Water Conservation
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How to Reduce Your Water Footprint on Your Homestead
A crucial step in the journey to sustainability is reducing the amount of water you use. The best thing you…
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Juicing Up Your Jargon – Part 2
I’m so pleased with the reception to my previous glossary article, “10 (or More) Common Garden Terms in Permaculture”, that…
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To predict droughts, don’t look at the skies. Look in the soil… from space
Another summer, another drought. Sydney’s water storages are running on empty, and desalinisation plants are being dusted off. Elsewhere, shrunken…
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Ponds can absorb more carbon than woodland
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Mike Jeffries Associate Professor, Ecology,…
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Humanure part 1: Why should we give a crap?
Permaculture is not just about garden design. Even if you don’t have land or access to land, looking at life…
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A Deeper Look Into Phytodepuration
This summer Algae Bloom has been a buzz word on the news and all of our Facebook newsfeed. How can…
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What You Need To Know About the UN World Water Development Report
Water is essential to life on Earth and therefore governing bodies like the UN must play a role in protecting…
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Using Gray Water When It’s Too Late to Design Your Home for It
Recently, I wrote an article about passively heating and cooling homes when they haven’t been designed well for it, and…
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Water Saving Irrigation Practices
Saving water in the soil is without a doubt the easiest and most effective way to manage the water flowing…
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The Watson Wick Flush Toilet System
During a recent visit to a friend´s organic farm in Costa Rica, I made my way up the steps to…
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Reducing Resource Use (Energy and Water) in Industrialised Farms
Resources such as energy and water are consumed directly and indirectly throughout the supply chain of products emancipating from industrialised…
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