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		<title>Gold Coast Permaculture &#8211; Serious About Working With Local Waste Streams</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Fernandes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The creation of soil biology and composting and the generation of soil health and fertility as the foundation of regenerative agriculture is a major part of any organic or permaculture design gardening process. It is no different at the Gold Coast Permaculture site at 270 Ferry Road where the creation of soil is a major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Water Do the Work: Induced Meandering, an Evolving Method for Restoring Incised Channels</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen Hablutzel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The volume reviewed below comes highly recommended for all Permaculturists working in or around any water channels, and particularly on the broad-acre. While the methods happen to apply most immediately in drylands, they will apply directly anywhere that erosion, down-cutting, rapid gully formation, and other forms of channel incision occur. Keep in mind that these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PRI Ridge Point Dam Earthworks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Gordon Williams

On the 31st of January the Permaculture Earthworks course at Zaytuna Farm began with good weather and a group of enthusiastic students ready to see the process of laying the groundwork for functional rainwater harvesting features in landscapes. During the week a variety of works were conducted across the property, including a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Raised Bed Keyhole Garden</title>
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		<dc:creator>Andrew Perlot</dc:creator>
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As the cold wind howled outside, I was rattling around the confines of my home, going a little stir crazy. The winter of 2009 had been long and cold in Connecticut. Although the snow had melted by late March, frost still regularly visited overnight and I knew my desire to get out, and plant, wouldn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earthships &amp; Permaculture: A Potent Tag-Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhamis Kent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been doing research on Earthships after being formally introduced to them while talking to my friend Paul &#34;Ringo&#34; Kean. For those who don&#8217;t check this website often, Ringo is a professional earthmover who is one of our more skilled PC field operators, having worked with the likes of Darren Doherty &#8211; definitely one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vetiver &#8211; One Grass Revolution</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/04/19/vetiver-one-grass-revolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Chan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During my relatively short time in the Permaculture movement I have only heard Vetiver mentioned a few times. Could it be that this profoundly important pioneer is not getting the attention it deserves? Although commonly and extensively used in permaculture sites in some parts of the world, its uptake in Australia in particular seems to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rosella Waters Earthworks, Phase I, Part B</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/01/09/rosella-waters-earthworks-phase-i-part-b/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kym Kruse</dc:creator>
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        The Mushroom Dam overlooking the beach area


It&#8217;s taken a while to find the time to sit down and report on Part B of our earthworks here at Rosella Waters, near Cairns in far North Queensland. Phase I Part A was documented whilst the process was taking place. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rosella Waters &#8211; Earthworks Phase 1, Part A</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kym Kruse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After many months of planning and waiting for the earthmovers to have their equipment available, the transformation of our humble 6 acres has begun.

As with any major event in one&#8217;s life, there was an air of excited anticipation and a slightly sick feeling in our stomachs. Just like the one you can get when you [...]]]></description>
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