See Seed Savers’ 660 film clips on seed saving and bio-cultural matters on Seedsavers Youtube Channel

See Seed Savers’ 660 film clips on seed saving and bio-cultural matters on Seedsavers Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/seedsavers It is divided into twenty-five playlists that make it easier to choose a clip or to follow a theme. Examples of our Playlists on our Youtube Channel: My Seed Savers University - 100 clips on how to save seeds with practical tips. Permaculture [...]

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How to Plant a Fruit Tree

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Monsanto Shifts ALL Liability to Farmers

Cassandra Anderson  from the MORPHcity writes… “Monsanto researchers in Stonington, Illinois, work to develop new soybean varieties that will be tolerant to agricultural herbicide. (Photo: Monsanto via The New York Times) Farmers like genetically modified (GM) crops because they can plant them, spray them with herbicide and then there is very little maintenance until harvest. [...]

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Space-saving chicken coop includes rooftop veggie patch

gizmag.com writes… “Having chickens and vegetables in your backyard is great for self-sustainability, but what if I want both in a small space? Seattle-based architect turned-self-starter Traci Fontyn has the solution in the form of the Kippen House; a modular chicken coop with a rooftop vegetable garden that creates a looped ecosystem to benefit both [...]

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Solar Cookers

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Farmers of the urban footpath

Food futures writes… “KERBSIDE GARDENING is the practice of growing edible plants on the footpath. Fruits, herbs and vegetables are commonly planted, sometimes mixed with flowers and native plants. The practice is another means of returning food production to our cities. The precedent established over the years by the planting of edible street trees for [...]

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Farmers’ Handbook

Craig Mackintosh from Permaculture.org.au writes… “Worldwide, mainstream aid projects tend to deal with the symptoms of problems, rather than the problems themselves. In fact, often aid projects actually exacerbate the root issue, by supply free food and clothing that undermines the ability of people on the ground to make a living. In other words, we [...]

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6 Combinations for Edible Container Gardens

Leonard Barrett writes… “A few years ago, my friend Laura Altvater (of Mostly Medicinals) put together this great edible container handout for Portland Nursery. It has some really imaginative themed combinations, as well as a container idea for a shady situation, and one for hot and dry. I’ve had this lying around for a while, [...]

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BioEnergy Lists: Improved Biomass Cooking Stoves

This site exists to help people develop better stoves for cooking with biomass fuels in developing regions. For more information go here. [bioenergylists.org]

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Create a Container Food Forest

Leonard Barrett from Permacultureforrenters.com writes… “Food forestry (a.k.a. forest gardening) is a concept that people seem to become enthralled with when they hear about it: a way of gardening that mimics the diversity and resilience of a healthy forest, and provides an abundance of fruits, nuts, vegetables, flowers, herbs, and more. You’d have to be [...]

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