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Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees around the world face serious threats, and the public can help protect them. Of more than ...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2020/01/01/aussie-scientists-need-your-help-keeping-track-of-bees-please/

Every year at The Greening the Desert Project in Jordan (which is a PRI approved demonstration site), Nadia and Geoff Lawton host a month long Internship Programme. Permacultureists and avid stud...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2019/12/30/the-greening-the-desert-project-internship/

It was a beautiful crisp misty morning in the Channon as the team from Compost Central who have developed the innovative new vermi-composting system Subpod came to visit us on Zaytuna Farm. The S...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2019/03/21/taking-the-hard-work-out-of-composting/

One of Permaculture’s most dedicated activists and organizers, Ali Sharif, passed away on August 12, 2017, waiting for a heart transplant in a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. More than ...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/08/18/sad-day-permaculture-passing-ali-sharif/

Immerse yourself in learning the application of permaculture concepts and practices in the tropics with Permaculture Research Institute’s upcoming Permaculture Design Certificate course, runnin...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/07/26/travel-tropics-study-permaculture-design-pri/

Feeding a family of six is no easy feat, nor is it without high expense. What’s more, starting an urban garden with absolutely no knowledge of gardening, landscape, irrigation systems, rainwate...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/06/06/urban-garden-tour-grow-food-family-6-backyard/

Friends, the Los Cedros Biological Reserve is under serious threat. The Rainforest Information Centre, with funding from the Australian Government’s development assistance bureau, helped establ...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/05/10/los-cedros-threat/

Hello to the extended Panya Permaculture family! Unfortunately, the main reason for me writing you is not as joyful. Most of you know Kae, one of our community members since the founding of Panya...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/05/08/raising-money-never-fun-us-now-time/

International Permaculture Day, held on the first Sunday in May, is an opportunity to celebrate and showcase the practice of permaculture all around the world. This year, the 8th annual celebrati...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/05/07/celebrate-international-permaculture-day/

David Holmgren, co-originator of the concept of permaculture design, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from CQUniversity. The award was presented during the school’s launch of a new Gradua...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/04/28/permaculture-co-founder-honored-milestone-event/

While most may think of permaculture, and they immediately imagine sustainable agriculture, renewable energy sources and other similar aspects, how many actually think generations ahead into the ...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/04/21/koanga-institute-farming-future/

Learn more about organic farming and sustainable living by volunteering as a WWOOFER with the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia (PRI)! PRI is now offering limited WWOOFing opportunitie...

https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/03/31/become-wwoofer-pri/