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Homesteading. Dirt Craft Natural Building. Permaculture. Permaculture. Permaculture Paradise at Alex's Front Yard Garden! An Online Companion to the Self-Sufficient Farm or Homestead. eCountryLifestyle. Urban Permaculture: The Micro Space. One of Geoff’s students, transformed his tiny urban backyard into an amazing productive garden and documented every detail over the last 4 years.

Urban Permaculture: The Micro Space

In this video you will find out how much food you could grow in the Micro space when you apply Permaculture design creatively. You will be amazed! Problem seeing the video? Try the following:1. If you have a slow Internet connection and the video is not playing smoothly: PRESSPLAY icon then Click the HD button on the player controls menu and change it to the lowest quality setting 440px, wait for the video to start playing, once the video starts to play press PAUSE and wait for the video to fully download in your browser before playing again. 2. 3. The video plays using either HTML5 or FLASH please check the table below to see if your browser is compatible with HTML5 or FLASH Browser compatibility: If you see “Error loading player: Flash version must be 10.0 or greater.” In this free video you will discover: 3352 comments and 10’s of 1000’s of views. Freedom through Self Sufficiency. Living Sustainably. The New $50 DE (Diatomaceous Earth) Filters are the most powerful filters available on the market.

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With filtering specs that approach the much more expensive purification elements, these are an awesome value! The most powerful gravity-fed element in the Filtration class (Black Berkey and White Ceramic are in the Purification class, a higher standard). Filtration class: Micro-Filtration Technology. Tested to reduce contaminants to bacterial level, as well as some viruses. Chemicals, herbicides, pesticides, VOC’s, THM’s, heavy metals and more are easily reduced to 99.9% Proprietary formula comprised of Diatomaceous Earth, granulated activated carbon and other media components, designed to exceed filtration standards (test results).

Each element will filter up to 3,000 gallons of water or last up to 3 years, before replacement is needed. Ideal for the price-conscious consumer to get started with a highly efficient filter system, at a more affordable price. Living Off The Grid: Tips for Off-Grid Home Owners. Living Off the Grid: Free Yourself. Permaculture. Eco village. Permaculture & Earthships. Sustainable Living. Other Permaculture Pearltrees. Permaculture. Permaculture Association. Permaculture. Permaculture Introduction | Principles | Permaculture @ Ahimsa | Resources Introduction The following are merged ideas from several permaculture websites, primarily - The word "permaculture" was coined in 1978 by Bill Mollison, an Australian ecologist, and one of his students, David Holmgren.

Permaculture

It is a contraction of "permanent agriculture" or "permanent culture. " The principles of permaculture design provide a set of universally applicable guidelines which can be used in designing sustainable habitats. The Principles of Permaculture Design: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Markus Rothkranz. Permaculture Education. What is Permaculture?

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Permaculture is the conscious design of sustainable human habitats. The design process of permaculture offers practical ways to increase the abundance of natural systems and improve the efficiency of human activities. Rooted in the careful observation of the natural patterns characteristic of a particular site, permaculture applies techniques and principles from ecology, cooperative economics, appropriate technology, and sustainable agriculture with the wisdom of indigenous people to heal the earth and our selves.

Permaculture is a powerful tool for redesigning our lives as well as our landscapes! Why Permaculture? We are living on a planet in crisis. A Permaculture Farm: The Perennial Revolution of Oikos Tree Crops - Sustainable Farming. Hidden within the rolling forested hills and vineyard-covered valleys of southwest Michigan, on the outskirts of a town that embodies rural Midwest culture, is a tiny farm that, if not for the few sturdy hoop-houses, most people would likely not even recognize as a farm.

A Permaculture Farm: The Perennial Revolution of Oikos Tree Crops - Sustainable Farming

The property of Oikos Tree Crops, which consists of less than 20 acres, produces a greater diversity of food than any farm I have ever seen, yet from a glance the mostly wooded landscape appears to fit right into its surroundings. The farm is in itself a fully mature food-producing ecosystem. For a long while, I have wondered what permaculture would look like on a larger scale. After spending a long spring working at Oikos, I finally understand — large-scale permaculture is what native peoples of this land would have called, well, everything. Nature has the potential to produce food in abundance.

Such was the case with the land that plant guru Ken Asmus bought in 1980. Permaculture with Jack Spirko Part 1 - Introduction. Permacultura. Green & Frugal: Living & Building. Organizations. Permaculture. Permaculture. Permaculture. Permaculture and Garden.