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		<title>Kangaroos and Wallabies &#8211; a Few Ideas on the Aussie Problem</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/06/kangaroos-and-wallabies-a-few-ideas-on-the-aussie-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Payne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few hints and tips for dealing with these unique Australian characters
by Carolyn Payne

  Kangaroo come on to the property every evening to drink
The 34 acre site that is now the home of Mudlark Permaculture is an open grassland  strip 250 metres wide and 500 metres long,  set between native Australian bush [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Biochar Miracle</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/03/the-biochar-miracle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sunny Soleil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carbon pirates bury black gold&#8230; so future generations will be richer. &#8211; John Rogers

Biochar is being promoted as the soil saving miracle of the century promising outrageously high yields of crops as well as removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The first video &#8216;The Promise of Biochar&#8217; explains what biochar is, how valuable it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Forests, Part 2: Looking for Clues</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/24/food-forests-part-2-looking-for-clues/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/24/food-forests-part-2-looking-for-clues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McLeod</dc:creator>
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As people become urbanised, they start looking at the world in urban ways. What does that car or house say about that person? How does that person&#8217;s occupation affect their social standing? People may not admit it, but they understand the answers to these questions intuitively. As permaculturalists, we need to apply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Permaculture in Damaged Lands: Degradation and Restoration in New Mexico</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/21/permaculture-in-damaged-lands-degradation-and-restoration-in-new-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Smith</dc:creator>
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  A certain coal-strewn road in Madrid, New Mexico 
 &#8212; the remnants of a now defunct railway.
  Alternately barren and spectacular, the southwest United States has piqued the imagination of Americans and people across the world for generations. The site of gold rushes, Native American homelands, and a culture of lawlessness that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swale Fail?</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/20/swale-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=6901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: It&#8217;d be great if more people would share their successes and failures in similar fashion as Greg has below. The reason I say this is three-fold &#8212; 1) you get valuable feedback from readers on how to overcome your challenges, 2) readers can learn from your mistakes and thus hopefully avoid them, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold Coast Permaculture Prepares for Another Great Year Ahead</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/19/gold-coast-permaculture-prepares-for-another-great-year-ahead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Permaculture Gold Coast</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Vanessa Fernandes

  Dani, Mel, Judy, Kristy and Pond in the house garden
2011 has been seminal in the development of permaculture on the Gold Coast, NSW, Australia. The incorporation of Gold Coast Permaculture (GCP) early in the year has seen the organisation and the concept become very much integrated into the Gold Coast community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shared Patterns of Indigenous Culture, Permaculture and Digital Commons</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/16/the-shared-patterns-of-indigenous-culture-permaculture-and-digital-commons/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/16/the-shared-patterns-of-indigenous-culture-permaculture-and-digital-commons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bollier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by David Bollier

    Joline Blais
Rarely have I read an essay that knits together some very different commons with such wisdom and depth. Joline Blais&#8217; 2006 essay, &#8220;Indigenous Domain: Pilgrims, Permaculture and Perl,&#8221; is a wonderfully insightful analysis that reveals the underlying unity and logic of commons principles. Her piece appeared in Intelligent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Permaculture at The Farm</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/13/permaculture-at-the-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/13/permaculture-at-the-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Albert Bates</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[


        Former stockbroker Brian Bankston now calls himself the &#8220;Keyline Cowboy&#8221; after a carbon farming course at The Farm&#8217;s Ecovillage Training Center transformed his life. He quit his job, bought a keyline plow and compost tea brewer, and moved to The Farm.


Climate Prophylaxis
For the past 10 years or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hugelkultur: Composting Whole Trees With Ease</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/04/hugelkultur-composting-whole-trees-with-ease/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/04/hugelkultur-composting-whole-trees-with-ease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Feineigle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=6825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is it?
 Hugelkultur is a composting method that uses large pieces of rotting wood as the centerpiece for long term humus building decomposition. The decomposition process takes place below the ground, while at the same time allowing you to cultivate the raised, or sunken, hugelkultur bed. This allows the plants to take advantage of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January Earthworks Course Early Bird Discount is About to Expire</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/12/15/january-earthworks-course-early-bird-discount-is-about-to-expire/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/12/15/january-earthworks-course-early-bird-discount-is-about-to-expire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Freibergs</dc:creator>
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Photo &#169; Craig Mackintosh
This is a courtesy reminder to mention that the 10% &#8216;early bird&#8217; discount ($110) for the January Permaculture Earthworks course being taught by Geoff Lawton at Zaytuna Farm will expire on Monday the 19th of December. If you&#8217;re planning to take part in this fantastic course, now&#8217;s the time to book.

  [...]]]></description>
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