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	<itunes:summary>Changing the world one site at a time</itunes:summary>
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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>
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		<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>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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		<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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Forage]]></category>
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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>Who Needs Grass?</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/19/who-needs-grass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kniskerns&#8217; yard is a sustainable smorgasbord



      Over a period of less than 10 years, James and Mary Kniskern transformed their sod-based lawn into a vibrant, blooming habitat that not only reduces their impact on the land but also rewards them with a bounty of edible plants as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Graft A Fruit Tree</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/19/how-to-graft-a-fruit-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sunny Soleil</dc:creator>
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  How to Graft a Fruit Tree
YouTube is full of &#8216;how-to&#8217; videos but only a few give clear instructions with professional presentation, good sound and really clear visuals. This is why I give top marks to the series of three fruit tree grafting videos from Dave Wilson Nurseries which have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rental Permaculture: How to Fill the Void</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/06/rental-permaculture-how-to-fill-the-void/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/06/rental-permaculture-how-to-fill-the-void/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Nekrasov</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=6833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Bob Nekrasov

I hear you comrade. &#8216;I want those acres and to start my food forest and have a permaculture demonstration Eden &#8211; but alas, I am a humble renter with big bloody dreams and typically uncreative landlords&#8217;. 
 As us &#8216;renters&#8217; forlornly scan open fields and acres &#8212; seeing real estate listings of eroded [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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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>Edible Forest Gardens: Dave Jacke Interview with Jill Cloutier of Sustainable World Radio</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/12/03/edible-forest-gardens-dave-jacke-interview-with-jill-cloutier-of-sustainable-world-radio/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/12/03/edible-forest-gardens-dave-jacke-interview-with-jill-cloutier-of-sustainable-world-radio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Roe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edible Forest Gardens! This powerful concept of perennial polyculture design is finally gaining wide recognition, thanks in part to people like Dave Jacke, author of Edible Forest Gardens, Volumes I &#38; II.
Dave Jacke was in Santa Barbara recently for a program sponsored by the SBCC Center for Sustainability as a benefit for Mesa Harmony Gardens, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greening the Desert Video &#8211; now also with French Subtitles</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/12/02/greening-the-desert-video-now-also-with-french-subtitles/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/12/02/greening-the-desert-video-now-also-with-french-subtitles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many thanks to Jeremy, Christina, Erik, Lamia and Kristen for all the work that went into creating the French translation subtitle file for both Parts I &#38; II of the Greening the Desert video below. As a result, I&#8217;ve been able to upload a version suitable for your French-speaking friends and family, should you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Companion Planting Information and Chart</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/12/02/companion-planting-information-and-chart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Ladwig-Cooper</dc:creator>
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An updated chart of basic companion plants we&#8217;ve grown successfully over the years
We recently received an e-mail from a gentleman in China looking for&#8230;

&#8230; what plants you may have in your garden that you can transplant next to your rose or your apple tree to see how they nurture each other over time.

As a result [...]]]></description>
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