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Trees
A Year in the Life of a Deciduous Tree and Understanding Our Role as Facilitators
Unlike other methods of growing food, in permaculture, we try to understand the natural order of things and do our…
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Plants
Nitrogen-Fixing Trees for North Carolina (USDA Zone 7)
A piece of me feels guilty when I look at trees now. I used to love them for the simple…
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Trees
Why I Love to Research
I have three distinct memories of trees, other than as objects to climb, when I was a child. At my…
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Food Forests
What is a Food Forest
Forests are ecosystems with a diversity of plants, animals, and fungi. They were designed by nature to have perfect balance.…
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Soil Rehabilitation
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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Videos
Crisis, Hope, and Permaculture
A “Green New Deal” is on everyone’s lips, but how do we actually get there? Our brand new “Green is…
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General
Can you help us save the trees? EU asks citizens for ‘solutions’ to deforestation
As the world continues turning into a new calendar year, many people may be reflecting on what actions they can…
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General
Useful Garden Projects for Autumn Leaves
Despite having spent many of my most recent years in the tropics, and despite having grown up in Louisiana, where…
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Food Forests
Invasive Thoughts: A Battle with Conscientious Consciousness
I did a lot of research. I hummed and hawed, danced around the issue, came up with a veritable pros…
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Animals
Texas Food Forest and the Results of Good Design.
Five years ago we moved to our current property in North Texas. While the general area is not particularly challenging,…
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Tips and Insights from Miracle Farms (Canada)
Recently Michelle, Rowan, Naomi and I embarked on a cross-country train trip to attend a family reunion in the eastern…
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My Visit to the Greening the Desert Sequel Site, November 2013
The Jordan Valley Permaculture Proejct (aka ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’) in November 2013. (Photo: Geoff Lawton) I experienced…
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