Perennial Abundance – over 200 Food Plants on just a tiny 1/10th acre of Cold...
There’s something to be said for the scatter gun technique. Planting over 300 edible plants in your backyard to see exactly what sticks, what takes off and what dies in the process. This is the...
View ArticleThe Perfect Permaculture Fish Pond
Geoff Lawton’s latest video is one of my favourite films on his site. Mainly because it reminds me of a quote I read as a kid and never forgot. “A garden without water is like a meal without wine.”...
View ArticleFrom Desert to Oasis in 4 Years
Geoff Lawton’s next video in his every expanding lineup takes you to Wadi Rum in Jordan where he consulted on a 10 acre organic farm and rebuilt their failing farm into a commercial success. Wadi Rum...
View ArticleReversing Desertification with Gabions
Gabions are rocks and small boulders packed into a wire basket to combat soil erosion on the side of steep slopes. But to Geoff Lawton, they are more commonly used to pacify storm water in a flash...
View ArticleAdvanced Cell Grazing
Last year on Permaculture News there was an excellent article on Advanced Cell Grazing by Nick Burtner who document the circular cattle lane-way on Geoff Lawton’s 66 acre Zaytuna Farm. Geoff devised a...
View ArticleLessons from the Rustbelt
Does history repeat itself? Geoff Lawton looks at the Rustbelt Collapse of an entire industry in Holyoke, Massachusetts and the lost opportunity that could have been prevented if people thought...
View ArticlePermaculture in Paradise
34 Years ago. Dano Gorsich asked his old permaculture teacher, Bill Mollison what he should do with his land in the island of Molokai in Hawaii? Bill explained how he should design his tropical...
View ArticleHey! Its High Cold Dry and Windy and Doing just Great!
Every now and then you come across climate that is not so user friendly. Its in the High, Dry and Cold and Windy desert environment of Nevada’s high country near Reno. A place with many challenges....
View ArticleFrom Monoculture to Permaculture
How one man transformed his farm from monoculture to Permaculture. When Warren Brush bought a run down orchard near Ventura, California, he knew he was in for the ride of his life transforming it into...
View ArticleHow to Create a Permaculture Design
So you’ve always wanted to design a beautiful plant system in your garden, but baulked at the idea because, quiet honestly, you can’t tell a bean from a cactus or a legume from a walnut and don’t...
View ArticleChop Chop Compost
Rosina's front garden Rosina Buckman’s front garden is right out on the suburban street. A number of corrugated colour-bond Zincalume planter beds dot her front garden. Rosina is keen on growing food...
View ArticleBuilding a Raised Bed Garden
Recently when filming with Permaculture gardener Rosina Buckman, we asked her how she managed to grow her amazing vegetables in her raised bed gardens without importing a lot of expensive soil. These...
View ArticleUsing Ducks in the Urban Garden
They say nine out of ten people that ultimately get ducks into their gardens first started off with chickens. So what are the advantages of keeping ducks? The popular perception or myth is that ducks...
View ArticleEasy to Build Polypipe Greenhouse
Sometimes you see something and you think “Wow! Thats a great idea.” We came across this very simple and easy to build greenhouse at Rosina Buckman’s backyard. Rosina has some terrific tips mentioned...
View ArticleUrban Permaculture DVD Trailer
Its been a whirlwind trip over the last six months putting the pieces together for what is to become The Urban Permaculture DVD with Geoff Lawton. Nothing goes quite according to script and yet making...
View ArticleDuckponics
Here’s something you might not have considered. Duckponics. It may not be for everyone, but if you keep ducks and you want to do aquaponics without fish then perhaps you might consider this...
View ArticleAquaponics Brewery powered by fish waste?
Is it a brewery or a tea shop or an aquaponics system or even a bit of a mixture of Permaculture design? It’s so crazy, it might just work? Wouldn’t it be great to have an aquaponics system running...
View ArticleVertical Gardens
Vertical Garden in London designed by Patrick Blanc Making use of vertical wall space located in a sunny spot is a great way to grow your garden. In fact you don’t need pumps or complicated equipment...
View ArticleHow a $2 Pocket Knife is ReGreening Africa
How can barren fields, degraded forests and grazing lands be reforested without planting a single tree? Is it possible? Well yes, according to Tony Rinaudo and his work with World Vision in...
View ArticleDIY Strawbale Chicken Coop
Here’s a great idea for a Chicken coop built to fit the dimensions of straw bales. A simple four post construction with a raised floor and tin roof is all you need. Both sides of the chicken coop have...
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