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Permaculture Projects
Permaculture Project at Patos Suertudos in Costa Rica – Part 1
The year 2020 at Patos Suertudos, began with a birth of identical twin male lambs named Twenty and Twenty. We finished building a chicken coop to make room…
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Why Permaculture?
Are Small-Scale Farms the Key to Feeding the World?
In the United States, agricultural production has been shifting to larger farms for many years. The demand for cheaper food…
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Animals
8 Essential Items For Chickens To Survive The Winter
Chickens can adapt to a range of temperatures. However, when the temperature drops during the winter, they often need a…
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Plants
Growing a fig tree up a wall
Our garden has some constraints: (a) available space; and (b) available sunlight. Taken together it was not possible to generate…
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Permaculture Projects
Zero Input Agriculture
On Tuesday afternoon, 24th November, Evita and I ventured to meet Shane at his 40 acres near Pomona. I first heard…
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Permaculture Projects
PermEco at Kendall Permaculture Farm in Kin Kin, Queensland, Australia
Tuesday, 24th November graced us with a fine Summer’s day to visit Kendall Permaculture Farm . Evita and I have followed…
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Society
Feeling pressured to buy Christmas presents? Read this (and think twice before buying candles)
Christmas marks a peak in consumerism across the West. Despite the COVID downturn, this Christmas the spending frenzy is unlikely to…
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Society
The Winter Solstice
My wife Emma and I are big fans of the holiday season. Though neither one of us is particularly religious,…
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Community
Starting a community garden
There are two ways to start a community garden, from the bottom up or the top down. Both approaches work…
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Why Permaculture?
Ancient Gardening Techniques from South America
The Ancient Inca had population centres from the arid Pacific Coast to the high elevations of the Andes and all…
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Society
Permaculture and Peace – Part 4
In part 1(1) of this series we explored similarities between practices of peace and those of permaculture, while parts 2(2)…
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