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Mycorrhizal Associations: The Web Resource

Submitted by Harry Wykman on Thu, 15/09/2011 - 10:00

I have been researching mycorrhizal associations with cereal crops as a part of my work with John Letts at the Heritage Cereals Institute and I stumbled upon this amazing resource:

MYCORRHIZAL ASSOCIATIONS: The Web Resource

What is really cool is that it is a Western Australian initiative and funded by the Lotteries Commission of WA.

Thai Jars for Water Storage

Submitted by Harry Wykman on Sun, 26/06/2011 - 19:54

I just came across this beautiful example of the kind of ‘thai jar’ which Art Ludwig describes in his book on water storage.

A Pedal-powered Washing Machine: The Bicilavadora

Submitted by Harry Wykman on Sun, 26/06/2011 - 19:02

I just had to share this project that I came across via Sanergy. It’s called the “Bicilavadora” and its a pedal-powered washing machine.

Gravity Fed Drip Irrigation with Buckets

Submitted by Harry Wykman on Tue, 14/06/2011 - 18:02

I love drip irrigation but I have always been troubled by the need for high pressures which necessitate pumps. Today I came across a great write-up from big picture agriculture on a bucket drip irrigation system. You can read it here:

Introduction to Permaculture - Oxford, UK - July 2011

Submitted by Harry Wykman on Tue, 14/06/2011 - 07:10

If you’re going to be around Oxford in July I’m going

Eric Toensmeier's Suburban Forest Garden

Submitted by Harry Wykman on Wed, 01/06/2011 - 06:38

In this video, Eric Toesmeier is interviewed about his suburban forest garden. He touches on many issues from peak oil to perennial vegetables and polycultures.

Using Waste Concrete: An Urbanite Video

Submitted by Harry Wykman on Tue, 31/05/2011 - 08:29

After my post on urbanite a few days ago, I just wanted to share a nice little video which someone on the permaculture sub-reddit mentioned. There is a good summary of why urbanite is a useful material and some brief shots of uses for urbanite at the end.

What's wrong (with Agriculture)?

Submitted by Harry Wykman on Wed, 25/05/2011 - 07:17

A couple of succinct summaries worthy of the start of any permaculture course:

Soil, Oil and Biochar on the Wireless

Submitted by Harry Wykman on Wed, 25/05/2011 - 06:44

“Soil is the most complex bio-material on the planet.” — Professor Iain Young

Even though I’m in the UK, I’ve been getting my fix of Radio National — especially the science show. In the past few weeks they’ve put together some really great stories on soil and peak oil which are well worth a listen.

Why Polycultures? Science answers.

Submitted by Harry Wykman on Tue, 24/05/2011 - 17:19

Science Daily has a writeup on a meta-study focused on biodiversity and ecosystem services which includes the following quote:

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