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		<title>When Orthodox Science Meets Permaculture Principles, Techniques and Design Process</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/20/when-orthodox-science-meets-permaculture-principles-techniques-and-design-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicollas Mauro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Design science is at the root of any definition of permaculture or put simply, permaculture is design science.    &#8212; Bill Mollison

Permaculture is a design/holistic/integrative science, whereas the mainstream/academic science is reductionist &#8212; that is, to understand how things work, scientists break a system and study the tiny parts.
Nevertheless, permaculture can benefit from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Urban Permaculture DVD and the Sound-Proof Chicken House</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The biggest problem with chicken houses in urban settings has got to be the hyper-vocal rooster. If you want to avoid having tired grumpy neighbours, what can you do? Even giving them a few eggs per week is unlikely to assuage their wrath. There are obvious options to deal with this situation, but they&#8217;re not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal Systems at HEPA, Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/05/19/animal-systems-at-hepa-vietnam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 15:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marty Miller-Crispe</dc:creator>
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At SPERI&#8217;s Human Ecology Project Area we have a number of Farmer Field Schools (HEPA FFS) which are host to students from a variety of indigenous minority groups from Vietnam and Laos. The students are here to learn about eco-farming and permaculture whilst respecting traditional laws and customs. 
The main focus of the farms isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Permaculture Tips and Tricks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Burr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Chuck Burr

Here is the Spring collection of permaculture tips and tricks from the Southern Oregon Permaculture Institute. Enjoy. The top photo is the winter Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course students getting a little help from the chickens to establish a block-rotation intense veggie garden in Zone 1 at Restoration Farm.

1) Let the sunshine in. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Private Life of Chickens</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/01/28/the-private-life-of-chickens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Pagliaro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what goes on in a chicken&#8217;s head? Maybe you&#8217;ve pondered why humans have chosen chickens as the domestic farm bird of choice. You might think the chicken is a rather &#8220;bird-brained&#8221; animal, but in reality they are much more complex than we give them credit for. In a BBC documentary titled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ecofilms 2011 &#8211; What Are We Working On?</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/01/02/ecofilms-2011-what-are-we-working-on/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/01/02/ecofilms-2011-what-are-we-working-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ecofilms</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=4866</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re planning a number of exciting new titles to be released in 2011.
Urban Permaculture DVD
One of the complaints we often get from people living in the city is that we focus a little heavily on Permaculture titles that require a large scale farm to get the most benefit from practicing Permaculture.
So we are happy to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make a Home Made Chicken Feeder</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/10/15/how-to-make-a-home-made-chicken-feeder-2/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/10/15/how-to-make-a-home-made-chicken-feeder-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Lemieux</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=4283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: There are still some places left on Jesse&#8217;s PDC course at PRI&#8217;s Zaytuna Farm in NSW, Australia. Book now!
by Jesse Lemieux
Last Thursday afternoon, at approximately 4:00pm Tanya asked me, “What about the chickens?” 
“Oops I hadn’t thought about that.” 
  Recently, we got our hands on three Chantecler pullets.&#160; The Chantecler is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Worldwide Permaculture Network Teaser</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/09/25/worldwide-permaculture-network-teaser/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/09/25/worldwide-permaculture-network-teaser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=4090</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Heads up! In between everything else, I&#8217;ve been trying to squeeze in some time to work on a new database slash social networking site (I like to think of it as a &#8216;Facebook for Permaculture&#8217;). This is one of several reasons you haven&#8217;t been seeing a lot of full-sized articles from me of late&#8230;.
It&#8217;s not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Establish a Small Space Intensive Food Garden</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/09/20/how-to-establish-a-small-space-intensive-food-garden/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/09/20/how-to-establish-a-small-space-intensive-food-garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoff Lawton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=4010</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: This post is a good reminder to ensure you take good before, during and after photos as you implement projects! Case studies like this become an awesome portfolio for yourselves, and help people to see the practical potential in permaculture. It can be totally inspiring, and help get people moving on the ground!

 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Enterprise Budgets: Permaculture, Holistic Management, and Financial Planning</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/09/07/the-power-of-enterprise-budgets-permaculture-holistic-management-and-financial-planning/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/09/07/the-power-of-enterprise-budgets-permaculture-holistic-management-and-financial-planning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Roland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3899</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Resource alert: At bottom of this blog post is a download option for more than a thousand enterprise budgets.
Permaculture designers: It&#8217;s time to get serious about profitability. 
Farmers &#38; Greenhorns: You already know what I&#8217;m talking about. I&#8217;ve been working on an integrated ecological farm design for the Ashokan Center in the Hudson River Valley [...]]]></description>
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