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Design
Making a Small Wildlife Pond on a Slope
We have been thinking about how to best design the small space at the volunteer house that used to be…
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Permaculture Projects
The Tropical Homestead
“One must begin in one’s own life the private solutions that can only in turn become public solutions.” Wendell Berry…
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Earthworks & Earth Resources
The Earthen Spillway Project
The Picture To put things into perspective, our dam is relatively shallow, peaking out at maybe two meters. It’s fed…
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Videos
An Urban Food Forest and Therapy Garden: Angelo and Lana’s Journeys
Once a novice gardener, Lana’s garden now contains 50 beds and produces enough for her to sell $500/week at the…
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General
Constructed Wetland
In May 2018 I was invited to work in Western Australia, which was quite the milestone for me, as it…
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Animals
The Polyculture Market Garden Study – Results from Year 4 – 2018
Here are the results from the fourth year of our Market Garden Polyculture Study. This study looks at the differences…
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Videos
Geoff Lawton’s New Year Message.
Geoff’s message is about creating wealth and abundance through ethical design while walking through his home, Zaytuna Farm, home of…
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General
A Permanent Culture
“Navigare Necesse Est, Vivere Non Necesse” “We have to sail, we do not have to live, Sailing is More Important…
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General
Win-Win Situation. Retrofitting Farm Dams to Increase Freeboard and Increase Wildlife Habitat and Productive Edge
The first thing I look for in a dam retrofit other than the spillway, is the freeboard. The freeboard is…
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Why Permaculture?
Homesteading
As a homesteader, you find yourself working almost all day, and sometimes into the night. It’s a great lifestyle, but…
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Final Day ! – Help us Set Up PRI Luganville, Vanuatu
We are nearing the deadline of our Vanuatu fundraiser (less than one day!) and to give things a boost we…
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PDC (Permaculture Design Certificate) Antica Masseria dell’Alta Murgia Altamura
Join us on June 28th 2015, for the opportunity to learn about permaculture principles and techniques from permaculture specialist Rhamis…
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