Torie and Thom Foote have always grown their own food, first in Alaska, where they lived for 30 years, and more recently in Colbert, where they relocated in 2011. Nestled in a clearing on a forested ...

Becoming self-sufficient "It's about the art of composting" - "I only see four piles" Bruno Bötschi is trying his hand at self-sufficiency. The blue News editor works on a permaculture farm in ...

As wild fish and other marine species get scarcer from overfishing and demand for ‘blue foods’ grows around the world, farming of the ocean is growing rapidly. Fish, kelp, prawns, oysters and more are ...

Lazy composting. It is my favourite way to make fantastic homemade compost and is perfect for anyone looking for a simple way to make compost in your own vegetable gardens. backgardens or allotments.

I can still remember my first encounter with the term “permaculture.” It was a Plowboy interview with Bill Mollison in MOTHER EARTH NEWS in 1980. I remember well how the ideas resonated with me, and I ...

Most Americans have never heard of permaculture. And although the approach is gaining traction among U.S. urbanites (full disclosure: I teach urban permaculture), ideas differ about exactly what it is ...

Nicholas Sysno, a permaculture trainer illustrates the agricultural design. [courtesy] At a time many regions in Kenya are grappling with increased land sub-division, communities from Nyando, Kisumu ...

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