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doc "Alface" is on-line

João Gonçalves
Themes: Winter, rain irrigated crops Rain water harvest at home Self-seeding lettuces Snail control5 finger broomEarth worms for fishingOnion nursery and kitchen garden trees and names Plum harvest and share of surplus Pest repellant plants "Non chemical" pest traps Kitchen garden duck as...
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Perley Brook Agroforestry Research Center

Paul Kile
Agroforestry systems on contour using nitrogen producing canopy trees, cold-hardy cultivars of fruit and nut bearing trees, vines, bushes, root crops and perennials Alley cropping of annuals Apiculture and promotion of multiple other pollinators Aquaculture of cold-temperate plants, fi...

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Whole Farm Fertility Course June 5-9th 2013 Wilsall, Montana

Neil Bertrando
A one of a kind course in the US combining two amazing Systems approaches--Holistic Management and Keyline Design.  I'm very excited to be on the teaching team and to be part of a course hosted by one of our graduates. Check out the website for all the juicy details: http://www.montanawholefarm...

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Loping Coyote Farms 2013 Annual Bareroot Plant Sale

Neil Bertrando
We specialize in Edible and Multi-Functional Plants Suited for Living in the Hot-Cold Nevada Desert At Loping Coyote Farms, we focus on growing useful plants which add to the local ecological resource base.  We strive to provide access to unusual and practical plants which will grow in Northe...

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Permaculture Design Course 2013

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Machete Work~Eco Ola

The machete is an essential tool here in the Amazon as it is a non-polluting way to shape timber for sustainable construction and clear brush for plantings. Quite often you will see both men and women walking down the street with the blades because our community works and lives in the rainforest....
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Urban food production

Urban food production
Documentation of urban backyard food production from the average suburbia backyards using permaculture principles.
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Hands On Permaculture Design Course

Cathe' Fish
Earn your Permaculture Design Certificate  at a Farm dedicated to Permaculture. More information here  

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Practical Permaculture Research Institute

Practical Permaculture Research Institute
Practical Permaculture Research Institute is located on the Sunshine Works Organic Farm, a demonstration Permaculture Farm with a Permaculture school.
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Finca Vista Bella

Finca Vista Bella
Finca Vista Bella is an organization focused on practices of sustainable and permaculture practices. The farm is located on Utuado and haves 20 acres, where 7 acres was previously used for the commercial café farming and are been adapted to the permaculture practices. The small amount of café pro...
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Completed my PDC!

Jyoti Deshpande
It was a great experience. With Rico Zook, Jeremiah Kidd as teachers, I am really blessed. It was wonderful to meet so many new friends and to learn a lot about them and the experiences of so many different countries. Though I had been reading a lot on the net, through books and through videos o...
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Simple design examples

Example of a few basic concept designs etc I've done. In many cases there's no need to get into elaborate designs. 

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Advanced Permaculture Design Course - May 27th to 31st

Walt Ludwick
This course will enable you to work on a permaculture design for your own site (or one with which you are familiar) under the tutelage of design professionals. The course will begin with the review of design tools and processes, as well as drawing and presentation techniques. Two tutors will be ...
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Eco - compost toilets at Summer Festival "Andanças'2012"

João Gonçalves
http://centrodeconvergencia.wordpress.com/wceco/ The construction of these "loveable loo" style compost toilets and maintenance at the Summer Festival was organised by members of the project.        
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The Seed Feast - 30 March - Aldeia das Amoreiras

João Gonçalves
Venha visitar a nossa Aldeia e relaxar no largo da Amoreira. Aproveite a ocasião para partilhar um momento de activismo local e (esperemos) inter-regional. Este ano a Feira da semente terá o prazer de acolher visitantes de duas comunidades estrangeiras: The Hollies e Lakabe. Teremos tam...
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A Basic Chance~Eco Ola

 
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modest next steps

Walter Yoia
Greetings, I havent posted any updates for some time so I thought I should include what the latest but modest steps we have progressed on. As noted in the summery, I built a compost (had to make sure it was fully enclosed due to lack of fence, numerous stray dogs, donkeys, horses and cows. It i...
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