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		<title>The Dance with Bees Continues</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/06/the-dance-with-bees-continues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Andrist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Those keen to gain more expert insights into beekeeping would do well to take Anthony&#8217;s upcoming 1-day Introduction to Beekeeping using Permaculture Principles course, to be held March 25, 2012 at Lansdowne in the scenic Manning Valley on the Mid North Coast of NSW, Australia.
by Anthony Andrist 

  Go to the bee, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New book: Equine Permaculture &#8211; Regenerative Horse Property Design &amp; Pasture Management</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/11/18/new-book-equine-permaculture-regenerative-horse-property-design-pasture-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariette van den Berg</dc:creator>
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Equine Permaculture: Regenerative Horse Property Design &#38; Pasture Management
  A collection of articles, 80 pages
by Mariette van den Berg &#38; Nicholas Huggins
  Generally, horse keeping is considered to be a costly hobby or business, especially with current price rises in living expenses and feed costs. On top of that, horse and land owners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Revive the Honeybee</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/08/19/how-to-revive-the-honeybee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mari Korhonen</dc:creator>
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I recently saw a new film, Queen Of The Sun: What are the bees telling us?, about the global honeybee crisis and colony collapse disorder. From a holistic perspective the movie tells a story of transformation of beekeeping and the relationship of humans and bees to explore what is really going on. Once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens When We Stop Observing?</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/06/25/what-happens-when-we-stop-observing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Andrist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can&#8217;t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself. &#8211; Samuel Levenson



 
      Front Sign for The Dunoon Honey man


One of my recent experiences has been while beekeeping between Sydney and the PRI&#8217;s Zaytuna Farm, in The Channon. Over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gravity Chicken Run Design</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/05/30/gravity-chicken-run-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 13:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Milkwood Permaculture</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Milkwood Permaculture

Gravity and chickens are two of our favorite natural forces at Milkwood Farm. Chickens scratch, poo, give eggs and good company, plus a trillion other benefits. Gravity draws things down. Great if you want stuff to end up down the bottom. Which, in the case of our gravity fed chicken house, we do!

 [...]]]></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>Native Bees to Help Our Garden</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/05/17/native-bees-to-help-our-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zaia Kendall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the world&#8217;s bee population is becoming more and more endangered we are keen to embark on the journey of native bee keeping. 
by Zaia Kendall

  Australian Stingless Bee
As many of you already know, the world&#8217;s bees are in trouble. Colony collapse disorder, predator beetles and probably a range of other factors that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everything You Need to Know About Composting With Worms</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/04/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-composting-with-worms/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/04/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-composting-with-worms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Avis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Rob Avis

Following my recent blog post on the Do-It-Yourself Vermipod, I&#8217;ve been receiving a ton of questions from folks who built Vermipods and are looking for information on how to manage and maintain their new pets. So here&#8217;s a compilation called Everything You Need To Know About Composting With Worms&#8230;.

Common Worm Species
 Eisenia fetida: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Permaculture Design for Horses, People &amp; Habitat</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/02/16/permaculture-design-for-horses-people-habitat/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/02/16/permaculture-design-for-horses-people-habitat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Huggins</dc:creator>
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Introduction
 I want to share with you a few things about a permaculture design project I finished in late October 2010. Details of the design, some details of working with clients on design projects, basic costing and what to be aware of when doing so. I also outline  how I put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Native Australian Stingless Bees</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/02/02/keeping-native-australian-stingless-bees/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/02/02/keeping-native-australian-stingless-bees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ecofilms</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Frank Gapinski
There are reported to be over 1600 varieties of bees in Australia, but only 14 species are stingless. Australian stingless bees are a lot smaller and darker looking than your average sized honey bee. There&#8217;s one good advantage in being small, and that&#8217;s being able to pollinate tiny, delicate, hard to reach blossoms.
That&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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