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Other Permaculture Resources
Earth Repair Catalog - Permanent Publications (UK) www.permaculture.co.uk A project of Permanent Publications in Great Britain, publisher of Permaculture Magazine UK. The Earth Repair Catalog is a wide selection of books, videos, and resources on permaculture topics: organic gardening; biodynamics; agroforestry; farming; aquaculture; animals; ecological architecture & sustainable building technology; human-scale economy & development; community & groups; and energy saving products.
The Organic Farming Sourcebook. 1996. The Other India Press Above Mapusa Clinic Mapusa 403 507 Goa India Fax: 91-832-263305 The Organic Farming Sourcebook, a resource-rich 338-page guidebook that provides a dynamic treatment of organic agriculture in India, with up-to-date articles, resources, contacts, and suppliers. In modern India, 70% of its 900 million inhabitants still depend on agriculture as a livelihood. These farmers draw upon four thousand years of sustainable farming experience. However, European colonialism and Green Revolution technology has wreaked havoc on natural farming methods in India, and the Sourcebook documents and supports the efforts of the emerging organic farming and permaculture movements in India. Highly recommended.
A Resource Guide of Organizations Promoting Organic Farming in East Africa Region1995. A 116-page resource guide edited by John Kanyuiro, Kihia and John Wanjau Njoroge. It provides names, contact information and brief descriptions of organizations working to promote, research or support organic agriculture in East Africa. Contact Kenya Institute of Organic Farming for price and ordering information. P.O. Box 34972 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254-2) 732-487 Fax (254-2) 581-178
Primal Seeds      http://www.primalseeds.org/guerrilla.htm
Armed with trowels, seeds, and vision, the idea is to garden everywhere. Anywhere. Primal Seeds exists as a network to actively engage in protecting biodiversity and creating local food security It is a response to industrial biopiracy, control of the global seed supply and of our food This evolving tool is designed to empower individuals to participate in the creation of tomorrow.
Permaculture Plants / Databases Online
Plants for a Future On-Line
Maintains a big database of 7000 (!) plants for permaculture, lots of leaflets and a plant catalogue, and a book by Ken Fern on useful plants. Also lots of other PC contacts in the UK. You can see most of these on the web-site at http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/Links.html#UK and http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/Links_2.html 
The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, England Telephone Bodmin (+44 1208) 872963
Atcros On Internet - The World Wide Web version of the Australasian Tree Crops Sourcebook http://www.aoi.com.au/atcros/
The Vetiver Grass Network http://www.vetiver.org/
The American Bamboo Society http://www.americanbamboo.org/
Purdue New Crop Resource Online Program http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/
It doesn't include ecological data, but it has ethnobotany / phytochemical data and it does that with great detail. It is possible to search for which plants contain the highest amount of a specific chemical or even list all the chemicals in a certain plant.

 
Permaculture Technologies Online
Keyline Design - Water for Every Farm http://www.keyline.com.au/
Alternative Technology Association (ATA) http://www.ata.org.au/
The Solar Cooking Archive http://home.verio.net/
Sustainable Building Sourcebook: http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/
Green Building Pro Directory: http://directory.greenbuilder.com/
Sustainable Bldg Calendar: http://www.greenbuilder.com/calendar/
Sustainable Bldg Bookstore: http://www.greenbuilder.com/bookstore
Aquaponics - Integration of Hydroponics with Aquaculture http://www.aquaponics.com/
Ocean Arks International Home Page http://www.oceanarks.org/
Integrated Bio-Systems Network (IBSnet) http://members.ozemail.com.au/~doelle/iobb-ibsnet.html
Fish Polyculture Used in Wastewater Treatment by Oleg Daugovish. Stensund Wastewater Treatment at Stensund,Trosa, Sweden http://www.algonet.se/~stensund/aqua/students/oleg.htm
Virtual Libraries on Permaculture 
Sustainable Architecture Building & Culture
http://www.west.net/~prince/index.htm
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/
Sustainable Earth Electronic Library http://www.envirolink.org/pubs/index.html#library_subject_areas
Agroforestry Web Sites 

