Permaculture eXchange is an education and information network with a focus on sustainable living systems in the ACT and South East NSW bio-region.. Mission: to bring together both urban, semi-rural and rural permaculture students, teachers and designers for the surrounding area.Description...

Tim Barker November 1 2012The first post on the rocket oven left many with more questions than they started with so this is a follow up to cover some aspects in more detail. It would probably help to re read the first article and my replies to comments as I'm just going to forge ahead with ...

We simply could not resist sharing this photo of a yellow spider hovering above a male sacha inchi flower that our permaculture farm manager, Rick Pickett, found on Eco Ola's home. We see this spider as piercingly beautiful evidence that our permaculture work, although small in the vastness of ou...

Since finishing the chicken tractor last month I have turned my attention to constructing the raised bed mandala garden/food forest. I chose the mandala shape because of it's incredible edge properties, the ability to easily water the entire plot with one center sprinkler, and because I find the ...

A couple of months ago, a local friend, Clyde, and I decided to take the plunge and begin raising our own free-range chickens as one more step towards sustainability and food independance. We purchased 12 baby chicks and set about building a shared brooder out of some scrap materials we had avail...

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49 Farms - An Urban Farm in every square mile of San Francisco

Comprised of urban farmers, educators, neighbors, artists, and community members, the Hayes Valley Farm Team builds community in the urban commons. We have developed our governance model in alignment with our collaborative practices. We invite participation at every level.   Get Involved!...

Sustainability Upgrade of Existing Residence

It is our intention to create a permaculture demonstration and training site as well as an intentional community with an eye toward homesteading and sustainable self sufficiency. Our focus will be on utilizing permaculture methods to farm "beyond organic" vegetables and pasture livestoc...

The Chico Permaculture Guild invites you to a hands on learning day! Permablitz style! WHAT: Permablitz: Rainwater Harvesting WHEN: Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 10am to 4pm WHERE: Residence in Butte Valley near Butte College Join us Saturday, November 10th to learn how to design and ins...

Terrell House Permaculture Living and Learning Center has become a reality! We are transforming this beautiful, passive solar, university-owned house into an inspiring space indoors and out for community, learning, food, music, and more. The house had been sitting unoccupied and is in need of rep...

Este próximo sábado 10 de Noviembre a las 17hs, llegamos a Mar del Plata, para brindar una conferencia apasionante. Algunos de los tópicos a tratar serán los siguientes. Analisis de la Realidad ActualRestauración Comunitaria de SuelosSistemas Productivos AutosuficientesBancos Comunitarios de Semi...

The "MEGGA-watt" Project (Micro-Energy Generating Garage Assembly) is a demonstration / prototype to turn everyday detached garages from simple storage units (aka 'car-holes') into food growing and energy-generating systems using permaculture design. The basic concept is to partner a garage wit...

http://thewayinn.com/ The Way Inn is comprised of young former travelers who envisioned an alternative lifestyle to the nine-to-five option and went about building a dream up in the Andes, away from it all. The staff is made up of a small team of full time natives and a constantly changing team ...

Here is my two year Diploma Report for a study in permaculture educational media development. http://gaiacraft.com/free-tools/

I had recently built a couple of compost piles on the ground. It is hard to contain, judge volume, and keep weeds out. It also takes more area than a bay system, and I can't be bothered with chicken mesh. So I decided to put together some old materials I had laying around to make 2 cubic meter ho...

A freak storm, never before seen. After the end of the normal hurricane season, this "superstorm" developed and severely affected the Carribean and northern US, killing people and causing devastation everywhere. But are we really that surprised? Is nature trying to point out the error in our wa...