The term permaculture was shaped in the 1970s in Australia from two phrases and two movements: permanent culture and permanent agriculture. The founders Bill Mollison and David Holmgren wrote Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements in 1978, which started educating people about its principles. Based on strong ethics [...]
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The city of Austin, Texas just announced that they are offering free chicken keeping classes and offering a $75 rebate for anyone who purchases a chicken coop, reported KVUE-TV. It’s all a part of their Resource Recovery Home Composting Rebate Program, whose goal is to help Austin reach zero [...]
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In the battle of “conventional” agriculture vs. organic, a clear winner is emerging: organic food sales are skyrocketing, and interest in organic farming is rising dramatically, especially among the youth. But while the debate between organic and conventional gets all the headlines, one particular style of farming that may hold [...]
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