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		<title>International Permaculture Convergence 10, Jordan: Notes from a Grateful Participant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Goldring</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andy Goldring, the Coordinator/CEO of the Permaculture Association (Britain) attended the International Permaculture Convergence 10 (IPC10) in Jordan. He was there alongside hundreds of others, including Permaculture&#8217;s founding father Bill Mollison. Andy reviews an event which is acknowledged as making global breakthroughs in such areas as greening deserts and helping to connect people globally. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ReOccupy Portugal</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/11/reoccupy-portugal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Millo Magnocavallo</dc:creator>
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I have seen a possibility and a lot of factors that are working in favor of this possibility, so it has motivated me to start working on my idea. It&#8217;s about collaboratively re-occupying and regenerating abandoned rural land, starting here, where I am in Portugal. Since I know of no other cases of this here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Permaculture Design Certificate Course, Arusha, Tanzania – 4th to 15th June 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Cork</dc:creator>
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Learn the concepts of sustainable living and improved self-reliance through foodwatershelter&#8217;s Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course.  Join USA based instructor Steve Whitman and a team of local teachers in Arusha, Tanzania between the 4th to 15th June 2012 for this incredible opportunity run in partnership with Tanzanian based NGO Global Service Corps. 

  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Annual International Development Permaculture Design Certification Course Announced</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/11/first-annual-international-development-permaculture-design-certification-course-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/11/first-annual-international-development-permaculture-design-certification-course-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alissa Sears</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=7016</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: As well as the course below, I should mention, in case you missed it, that Warren Brush will also be teaching at the PRI&#8217;s Zaytuna Farm in NSW, Australia in July. Find out more here.

Quail Springs Permaculture launches Permaculture Design Certification Course
  for International Development Professionals and Social Entrepreneurs
What: Quail Springs First [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Everyone Feeling Screwed Over by the Economy</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/10/to-everyone-feeling-screwed-over-by-the-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Chamberlain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: If you enjoy the article below, and you missed Kyle&#8217;s past 3-part series, amongst others, be sure to check them out! (Part I, Part II, and Part III.)

To everyone feeling screwed over by the economy, 
We are told that our problem is that there aren&#8217;t enough jobs. This message is everywhere. The media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Incorporating Disability Access and Therapeutic Spaces in Permaculture Design</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/09/incorporating-disability-access-and-therapeutic-spaces-in-permaculture-design/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/09/incorporating-disability-access-and-therapeutic-spaces-in-permaculture-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elspeth Brock</dc:creator>
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  Ilma Lever Gardens garden designed for wheelchair access

  When working in various gardens for community usage I found we often needed to consider access for gardeners of a range of abilities without compromising the overall function of the design.  I want to outline some things I have found useful to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Store Update – New Items</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/08/store-update-new-items/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Freibergs</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://permaculture.org.au/?p=7006</guid>
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As well as the  Permaculture International Journal special shown above, we thought you might like to know about new recent additions to our online store:

Earth User&#8217;s Guide to Permaculture 2nd Edition
Earth User&#8217;s Guide to Permaculture: Teachers Notes
Edible Forest Gardens, Volume One: Vision and Theory
Edible Forest Gardens, Volume Two: Design and Practice 

Please also note [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earthship Huts – Low Hanging Fruit in the Fight Against Poverty</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/08/earthship-huts-low-hanging-fruit-in-the-fight-against-poverty/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/08/earthship-huts-low-hanging-fruit-in-the-fight-against-poverty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Feineigle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  

Beavers and wasps can build their own homes&#8230; &#8212; Michael Reynolds

History

  Modern Earthships are shelters built to sustain their occupants by providing energy, water, and waste management through the use of passive systems. They have been designed to meet the rigorous criteria that are found in the building codes of so many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Newcastle Fair Share Festival is On Again!</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/08/the-newcastle-fair-share-festival-is-on-again/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/08/the-newcastle-fair-share-festival-is-on-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Shiel</dc:creator>
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When: 9 &#8212; 11 March 2012, starting on the evening of March 9
  Where: Hamilton Public School, corner of Tudor Steet and Steel Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
  Theme: &#34;Transitioning to connected communities, localised fair economies and sustainable lifestyles.&#34;
 Please put this event in your diaries, and &#8216;like&#8217; us at www.facebook.com/#!/FairShareFestival
In this second and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rwandan Orphanage Director Expresses Gratitude for Support to Study Permaculture</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/08/rwandan-orphanage-director-expresses-gratitude-for-support-to-study-permaculture/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2012/02/08/rwandan-orphanage-director-expresses-gratitude-for-support-to-study-permaculture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of you may remember our call-out for donation support for Victor Monroy (see paragraphs below the video here), an organic agricultural engineer who is director of a large orphanage in Rwanda. Well, a couple of you kindly donated to help get Victor along to a PDC taught by PRI PDC Teacher, Warren Brush, in [...]]]></description>
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