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Filming in the Amazon

Permaculture: Pioneering Amazon Rainforest Regeneration
Tony Rollinson |
Saturday, 23rd February 2013

More and more permaculture projects are demonstrating that areas in rainforests, that were once biodiverse habitats for scores of species but have been logged for timber or destroyed by slash and burn agriculture, can be replanted for food, fibres and medicines....

A comfrey barrier prevents meadow grasses from creeping into the raised bed area

2. Each Element Performs Many Functions - An Original Permaculture Design Principle
Maddy Harland |
Thursday, 21st February 2013

In a permaculture design, each element has many functions, the minimum being three. Having three or more functions helps create a stable and diverse food growing system because each element is connected together, making energy cycle through the system rather than...

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The Truth About Fracking - 8 Fracking Myths Debunked
Zion Lights & Maddy Harland |
Wednesday, 20th February 2013

The spectre of fracking is coming closer to the USA and the UK, write Maddy Harland. With all the talk of an energy gap in the UK, there is little mention of conserving energy, developing micro-renewables, or community scale renewable energy solutions.

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Build a Compost Toilet, Ladies Urinal & Solar Shower from Recycled Materials
Larf |
Sunday, 17th February 2013

Stuart Aylett left his job in the building trade over ten years ago and headed west to find a simpler life. After landing in Somerset, he bought a half acre of land at Stonage Lane in 2009 and attempted to rejuvenate his newly acquired monoculture of rye grass...

The greenhouse, used for harvesting rainwater, is sited by the raised beds and garden shed and is also near the house

1. Relative Location - An Original Permaculture Design Principle
Maddy Harland |
Wednesday, 13th February 2013

'Relative location' is an early permaculture design principle. The concept of permaculture design principles first emerged in Permaculture: A Designer's Manual (1988) by Bill Mollison and Introduction to Permaculture...

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Foraging for wild food and medicinal plants - Brassicas Plant Profile
Christopher Hope |
Monday, 11th February 2013

Different plants will periodically grab the attention of gardener or forager alike, and for a host of reasons. Yet above all others, the assorted tribes of the Brassicaceae (cabbage) family are probably some of the most cherished plants in Britain. I fancy that...

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Cheap (potentially free) to build & free to run houses

Mark Boyle |
Friday, 8th February 2013

Theoretically, you could build any house for free, especially in a model such as the resource-based economy that participants in the Zeitgeist movement propose. Realistically, a dwelling could only be built for free to the degree that it was made from local...

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What is Permaculture - Part 3: Design
Aranya |
Wednesday, 6th February 2013

Design is the conscious assembly of concepts, materials, techniques and strategies for a particular purpose. Yet seeing all the exciting possibilities that permaculture offers us, it’s easy to forget this and just end up throwing together a collection of ‘...