improving fertility and increasing…
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