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My Bookazine, Growing Fresh Food & Herbs Using Permaculture Methods, Has Been Published!

In this comprehensive, practical gardening guide, we’ll show you the easiest ways to produce brilliant, bountiful harvests with less effort and cost, by working cleverly with nature.  New to gardening? Start the right way, learn how to select the best sites for garden beds, prepare the soil, sow the seeds, plant seedlings, rotate crops, growContinue reading “My Bookazine, Growing Fresh Food & Herbs Using Permaculture Methods, Has Been Published!”

In Memory of Bill Mollison, the “Father of Permaculture”

Bruce Charles ‘Bill’ Mollison (1928-2016), the “Father of Permaculture,” has truly left the world a better place than he found it. I have put up a page on my website as a permanent tribute to Bill – https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/permaculture/in-memory-of-bill-mollison-the-father-of-permaculture/ His memory lives on in all our hearts, and his work is carried on by the workContinue reading “In Memory of Bill Mollison, the “Father of Permaculture””

Permaculture Ethics – Making Them Work

I’ve just written an article for Permaculture Research Institute which addresses concerns raised by some segments of the Permaculture community about the Permaculture ethics, see the whole article here – Permaculture Ethics – Making Them Work

Mindmaps for Permaculture Ethics and Design Principles 21 Card Set by Brett Pritchard (free to download)

Brett Pritchard, a recognized pioneering permaculturalist and recipient of the Permaculture Services Award (1992) has released a set of mindmaps to accompany his free to download Permaculture Ethics and Principles 21 Card Set which is available on his website http://www.permaculturefundamentals.com . There are 21 mindmaps available in MS Word format, one for each Permaculture EthicsContinue reading “Mindmaps for Permaculture Ethics and Design Principles 21 Card Set by Brett Pritchard (free to download)”

Permaculture Ethics and Design Principles 21 Card Set by Brett Pritchard (free to download)

Brett Pritchard, a recognized pioneering permaculturalist and recipient of the Permaculture Services Award (1992) has released a free to download Permaculture Ethics and Principles 21 Card Set which is available on his website http://www.permaculturefundamentals.com . In my opinion the Permaculture Ethics and Principles 21 Card Set is an excellent tools for understanding the Permaculture ethicsContinue reading “Permaculture Ethics and Design Principles 21 Card Set by Brett Pritchard (free to download)”

All Nations Food Forest – A Project Not Realized

“No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.” Julius Caesar Important Announcement: There will not be an All Nations Food Forest project! Our contribution: We the founders of the project Angelo Eliades, John Pinniger and Charlie Si created the All Nations Food Forest project concept for a council built foodContinue reading “All Nations Food Forest – A Project Not Realized”

All Nations Food Forest – Understanding the Design Process

The term design can mean many things to many people, so it’s important to understand what the design process actually is, what it entails and its intended purpose and objectives. Functional design has a purpose and aims to solve a problem. The design that it delivers is a solution to that problem. Aesthetic design onContinue reading “All Nations Food Forest – Understanding the Design Process”

All Nations Food Forest – Proposal and Pre-Design Considerations

Welcome to All Nations Food Forest – Melbourne’s First Council Built Community Food Forest Project, and possibly the first in Australia!   In the first part of this case study – All Nations Food Forest – Melbourne’s First Council Built Community Food Forest Project, we looked at how the All Nations Food Forest Project gotContinue reading “All Nations Food Forest – Proposal and Pre-Design Considerations”

All Nations Food Forest – Melbourne’s First Council Built Community Food Forest Project

  Welcome to All Nations Food Forest – Melbourne’s First Council Built Food Forest Project, and possibly the first in Australia!   Food forests are Nature’s way of growing food, the most sustainable and productive system known, that require minimal effort to maintain by taking advantage of ecological processes that have evolved and been perfectedContinue reading “All Nations Food Forest – Melbourne’s First Council Built Community Food Forest Project”