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APC11 Presentation: Permaculture Disaster Response to Japan’s 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster, by Toru Sakawa
At the recent Australasian Permaculture Conference (APC11) held in Turangi, New Zealand, one of the highlights for me was hearing Toru Sakawa’s tale of permaculture aid work in very unusual circumstances. I say unusual, as the triple woes of having an earthquake and tsunami followed by a nuclear disaster is somewhat unprecedented. Some [...]
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The Transition Trail to Resilience
by Emma Crameri, Gustoso
“The Transition Trail to Resilience” illustrates the steps our local communities can take to transition to living with climate change and shrinking supplies of cheap energy and oil.
I was inspired by first developing The Permaculture Path to Sustainability which deals with how individuals and households can transition to a [...]
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Saturday Morning Breakfast, Queensland Style
Editor’s Note: Besides making a mean Saturday morning breakfast, Tom and Zaia make a formidable team to learn from as well. It’s not too late to jump onto their next PDC, starting in just a few days… (May 20).
Saturday is a special day for us: it is our only day off in the week [...]
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Soil Microbes Help Save Plant-growing Input Costs (Video)
by Doug Weatherbee
Learn how beneficial soil microbes can provide soluble nutrients and plant disease suppression to your farm or garden.
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Swales: The Permaculture Element That Really “Holds Water”
by Rob Avis
Michelle, Rowen and I were driving home from a vacation in the mountains when we passed by a swale on a farmer’s field in the middle of Alberta cattle country. Naturally, it piqued my curiosity and I had to stop the car to investigate. It was such a great example of how this [...]
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Three Exciting Workshops Coming to PRI
Bob Corker stands above the valley where
the new Kotare Village is being established
Photo © Craig Mackintosh
At the Permaculture Research Institute’s Zaytuna Farm we have three fantastic workshops with guest teachers running at the end of May:
1) Villages for the Future, with Bob Corker — May 26-27 (two days)
Villages for [...]
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The Social Factor in Sustainable Architecture
Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy. Photo: Edgar Barany/Flickr
I was recently struck by photographs of energy-efficient houses that were described as ’sustainable’ — built mostly with natural or recycled materials and even finished with environmentally friendly paint — however, they looked like regular modernist buildings. Can modernist architecture be called sustainable, if [...]
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