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Reforesting the Sarangani Forest in Philippines

Christian Shearer
PROJECT DESCRIPTION   THREE THOUSAND HECTARES, 5 MILLION ENDEMIC/INDIGENOUS TREES REFORESTATION PROJECT USING PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES AND DESIGN FOR DEVELOPMENT IN MALUNGON, SARANGANI PROVINCE IN MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES   PARTNERSHIP OF WEFOREST.ORG, BENTLEY HOUSE INTERNATIONAL CORP...

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LivinginPeace Project Inaugural Permaculture Design Course Aug 2011

Paul Murray
Course Outline The PDC held at The Living Peace Project/Rongo Backpackers & Gallery in August will be slightly different to most other PDC’s. The full theoretical curriculum will be presented, but we will also be expanding the classroom out into the surrounding environment and conducting ...

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Combining Two Warré Honeybee Colonies

Kirsten Bradley
As explained in Putting our honey where our mouth is, this year has been a tough one for our new Warré beehives, and for bees in general throughout the central west. Torrential, unseasonal rain for much of late spring and into summer meant that many flowering plants had their regular cycl...
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... and next small update

Petr Brhel
I made today with my children... two houses for new potential members of our garden  

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update from end of March

Petr Brhel
finally i finished my main task for March - planting new trees and shrubs to our garden So let´s welcome :-) - ACTINIA ARGUTA WEIKI (KIWI) - ACTINIA ARGUTA ISSAI (KIWI) - ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA LANG (CICIMEK,CÍNSKÁ DATLE) - RIBES NIDIGROLADIA (JOSTA) - ACCA SELLOWIANA (FEJCHOA) - MALUS DOMESTICA...

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Water - Re-Directing the Surplus

Chief Phillip 'Cloudpiler' Landis
We have quite a lot of rainfall here in S.W. Missouri.  Each year, we can get from 36 to 54 inches of rain.  Very often, this rain does not come gently.  We find ourselves on an interesting edge system.  During the growing season, which begins in late March, warm, moist air rises up into our regi...
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A Greek Island PDC With Rosemary Morrow, Paula Paananen and Nicolas Netien!

Nicolas Netien
Join internationally-renowned permaculture designer and teacher, Rosemary Morrow on the beautiful Island of Lefkas, Greece, for an internationally recognised permaculture design course. Over 15 days you will learn the basic theory of permaculture ethics, principles, design processes and imple...
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Nemenhah Model PermaVillage Taking Hold

Chief Phillip 'Cloudpiler' Landis
It is an exciting time for the Nemenhah Model PermaVillage.  Of the 57 organized Chapters in North America, 6 have jumped on the challenge I made a week ago to begin Permaculture Projects.  They will begin by hosting PDC courses and then continue with their own projects.  This response is very en...
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Willow Crossing Farm

Willow Crossing Farm
Diverse Cold-Temperate Homestead, Farm, Research and Education Site.
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More raised beds

Wendy Howard
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Potato bin

Wendy Howard
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What a Difference Soil Makes!

Chief Phillip 'Cloudpiler' Landis
After spending a decade in the parched, wind-blown, sun-baked, frost and snow-frozen high desert of Utah, the rainy, forested, protected foothills of the Ozarks seemed like heaven on earth.  The property I was able to acquire was covered with sedond growth trees, thriving, living, exuding happine...

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Plant trees ...!

Wendy Howard
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PDC completed

andy macey
I have just completed a PDC with Rick and Naomi Coleman @ Southern Cross Permaculture Institute. I have so many ideas of where I want to go from here..... Teaching permaculture is definitely high on my list along with developing a design for my block in the short term. I have been offered the ...
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Aquaponics Workshop

Landcraft Permaculture ...... Paul Boundy
Here is the ecolicious website for more pics and info on the great work of Charles at Ecolicious. http://www.ecolicious.com.au/index.html
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summer in "el espino"

claudio Rubilar
january and february have been intense months in "el espino". we have started the jobs of our new ecocenter proyect with energy and many friends that have come to the volunteering in summer and ours permaculture course of sustainable life in the farm, where a beautiful and cheering group of peopl...
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Modified Hugulkulture

Chief Phillip 'Cloudpiler' Landis
I like the idea of big, rough mulching in swales out in Zone 2, but I have found away to use the big, fibrous biodegradables utilizing a form of Hugulkulture. In order to get some light in under the mature trees, I trim up about fifteen feet and I also selectively open up some of the trees.  Thi...

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Pattern Design

Chief Phillip 'Cloudpiler' Landis
Because I wanted to preserve all the trees I could on our ten acre project, I was unsure just how to incorporate earthworks into the design.  Then I observed something that gave me a pattern to work from.  Whenever it rains very hard (only always) the humus runs out of the forest duff and is carr...

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