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The best-known permaculture demonstration site on the planet

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Reading Time: 5 minutes The beautiful thing about permaculture is that you can make almost any location work. If you’re forced to make the best of it, you can even grow in the desert or close to the Arctic Circle. That doesn’t, however, mean that it wouldn’t be easier if you were on a site with a better climate, […]

How much land do you need? (free calculator)

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Reading Time: 9 minutes Most of my subscribers plan on purchasing some land to improve and farm in the future, maybe even set up a food forest – but often, it’s just a pipedream at the moment. What’s holding them back?  “I can’t afford to buy land yet. Realistically it will be X years before I can get the […]

Relocation Guide: How to find a like-minded permaculture community in changing times

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Reading Time: 8 minutes Imagine living in an area where permaculture farms and homesteads are the norm. …Where most of your neighbors are like-minded regenerative land stewards with whom you can share resources and trade produce.  …Where you can have a bonfire and invite people from the community to roast marshmallow roots, have a drink, and discuss permaculture and […]

How to perform a remote property assessment in 10 minutes (slope)

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Reading Time: 5 minutes If you are looking for land then you’ll know that, from a permaculture perspective, there are many factors that you need to consider. One of these factors, which ranks pretty high on the scale of importance, is the slope of the land. For permaculture purposes, a sloped terrain is very desirable, as it creates a […]

Property Purchase Guide: What to Look for When Buying Land?

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Reading Time: 10 minutes While attending a workshop recently, I ran into a property for sale. Its location was perfect: 30km from the capital, but not so distant that useful city services would be unavailable, decent topography and a welcoming ambiance. I thought to myself, if I didn’t already own some land I would be definitely considering this location […]

4 Proven Strategies For Gaining Land Access

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Reading Time: 11 minutes Did you know that the price of land has quadrupled in last 10 years, while the household income has the same? Current low interest rates are only making the problem worse. With escalating land prices is it even possible to buy a piece of land to call your own? Land access is the modern world’s […]

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