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Food Forest Update 2012

Lilly Zeitler
Food Forest Update Now in Rainy Season, we’re experiencing some prolific growth. Here’s a shot of our one year old  food forest. Try to imagine, 2 years ago this land was completely bare. Now it’s turned completely green, full of shrubs, trees, undergrowth, vines – it really ...
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Food Forest Update 2012

Lilly Zeitler
http://permapai.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/food-forest-update/   

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PermaPai Project

PermaPai Project
The conversion of 4 acres of chemical monoculture into a thriving Permaculture food forest, complete with earthworks, as a prototype Permaculture farm in northern Thailand to promote sustainable practices.
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Hugelkultur bed in my backyard

Ryan Barrett
Did a little digging in my back yard today.   Hugelkultur bed. Took a little under 5 hours to complete (did this in one day...) seeded with dutch white clover and covered with straw.The swale on the hill side will catch some of the water coming down the hill. There is a french drain that orig...
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The Hummingbird Project

The Hummingbird Project
The primary purpose of the Hummingbird Project is to create sustainable systems using permaculture principles that enhance and benefit communities by educating and empowering individuals to improve quality of life and foster stewardship of the earth.
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Chapter 15

David Braden
For some time now we have been talking to people about offering a Permaculture Design Course through the Applewood Permaculture Institute. I don't feel like I can teach the course because I don't have any certifications, I respect the importance of maintaining the integrity of the certifi...
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Creation of the diploma system Portugal

Helder Valente
The idea is to be simple and user friendly and at the same time to have a high standard.   Check the link to see the design, you feed back is very welcome... http://sublimart.blogspot.pt/2012/08/8-diploma-system-portugal.html    
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Rancho Sol y Mar

Rancho Sol y Mar
Working, off-grid ranch, campground, and sustainability center located on the pacific coast of Mexico.
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Rancho Sol y Mar, Jalisco, Mexico

Daniel Gair
Located on the pacific caost of mexico, Rancho Sol y Mar (www.ranchosolymar) is a completely off-grid, solar powered ranch, campground, and sustainability center. At Rancho Sol y Mar we create eletricity, heat, pump and recycle water, run electric fencing, cook, and dehydrate the foods we grow ...

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Manda Wilderness Agricultural Project (...

Manda Wilderness Agricultural Project (MWAP)
This project works with local farmers in Lago District, Niassa Province, Mozambique to address food security and nutrition and support the developing local economy. The main focus lies in the development of the demonstration farm that follows the principles of permaculture and makes use of its m...
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23 months baby Luis needs help because of amazon polution

Helder Valente
The Permaculture community caring for the people affected by polution in the amazon river ... Please donate http://www.gofundme.com/18pbcg Luis is 23 months old, a child of the new generation of the Shipibo-Conibo tribe of Peru. He lives in the community of Roya on the upper Ucayali river,...

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Daily Life In Vale da Lama Institute Part III (Permaculture)

Walt Ludwick
Permaculture Diploma with Lesley Martin;The Bio Construction training happened during this week.In this practical training, the task was to finish the walls of the 5**** star dry compost toilet close to the camping area with different techniques, using a variety of natural plasters to cover them....
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Crapes Fruit Farm

Crapes Fruit Farm
An experiment in regenerative agriculture on a 15 acre apple orchard.
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Water tanks, more growing space and infrastructure planning.

Fraser Roberts
We were very lucky to have been given two 5000l JoJo water tanks for our project! We are very grateful to the pensioner who donated his hard earned Euros to assist us in getting closer to the reality of self sustainability.This is a very welcome boost as we have been heavily focused on rubble rem...

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October Fruit Harvest - Tree Crops

João Gonçalves
October fruits for every meal. All pictures by Joao G. Pic. 1 - Castanea sativa, the "laughing yield" - because it is as if it is opening its mouth and showing its teeth ... Chest Nut - The Noble Tree, probably the King of the mountain ... We do not grow fruits for the market, almost 100% a...
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Amazonian Rivers, Deforestation and Eco Ola's Permaculture

Eco Ola's large-scale permaculture site is located in Mazan, Peru with access from both the Amazon and Napo Rivers. The photo below is the Mazan docking site on the Napo River. As you can see, we are surrounded by endless beauty! However, the logs in the river also speak to the deforestation of o...
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Nature speaks to you

Roman Eisenkoelbl
Nature speaks to you  just listen We are part of Nature,and not masters Nature takes care of us,let us help it to do it Nature has enough for our need,but not enough for our greed Experience the pleasure of going back to nature Every BEING lives in tune with nature,except Man Five ba...
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