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How to Build a Gypsy Caravan from Recycled Materials
Rachel Ross |
Wednesday, 29th August 2012

The first thing you notice about this gypsy wagon is the surrounding smell of cedar forest and the sound of crashing waves from the lake, which is just a stone's throw over the hill. In the winter, woodsmoke spirals up from the chimney jutting out of the curved...

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Denmark Pioneers Wind Energy Planning Total Self-sufficiency by 2050
Sebastian von Holstein |
Wednesday, 29th August 2012

The Zurich based SolarSuperState association is responsible for ranking countries worldwide for their replacement of fossil energy, in exchange for the renewable options of solar and wind energies. The award celebrates the hard work and...

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'Occupy the Seed!' Vandana's Call for Seed Freedom + Free Seed Saving eBook
Sebastian von Holstein |
Sunday, 26th August 2012

The campaign is symbolically set to begin on Mahatma Ghandi's birth date on October 2, through to October 16th. It will seek to improve awareness of the growing threat that patented seeds pose on both our crop diversity and personal freedoms. It will also act to...

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Using Permaculture Principles to become a better teacher
Evelyn Marsh |
Tuesday, 21st August 2012

Teaching and learning are basic human activities that have been going on since the first toolmaker showed his friends how to bash things with a stone. Sharing knowledge is sustainable and essential to the maintenance of any culture. It does not take...

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Permaculture's Top 5 Environmental Songs & Music Videos
Louisa Millar |
Thursday, 9th August 2012

1. 'Big Yellow Taxi' - Joni Mitchell:

Mitchell wrote this during a visit to Hawaii. She was blown away by nature and the natural beauty of the island, but her heart was quickly broken when...

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Avoiding Electromagnetic Pollution in Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
Michel Daniek |
Thursday, 26th July 2012

Over 20 years ago, I put my first, small 50 watt solar system together. At that time, something like this was very special. I particularly liked the idea of being independent of the big energy companies, who had conspired against all arguments and protests to...

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Effective Permaculture Teachings Begin in Poland
Ola Zulawinska |
Monday, 23rd July 2012

Presently, the entire Permaculture concept is in full use. There has been a strong community effort and around 1.5 million of traditional, pro-ecological, small farms have produced food for their families and eventually sold surpluses. The farmers have taught...

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Blackcurrant & Gooseberry Jam
Maddy Harland |
Saturday, 14th July 2012

My vegetable patch is a disaster this year but the soft fruit is still growing quite well in our wet summer. The blackcurrants are ripening but without sun the goosberries are soft but still vert tart. Even so, some kind visitors went out and picked a few kilos of...