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Soil Salinity and Management
The problem of soil salinity has existed for centuries. History records that the collapse of ancient Mesopotamia was partly due…
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Soil, not Dirt – Dr Elaine Ingham Talks Soil Microbiology
Dr. Elaine Ingham talks about soil fertility and the role of soil microbial life. Dr. Ingham is a world-renowned soil…
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Living Soil Saves Lives!
A non-profit teaches a soil education program to combat the farmer suicide epidemic in rural India. By Tejal Heblekar, and…
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Pasture Cropping: an Integrated Approach to Grain and Pasture Production
Harvesting oats as green native perennial pasture grows up between the cereal rows (Seis, 2006) Pasture cropping is a farmer-initiated…
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Background on Our ‘How to Make Your Own Natural Fertiliser’ Soil Science Course
Paul Taylor, the main teacher of our ‘How to Make Your Own Natural Fertilizer’ biological soil science course, is the…
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Perennial Plants and Permaculture
Currently, approximately 80% of the food crops grown in the world are annual plants, and it’s been this way for…
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3CR ‘Food Fight’ Show Excerpts Evan Young on Omnivorous Diet
Zaytuna Farm – Photo © Craig Mackintosh In the middle of Winter 2011, Trades Hall in Melbourne hosted a debate…
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Greeks Reclaim the Land to Ease the Pain of Economic Austerity
A group of community-minded gardeners have turned a former Athens airport into a blooming vegetable plot, showing how Greece’s eroded…
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Greening the Desert Video – now also with French Subtitles
Many thanks to Jeremy, Christina, Erik, Lamia and Kristen for all the work that went into creating the French translation…
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Permaculture in Jordan Video Series – Part I
This excellent little video, put together by Anselm Ibing, introduces a new series on sustainable land use in Jordan. It…
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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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Observations and Interactions at the Jordan Valley Permaculture Project (aka ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’)
Is it any wonder with daily reminders of the widening disparity between exponential population growth and water and food scarcity,…
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