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Hello, I think it would be a great idea if Green Ideas wrote an article on permaculture basics/concepts in the urban environment. I've been reading up a bit on it and I think it's fantastic! But more information is always appreciated :)

 

11/11/2012  11:06 pm  by Greg Roughan - Editor Green Ideas

Hi Ingrid – that's a great idea, thank you. I need to get my head around the difference between permaculture and say, biodynamics or just plain old organics. Any hints?!

Also, have you seen this from the British Council? I got a press release the other day – they're running a competition around urban permaculture:

"Take part in the British Council’s Edible Garden project and win a trip to the UK. This summer the British Council is launching its Edible Garden Project in association with Auckland Council. The idea is to create vegetable gardens in urban environments within the city, to both sustainably make use of organic waste and to showcase the possibilities for implementing urban closed loop permaculture systems in environments where there may not be access to grass or gardens.

Two gardens have already been set up in Central Auckland, one at Co-Space in K Road where waste from cafés and working spaces are being put to good horticultural use, with the aim to provide fresh greens for the community come summertime. The other showcase prototype is at The Kitchen in Ponsonby, where the workspace balcony has been put to good use, utilising the existing water and waste system to add planter boxes to the balcony....

Aucklanders can also get involved in the Edible Garden project. The British Council is running a competition to find garden ideas within the city urban areas that integrate closed loop or efficient resource-use systems. Interested participants should register at [email protected] with 'Edible Garden Competition' in the subject line."