Category Archives: Permaculture

Fukuoka sensei, is this Zen farming?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

People would ask: So tell us, Fukuoka sensei…is this Zen farming? He would say, No, no, no, it’s got nothing to do with religion, it’s just farming. It’s just farming. It’s a timeless understanding Continue reading →

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Shipping Containers as Farms? (Updated)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

After reading an article on Treehugger, I just learned about a Kickstarter Project that is attempting to modify recycled shipping containers with the tools to grow fruits and vegetables in an urban environment. Is this a good idea? Continue reading →

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New Agroinnovations.com Site

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Welcome to the new, redesigned site Agroinnovations.com.  Several months after having a server crash, which caused many of the original urls for the podcast page to break, I’ve finally gotten around to fixing the site.  You’ll notice that all of … Continue reading →

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Episode #106 Follow-up

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

This post is a follow-up to Episode #106 of the Agroinnovations Podcast.  Below are video tutorials on the making of seedballs in the style of Masanobu Fukuoka. Also, be sure to visit the website OneStrawRevolution.Net

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Episode #100 Follow-up

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

This blog post is a follow-up to the 100th episode of the Agroinnovations Podcast.  It includes a set of links and some videos that supplement many of the themes discussed in Episode #100. Links: There used to be links here … Continue reading →

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EETA Dominican Republic

Posted on April 22, 2009 by

For over 25 years, the people at the Experimental Station for Appropriate Technology (EETA) have worked directly with local farmers to develop appropriate technologies. EETA defines appropriate technology as anything that addresses an identified need and can be developed at … Continue reading →

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