I believe it was Bill Mollison in one of his recorded lectures said that all vines with edible fruit originate from water edges and the easiest way to harvest is in a canoe :)
Monday, March 4, 2013
Mulching - A Basic Permaculture Need
Krishna describes the 5 benefits of mulching and shows examples from around Solitude Farm.
Mulching is an important permaculture idea - the most ancient and healthiest soils around the world have been benefitting from the natural process of mulching for millenia. Enjoy Krishna's informative and entertaining way to remind us how important mulching is. A great video for the beginner and an entertaining revisit for the long-time Permaculture enthusiast.
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Mulching is an important permaculture idea - the most ancient and healthiest soils around the world have been benefitting from the natural process of mulching for millenia. Enjoy Krishna's informative and entertaining way to remind us how important mulching is. A great video for the beginner and an entertaining revisit for the long-time Permaculture enthusiast.
Sourced from EcoFilms
Geoff Lawton's Urban Permaculture [Excerpt]
Excerpt from Geoff Lawton's Urban Permaculture DVD showing a fantastic Permaculture system in a small urban space.
Sourced from EcoFilms
Sourced from EcoFilms
Recycle: Growing Vegetables in Fridges
Frank Fekonia enthusiastically shows us how to turn a dead fridge into a productive vegetable garden for people living in dry arid areas.
Frank sourced these fridges for free. And what a great idea for a raised bed. So many benefits.
Sourced from Flashtoon (EcoFilms)
Frank sourced these fridges for free. And what a great idea for a raised bed. So many benefits.
Sourced from Flashtoon (EcoFilms)
Sunday, March 3, 2013
DIY Mini Indoor Home Aquaponic System
sympaticoamori's indoor, miniature aquaponic experiment.
Water is filtered, and oxygenated by a large submersible pond pump under a filter fabric, with charcoal all held down and together with rocks and pebbles. The plants starting this off are just a variety edibles and ornamentals, and will be feeding nutrients from the fish waste. This kind of system could easily produce salad greens, herbs and perhaps some strawberries.
Water is filtered, and oxygenated by a large submersible pond pump under a filter fabric, with charcoal all held down and together with rocks and pebbles. The plants starting this off are just a variety edibles and ornamentals, and will be feeding nutrients from the fish waste. This kind of system could easily produce salad greens, herbs and perhaps some strawberries.
Friday, March 1, 2013
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes
1SIMPLEJONES takes us through his favourite method of how he gets sweet potatoes to strike a root and prepare them for planting. Each sweet potato has the potential to feed you, your family and your friends.
The Seven Seeds Permaculture Farm Keyline Irrigation Tour
An absolutely fascinating tour of the Seven Seeds Farm's keyline irrigation system. A very well thought out video showing how their design maximises the beneficial use of water resources of a piece of land. Keyline irrigation refers to a specific topographic feature linked to water flow; a design system that integrates keen observation of the land's shape and how the water runs with it.
Permaculture seed wizard Don Tipping takes us on a 10 minute animated tour of the epic Seven Seeds Farm in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, USA. The farm was designed using Permaculture Principles and Keyline patterning. We follow the water system from top to bottom, and then the amazing downstream effects are revealed. This video was produced by Andrew Millison as part of the course content for his online Permaculture Design Course and Advanced Design Practicum, taught through the Horticulture department at Oregon State University.
Please visit pne.oregonstate.edu to register for courses, or www.beaverstatepermaculture.com for more information.
Permaculture seed wizard Don Tipping takes us on a 10 minute animated tour of the epic Seven Seeds Farm in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, USA. The farm was designed using Permaculture Principles and Keyline patterning. We follow the water system from top to bottom, and then the amazing downstream effects are revealed. This video was produced by Andrew Millison as part of the course content for his online Permaculture Design Course and Advanced Design Practicum, taught through the Horticulture department at Oregon State University.
Please visit pne.oregonstate.edu to register for courses, or www.beaverstatepermaculture.com for more information.
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