The Association for Temperate Agroforestry (AFTA) http://www.missouri.edu/~afta/afta_home.html
National Agroforestry Center http://www.unl.edu/nac/
ICRAF - International Center for Research in Agroforestry http://www.icraf.cgiar.org/
Holistic Planning & Land Management 
Holistic Management http://www.holisticmanagement.org
Christopher Peck
Holistic Solutions
PO Box 23326 Santa Fe, NM 87502 USA
Natural Logic
Helping companies and communities prosper by embedding the laws of nature at the heart of enterprise. Natural Logic provides Strategic Consulting, Design Services, Productivity Assessments & Enabling Technologies that help companies build profit and competitive advantage through exceptional environmental performance.
http://natlogic.com/ 
David Jaber, Natural Logic
P.O. Box 119, Berkeley, CA 94701
510-849-5467     djaber@natlogic.com
Environmental Websites Databases and Directories
Local Harvest
Do you want fresh, locally grown, organic food, but don't know where to find it? The LocalHarvest map makes it easy to find family farms, farmers markets and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area. Just click on the map at the website to zoom in, or search with our search form for quick results. If you are a farmer, market manager, or run a locally-grown-food related business, you can add your listing for free into our directory.
http://www.localharvest.org/
AgWeb: The Ultimate Agricultural Research Directory: A great list of databases.   http://www.attra.org/searchAgWeb.html    More excellent work from Steve Diver at ATTRA
The Natural Choice Directory is designed for those who want to contribute to personal and planetary health naturally. On these Web pages, you'll find hundreds of helpful listings, whether you're looking for a local acupuncturist, the nearest health food store or environmentally friendly painting supplies.http://www.naturalchoice.net/
4957 Lakemont Blvd SE, Suite C4-20, Bellevue WA 98006
425-373-1987, or 800-465-0595 Fax: 425-988-0160
ncd@naturalchoice.net
Care2 Green Lynx Environmental Database

Unified Community is a portal to over a thousand websites on the wide-ranging theme of sustainability,
with categories spanning appropriate technology, community and cultural restoration, renewable energy,
protection of our natural environment and more.
http://www.unifiedcommunity.info

Wilson's Almanac Planet Directory of global and personal change and healing.     http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/
Intern and Apprenticeship Databases
ATTRA (Alternative Technology Transfer to Rural Areas) has a listing of Sustainable Farming Internships And Apprenticeships (US & Canada) at:      http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/intern.html
This is an awesome resource that should be used by every gardener, farmer, grower. They have reams of material for free paid by your taxes. If they aren't used the USDA will defund them entirely. Don't let that happen!
Need interns? To add a listing, contact Katherine Adam 479-442-9824 http://www.attrainternships.ncat.org/
Willing Workers On Organic Farms (WWOOF-USA)
http://www.wwoofusa.com/
WWOOF-California, 309 Cedar St, #5C, Santa Cruz, Ca 95060 832-515-4143,
Organic Volunteers.com: An online database to find and list apprenticeship, internship and volunteer opportunities in the sustainable movement. It’s a network where any interested person can learn about renewable energy, organic farming, permaculture and much more.     http://www.OrganicVolunteers.com
Educational and Training Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, National Agricultural Library
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/edtr.htm
http://www.cie.uci.edu/iop/voluntee.html
This site specializes in identifying resources for finding jobs,
internships, research opportunities, and jobs abroad.
http://www.idealist.org
At this site one can browse volunteer opportunities by country or one can narrow their search by filling out a profile identifying personal interests. There are also job and internship postings available.
http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/
Cross-cultural solutions is a not-for-profit international volunteer organization that operates volunteer programs is Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru, Russia, Tanzania, and Thailand. Volunteers work with local people on locally-designed projects.
http://www.servenet.org/
Through SERVEnet, users can enter their zip code, city, state, skills, interests, and availability and be matched with organizations needing help. SERVEnet is also a place to search for calendar events, job openings, service news, recommended books, and best practices. SERVEnet has over 5,700 registered non-profit organizations and over 35,000 volunteer opportunities available. It provides the largest database of volunteer opportunities in America.
http://www.backdoorjobs.com/farming.html
 
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