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Introduction to Permaculture with Bill Mollison (in: Foundations of Permaculture) Jun 8, 2011: Here is the first of 15 Pamphlets from a Permaculture Design Course Taught by Bill Mollison in 1981. We will post a new one each week here on Earth Action Mentor.

Goumi and the Permaculture Principle: Relative Location (in: Featured Species and Principle) Jun 7, 2011: This permaculture allstar, goumi (Eleagnus multiflora) fixes nitrogen and produces edible berries. What a star!

Seasonal Abundance: Summer Strawberries (in: The Gardening Gals) Jun 1, 2011: Biting into a ripe strawberry is like eating candy. Why stop at one when you can have a whole flat or more!

One of the farmers from our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) grows organic strawberries, so every week we receive a generous pint of strawberries.

Social Entrepreneurship, with Ethan Roland (in: Permi Radio Show) May 17, 2011: A massive shift is underway. The business world is waking up to the fact that financial capital profits are simply not enough to sustain human life on our planet. A new focus on "Social Enterprise" is emerging -- businesses and organizations that seek benefits for the good of the people as well as the financial bottom line. To kick-start new enterprises, the business world is flowing financial capital into projects that have a social focus through more than 50 fellowships and awards.

Sepp Holzer Interview (in: Permi Radio Show) May 10, 2011: Ever since our childhood, which was permeated by farm life on our parents mountain farms, we have been deeply rooted in nature. Many of the ideas, which we have now been successfully realised, date from that time. Nature was our playground and we learnt to understand it. Like most of the children of mountain farmers of that generation we had to help working on the farm. Since we hardly had any toys, we played with soil, water, plants, roots and stones. There was no limit to our phantasy.

May/June Featured Species: Chicory and the Permaculture Principle: Succession of Evolution (in: Featured Species and Principle) May 3, 2011: Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a great permaculture plant that works tirelessly to dig heavy clay soil and move nutrients around even while I sleep. Chicory is a pioneer species which grows in difficult and disturbed environments. When the chicory has done a good job loosening the soil by digging with its deep taproot, I can come in afterwards and replace the chicory with other plants.

Introduction to Permaculture with David Holmgren (in: Foundations of Permaculture) Apr 8, 2011: Download David Holmgrens slide presentation and get inspired by images of Permaculture from around the world. See animals systems, passive solar houses, food forests and more. This is a great presentation to use in the classroom or for clients to give them an overview of what Permaculture has to offer.

When is an Annual Really a Perennial? (in: The Gardening Gals) Mar 18, 2011: Annuals = fabulous in short amount of time + lots of work
Perennials= fabulous in long amount of time + less work than most annuals

What if we planted annuals that acted like perennials? What would that look like? Well, in my mind, it would be more food with less work.

Gardening Like a Forest with Dave Jacke Audio (in: Permi Radio Show) Mar 8, 2011: Join this special call with Dave Jacke, Author of Edible Forest Gardens as he explains in an engaging conversation of how to Garden Like a Forest. This intimate call is hosted by Gaia University is found here on Earth Action Mentor.

Stinging Nettle and Infinite Yield (in: Featured Species and Principle) Mar 1, 2011: Stinging nettle by far is one of my favorite species. I relate this abundant and useful species to the permaculture principle of infinite yield. There are many used of the plant from food, to fiber, medicine, fertilizer and insectary. I have fond childhood memories of this plant, as is the case with most things that are painful tend to be the ones that stick in the memory the most. I remember as a little girl first leaning how to delicately pick the top leaves....

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