Tag Archives: Permaculture

Community Algae Lab

Algae! A truly green crop for a sustainable future. Scenedesmus algae bottles We are the Shipyard algae lab community. We have created the world’s first community algae lab for the development of open-source, DIY-oriented algae technology, to facilitate the co-operative … Continue reading

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Will The Brixton Pound Buy A Brighter Future?

by Leo Hickman

Tomorrow the Transition Town movement launches a currency designed to boost local trade and bring communities closer together

A Brixton market stallholder . . . ‘It’s Monopoly money,’ says one. ‘I won’t be having anything to do w… Continue reading

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Sheet Mulching: Greater Plant and Soil Health for Less Work

Sheet Mulching
by Craig Elevitch and Kim Wilkinson - Permanent Agriculture Resources
Why Mulch?
Agriculture with mulch in the tropics promotes plant health and vigor. Mulching improves nutrient and water retention in the soil, encourages favorable soi… Continue reading

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Why use Compost Tea?

Compost tea is used for two reasons: To inoculate microbial life into the soil or onto the foliage of plants, and to add soluble nutrients to the foliage or to the soil to feed the organisms and the plants present. The use of compost tea is suggested a… Continue reading

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City Repair LA

Mark Lakeman stares down the new Bimini Street salamander.Portland architect and activist Mark Lakeman, founder of the City Repair movement, is in Los Angeles for a week of lectures and activities. Lakeman believes in actions that correct what he belie… Continue reading

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