eHow – How to Create a Permaculture Garden

The term permaculture–a combination the words “permanent” and “agriculture”–was coined in 1978 by Australian ecologists Bill Mollison and David Holmgren to describe an “integrated, evolving system of perennial or self-perpetuating plant and animal species useful to man.” According to the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, “It is a land use and community building movement which [...]

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USDA Zones…Gardener Powered!

Our zone map is created by thousands of gardeners from all around the world. Sign up and add your zone!
Search by address on this map to find your local USDA Zone! (anywhere in the world)
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Join Hyperlocavore to find or start a yard share in your town

Join hyperlocavore to find or start a yard share in your town. CSAs and community gardens fill up fast. Food is expensive! Grow together!
What we want to see: healthy kids who love the smell of dirt, blocks with foreclosed homes becoming vibrant neighborhoods again, tables full of delicious safe food at [...]

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About DonorTec (Australia)

DonorTec provides donated software and hardware from companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Flickr, Symantec and others to eligible Australian non profit groups with Income Tax Exempt Status (ITE). Via this program you can get the latest products.
This is an exciting program to assist Australian non profits build their ICT capacity and has already assisted hundreds [...]

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Sustainable Food Lab

The mission of the Sustainable Food Lab is to accelerate the shift of sustainable food from niche to mainstream.
We define a sustainable food and agriculture system as one in which the fertility of our soil is maintained and improved; the availability and quality of water are protected and enhanced; our biodiversity is protected; farmers, farm [...]

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The TOPtoTOP Global Climate Expedition

The TOPtoTOP Global Climate Expedition is the 1st expedition over the 7-Seas to the 7-Summits that will be achieved by human and nature’s power only.
Our mission is to inspire children for a better future. Along the expedition we share examples of nature’s beauty and innovations for a green planet, in class rooms all over the [...]

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SourceMap – Open Supply Chains

This website has created an interesting view of our world.
Sourcemap is a collective tool for transparency and sustainability.
Simply put: We believe that people have the right to know where things come from and what they are made of. Sourcemap is a platform for researching, optimizing and sharing the supply chains behind a number of everyday products [...]

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Climate change in Google Earth

Explore the potential impacts of climate change on our planet Earth and find out about possible solutions for adaptation and mitigation, ahead of the UN’s climate conference in Copenhagen in December (COP15).

Find out more and raise your voice about climate change on the YouTube COP15 channel!
To further explore the IPCC tours download them into [...]

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The Organic Eprints archive

The Organic Eprints archive is a tool to further develop research in organic agriculture. The main objectives are to facilitate the communication of research papers and proposals, to improve the dissemination and impact of research findings, and to document the research effort. In accordance with these objectives the archive is designed to facilitate international use [...]

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Organic Agriculture Information website

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