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Permaculture: A designed life system of perennial agriculture emphasizing the use of renewable natural resources and the enrichment of local ecosystems. Developed as total system by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren and defined as such in 1976.
Permaculture Network lists
Permaculture in Western Australia
The Alternative Technology Association website - a portal to hundreds alternate system websites
The Australian Conservation Foundation has for forty years been Australia's environmental guard dog! Their web site is one of the best sources of green news and ideas.
Eco villages : Finding things : recycling :
Life is precious. As a species we are too successful for our own good. Our sucess is pushing one of our closest relatives to the edge of extinction and the Borneo Orangutan foundation is an organization that exists so that the orangutans can continue to do so. Please visit www.orangutans.com.au buy a tee shirt or make a donation Thanks...
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Rosneath Farm an ecovillage development, located close to Dunsburough in the south-west region of Western Australia, designed using permaculture and pattern language principles. It is intended to be a working farm with seventy blocks available for residences on strata titles.
Green edge is an organization that has evolved out of the knowledge and experienced gained from the development of Sommerville Eco village close to Chidlow in the Perth Hills.
A directory that has literally grown out of green mulch, good people and good ideas... mulchnet.com
Eco villages world wide a comprehensive listing, can be had from ecobusinesslinks. Ecobusinesslinks.com is an American web directory which is 'worth a surf' as it has many pages that have some relevance to Australia.
Global Recycling Network. The Worlds Waste Collection, Disposal & Recycling Marketplace Lots of enterprize possibilities.
Net environment listings for Northern NSW specifically but of general interest to all Australia
Probably the definitive source of information on composting from Cornell University
Rota Loo probably the best composting toilet there is:
Aerobin is a cleaver newly designed garden composting bin that is really worth a look.
Anybody who owns 4 wheels and an engine should buy a HiClone and have it installed "they really work" improved performance and reduced fuel consumption On a rough average this writer gets an extra 25 to 35 kms per fill up! More on a long journey.
Conservation: Permaculture | Living | Water | Composting | Solar Power | Transport
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