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The Valldaura 'GreenFabLab': Exploring the frontier between technology, environment and people
Jamie Nicol |
Saturday, 30th March 2013

Innovation and creativity are part of the lifeblood of Barcelona. Picasso and Dalí began their artistic careers here and Gaudí and Miró have left their own mark on the progressive spirit of the city. The new Sustainability Centre of Valldaura follows this...

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Dance Camp: another kind of festival
Emma Czelusta |
Thursday, 28th March 2013

Is it possible for a ten-day camp to inspire people to live happier healthier and more sustainable lifestyles? When people come together to celebrate life, love and creativity something magical happens, especially when the place they come to meet in is a beautiful...

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7. Small Scale Intensive Systems - an original permaculture principle
Maddy Harland |
Wednesday, 27th March 2013

Permaculture traditionally advocates small-scale intensive systems.

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Empowering permaculture: How to make difference
Looby Macnamara |
Sunday, 24th March 2013

We all recognise things in the world that are disturbing and we would like to be different. Perhaps it is social injustices in faraway countries, habitat destruction in the rainforest or gangs roaming the streets in your town. There could even be things closer to...

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Growing Mushrooms from Coffee
Rozie Apps |
Saturday, 23rd March 2013

In 2009 an estimated 12 million tons of coffee waste was left to rot. Not only does this waste generate methane gas which is attributed to climate change, it is also a huge amount of money being wasted. But there is hope.

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What if Permaculturists Designed our Cities? Interview with Richard Register
Richard Register & Sven Eberlein |
Thursday, 21st March 2013

SE: It seems that ecocities are permaculture on a larger scale. In what areas do you think ecocity thinkers can learn from permaculturists, and what can permaculturists do to scale up to city size?

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6. Energy Cycling - An Original Permaculture Design Principle
Maddy Harland |
Wednesday, 20th March 2013

All too often, our conventional systems are linear in nature, causing energy sinks which leak resources out of the system. For example, sewage leaches into rivers and oceans where it pollutes habitats and the nutrients which agriculture could re-use are lost. We...

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Agroforestry in the Amazon: restoring health & nutrition
Dave Boehnlein |
Saturday, 16th March 2013

Dave Boehnlein travels to the Amazon to visit an Amazonian permaculture project which aims to become a regional model for sustainable production of food, fibre, fuel and medicines.