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	<title>Permaculture Research InstituteRehabilitation &#187; Permaculture Research Institute</title>
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		<title>How to Prepare a Beneficial Microorganism Mixture</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/04/how-to-prepare-a-beneficial-microorganism-mixture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niva Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many have heard of EM mixtures, sold worldwide with cultures of effective microorganisms, that  due to their symbiotic relationships with each other can benefit the microorganisms&#8217; ecosystem in our soils, compost piles and toilets. They are known to boost yield and speed the composting process and are sold worldwide for their positive effect.
You can [...]]]></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>Holistic Management Training in Northern NSW</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/25/holistic-management-training-in-northern-nsw/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/25/holistic-management-training-in-northern-nsw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Nekrasov</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
  

What better way to become more of a danger to the modern realm of earth destruction and technological torment than to team up Permaculture knowledge with Holistic Management training.
  Teaming HM with Permaculture has an exceptionally powerful effect on building soils, repairing large landscapes and assisting with an holistic framework of decision [...]]]></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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		<description><![CDATA[
  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>Who Needs Grass?</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/19/who-needs-grass/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/19/who-needs-grass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leigh Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=6897</guid>
		<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>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>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/19/gold-coast-permaculture-prepares-for-another-great-year-ahead/#comments</comments>
		<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>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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=6869</guid>
		<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>Greeks Reclaim the Land to Ease the Pain of Economic Austerity</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/13/greeks-reclaim-the-land-to-ease-the-pain-of-economic-austerity/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/01/13/greeks-reclaim-the-land-to-ease-the-pain-of-economic-austerity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beatrice Yannacopoulou</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=6864</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: The recently-formed PRI Hellas (Greece) team are making good progress in difficult times, as evidenced by this nice piece from The Ecologist below. If you want to support this work, whilst having a great learning experience in an incredibly beautiful location, be sure to check out their April 23 &#8211; 29, 2012, Intensive [...]]]></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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