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Winter Immune Boosters from the Kitchen, Garden and Hedgerow
Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal |
Thursday, 10th January 2013

In the cold dark days of winter we are much more prone to sniffles, colds, ’flu and other infections. We tend to spend more time indoors than out in the fresh air, and we are not getting the benefit of vitamin D from strong sunshine. Luckily, there are plenty of...

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A short history of soap in the Pre-Petroleum Age & how to make your own biodegradable plant soaps
Sally Mittuch |
Tuesday, 8th January 2013

Even the most ardent eco warrior will sometimes admit to using chemicals for cleaning, particularly for the most dreaded of cleaning tasks - the oven or toilet bowl. Even washing up seems to demand that we buy a special product formulated for that task...

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A Women's Ecovillage in Colombia: Nashira
Giovanni Ciarlo |
Thursday, 3rd January 2013

Attending the Llamado De La Montaña (Call of the Mountain) Bioregional Gathering in Atlantida Ecovillage in Colombia last year, and witnessing the emergence of the new Latin American organization, CASA (Consejo de Asentamientos Sustentables de las Americas), was...

Moneyless Manifesto - money to burn

The Moneyless Manifesto
Mark Boyle |
Sunday, 30th December 2012

The broadsheets, current affairs programmes and British Shadow Cabinet are all saying the same thing: the economy is going to hell in a Prius, and it's only getting worse. Don't sell your house, keep on shopping, and lock away your gold. Boom and bust: it's the...

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Three easy to grow winter salad plants for your permaculture garden
Patrick Whitefield |
Friday, 28th December 2012

At this time of the year two of the absolute stalwarts in my garden are land cress and lamb's lettuce, aka corn salad. They're both salad plants which give of their best from autumn to spring. Through the colder months they make up for all the tender plants which...

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Case Study: A Permaculture Food Revolution in Poland
www.eko-cel.pl |
Sunday, 23rd December 2012

Permaculture concepts have now spread beyond the garden. Around 1.5 million traditional small farms are now producing food for their families and selling their surplus as additional income.

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The Turning of the Year & New Beginnings
Maddy Harland |
Friday, 21st December 2012

Yesterday was the longest night of the year, the deepest darkness of our annual cycle, and this morning, the 21st December is the turning point of the cycle. The shift towards the light.

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Planting Winter Bird Forage
Maddy Harland |
Thursday, 20th December 2012

An additional benefit of our garden being designed as an organic permaculture food producing system is that it is also a thriving biodiverse wildlife habitat. Birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects keep the pest/predator balance in check.