Talks Michael Pollan gives a plant’s-eye view

What if human consciousness isn’t the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn’s clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant’s-eye view.
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You know you’re a permaculture redneck when…

“…you have a chicken tractor up on blocks in your front yard.”

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Topbar Beekeeping in Permaculture Gardens, Farms and Homesteads

Beekeeping is a great way to get in touch with the spirit of place, akin to farming and vineyard keeping, but significantly less labor intensive.  Bees are so beneficial to ecosystems in general, that it’s difficult to imagine designing a permaculture food forest, backyard or homestead without them.
Bees – species adept at creating abundance:
Bees are [...]

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Frogs of Australia – Definitive guide to the frogs of Australia

Regional guides
Discover the regions of your state then find the frogs of a particular region.
Frogs of Australia

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How to entice frogs into your backyard …

By wildlife writer Justin Harrison
First published in the Permaculture International Journal Issue No. 60 Sept ~ Nov 1996
On a recent trek through Kakadu National Park in Northern Territory, Australia, many wonders caught my imagination. One group of animals, however, astounded me with its diversity and sheer numbers. Frogs! Millions of them in one of the [...]

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How To: build a Geodesic Chook Dome

Maybe you’re already familiar with that classic Permaculture tool known as the Chicken Tractor / Chook Dome system. No? Awright – in a nutshell: In this context, a Chicken Tractor is any structure that can be moved from place to place in a garden with a bunch of chickens housed in it. The chickens living [...]

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Chicken herbartorium

“I created quite a stir in the chicken run today – it was time to build the residents a herbatorium.
This is an idea that I must have read about somewhere in the permaculture literature, I just can’t remember where, so I don’t know who to credit.
As most of you would know, chickens left to their own [...]

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Beeginners (Bee & Beekeeping)

This FAQ is aimed at people considering starting to keep bees or are in their first season as a beekeeper and need practical advice on how to enjoy their new hobby.
Beeginners
How to Build A Top Bar Hive
“How to … Bee Sting, Smoker”
Top Bar Bee Hive

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Handy-Dandy Chickens

 
An Alphabetical List of More than 60 Chicken Breeds with comparative information as well as other useful information for Chickens.
 
Chicken Chart
The Chook Shed
The Chicken Coop

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