Plant Systems
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Geoff Lawton’s Zaytuna Farm Video Tour – Part II
Last year I took some time out to make a Zaytuna Farm Video Tour for you all (embedded here, with…
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A Serengeti on Our Doorsteps
Is it really possible? Yes, I think it is. by George Monbiot Here’s a video of the 15-minute talk I…
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If You Plant It, They Will Come – Friendly Pollination Practices
Blazing Star and Little Sulphur (source) Encouraging pollinators into our gardens is one of the biggest contributions we can make…
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Cow Horns, Weeds and Worms (Lesotho)
Miles Durand (right), in Lesotho Introduction Lesotho is a small, mountainous country in Southern Africa. There has been an alarming…
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Companion Planting Chart
Click for larger view Further information: Companion Planting Information and Chart Companion Planting Guide Biodiverse Systems are More Productive
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Mark Shepard’s Proven Technique – “Sheer, Total, and Utter Neglect” (video)
Broadacre permaculturist Mark Shepard takes us on a tour of his 106-acre farm, where he grows dozens of crops with…
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Hidden Gardens of a Sacred Landscape (Egypt)
The Makhad Trust works to restore the mountain gardens of the Jebalia Bedouin in St Katherine’s governorate, Sinai, Egypt. by…
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Building an Edible Floating Island
Here we are! We are underway with our Ten Week Internship with Geoff Lawton at the Permaculture Research Institute, Zaytuna…
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How Plants Repel Insects – an Observation of Monarchs, Brix and Nutrient Dense Plants
I will always remember this day, as my first day actually witnessing a practical understanding of the Reams Biological Theory…
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Chinampas 2.0 – an Elegant Technology From the Past to Save the Future
Chinampas in Tenochtitlan My name is Rodrigo Lañado and I’m known as “El Hombre de Maiz” (the maize man) and…
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Next-Generation Polycultures
Excerpted from Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Urban Oasis…
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Allan Savory – Reversing Global Warming while Meeting Human Needs (videos)
Allan Savory never ceases to amaze and encourage me. It was really great seeing him present his recent TED Talk…
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