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Growing Abundance

Growing Abundance
Reducing food miles, supporting local farmers and strengthening the Castlemaine community and economy.
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Permaculture Intro Workshop India

Roman Eisenkoelbl
join us for another amazing 3 days Permaculture Intro experience here at Sapney Farm on the fertile edge of the famous community Auroville

Intro workshop

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Got my PDC

Joey D'Elia
I am very happy to be home and contiune working on our master plan site here in San diego, CA.  Want an nice adventure going to Austraila and seeing all the food forests on Geoff and Nadia's farm.  Years ago i did not imagin that i would have gone to get my PDC from Geoff Lawton but it happened. ...
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Whole Systems Design Education Service

Whole Systems Design Education Service
Learning together to empower transformations towards whole farm, ranch, community, bio-regional social-ecological system health, stewardship, and improved adaptive capacity.
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Alex Petrikat and her experience coming back to Vale da Lama…

Walt Ludwick
  I still recognised Vale da Lama when I returned one week ago. It has been about a year since I moved to Germany to focus on my studies, and though a lot has changed on these familiar grounds I was overcome by the sensation of arriving at my home from home. Caspar on the other hand ha...
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Creating Ethical and Organic Soil in the Desert - Part 3

Gaina Dunsire
In Part 2 I explained my reasons for creating soil using coco-peat. Whilst coco-peat builds structure and holds water, it does not contain any nutrients, therefore my next task for creating healthy soil was to add some organic matter.  In an ideal world I would compost food and plant material c...
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spring update

Stephen Trauger
We have officially formed as an LLC, and we are on our way to creating a permaculture non profit demonstration site. Our Meetup group now has 40 members, we have doubled our garden space, and we are beginning construction on a permaculture style swimming pond. The pond will be integrated ...

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Kunia Loa Ridge Farmlands

Kunia Loa Ridge Farmlands
A projected U-Pick Dry Tropical Food Forest and Community Collaboration Projects
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Becoming Certified

Justin Anderson
Next month I will start Toby Hemmenways Design Course here in Portland. I hope to use this site as a means of keeping in contact with my fellow students.
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Building has started (12 weeks in)

Michael Roberts
So I have now moved to Panama and started building as of February. The foundations and retaining walls are done and I am looking around for a small valley with a spring to make a small project. The area has taken off as the beach down from my hotel is on the surfing radar. The surfers are very ...
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Permaculture Workbook : Second Edition

Delvin Solkinson
"Permaculture gives us a toolkit for moving from a culture of fear and scarcity to one of love and abundance"  - Toby Hemenway As an offering to the Transition, our visionary permaculture Gaiacraft team has created a Workbook of Permaculture Worksheets.  Download free printable files  or purc...

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Cornerstone Farms

Benjamin Fahrer
Cornerstone Farms is a farming project with a vision of restoring social and ecological health through regenerative agriculture. We are needing additional capital to secure the farm. Below is an overview from our prospectus and look forward to this project becoming a reality. Cornerstone Farms w...

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Bostic Project.2013

Bostic Project.2013
an urban residential applied demonstration of permaculture principles.
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Lazy A Ranch Development

Lazy A Ranch Development
The ranch was purchased and research began in 2008. The permaculture plan was written in 2012.
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Grow Up! Toronto

Grow Up! Toronto
Battling for Urban Biodiversity in Toronto, Ontario. Seeking legal and financial assistance with legal challenge of bad bylaws that are used to discourage lawnlessness. Please join my Grow Up! Toronto campaign at www.GreenEvolutionSite.com
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