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One Desert City Turns Stormwater into an Abundant Oasis using Green Infrastructure Practices

In Belize I took part in my first WWOOFing experience at Spanish Creek Farm. This film explains what WWOOFing is and how to take part in it. It also shows what work and activities took place at the farm. This includes; nursing a lamb, horse riding, looking after chickens, bamboo trimming, mulching, upkeep [...]

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My First WWOOF – Farming in Central America

When scholars sell out, the consequences are grave.by George MonbiotIn 1927 the French philosopher Julien Benda published a piercing attack on the intellectuals of his day. They should, he argued in La Trahison des Clercs (the treason of the scholars) act as a check on popular passions(1). Civilisation, he claimed, is possible only if intellectuals [...]

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La Nouvelle Trahison des Clercs

This is a unique opportunity to take a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course with renowned permaculture designers, consultants and educators, Geoff and Nadia Lawton, in Barcelona, Spain. In addition, after the PDC, there will be an optional 3-day Dryland Strategies and Earthworks practicum. Click here to find out more, and register!

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Take a PDC with Geoff & Nadia Lawton – in Barcelona, Spain, June/July 2013 (Plus Optional 3-day Practicum)

Photo © Craig MackintoshThis is just a quick heads up….Last Friday I closed down registration for my online Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course. We actually filled up the course in 7 days. But we had some duplicate orders so we now have a few spots that have opened up.So, I’m going to be [...]

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Online PDC: We’re Opening Up a Few More Spots!

Reversing Global Warming while Meeting Human Needs — an Urgently Needed Land-Based OptionAllan Savory never ceases to amaze and encourage me. It was really great seeing him present his recent TED Talk — and we now have another opportunity to see him speak. Tufts University hosted an event where he was given the [...]

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Allan Savory – Reversing Global Warming while Meeting Human Needs (videos)

Brian Halweil, publisher of "Edible Manhattan," discusses the problems with the global food system and the solutions he’s found cropping up everywhere.

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From New York to Africa, Why Food is Saving the World (TEDx video)

by Paul Wheaton Mark Vander Meer gives a presentation on soil science as it relates to forestry. I was presenting in another room at the same time, so Mark gave permission to Jocelyn Campbell to record this for me. Once I saw it, I thought it was so good, that I asked Mark if [...]

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Soils and Forestry Presentation (video)

I was invited up to Bandusia, near Sydney, by Penny Pyett, to take part in International Permaculture Day and do some work on the site. The work was mainly on infrastructure, which is one of my strongest skills. Having spent some years working in the building and construction game, I developed a varied skill set [...]

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A Recent Trip to the Permaculture Sydney Institute

Photo © Craig MackintoshIs there a global permaculture revolution rising now? The short answer is: Absolutely! The wide variety of serious and increasingly complex issues confronting people and ecosystems worldwide are leading folks to seek solutions they can apply right now. Today. An increasing number of the public are recognizing [...]

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Interview with Owen Hablutzel, PRI, by Willi Paul

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