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	<title>Abundant Future &#187; Permaculture</title>
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		<title>We are surrounded by genius&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2010/02/01/we-are-surrounded-by-genius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aranya</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Janine Benyus introduces the science of Biomimicry; using nature as our inspiration for creating new technologies. This gives me so much hope for our collective future and fits so beautifully into the permaculture vision.
Spend the next 18 minutes regaining some hope&#8230;

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		<title>Greening the Desert II</title>
		<link>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2010/01/26/greening-the-desert-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aranya</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The much awaited follow up to Geoff Lawton&#8217;s inspirational five minute flash video posted on You Tube a few years ago&#8230;

Greening the Desert II: Greening the Middle East from Craig Mackintosh on Vimeo.
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		<title>How to (begin to) repair the world</title>
		<link>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2010/01/05/how-to-begin-to-repair-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2010/01/05/how-to-begin-to-repair-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aranya</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps only one piece of the puzzle, but still nice to see Stephen Fry adding his voice to a nice little video by WeForest&#8230; And mentioning the word &#8216;permaculture&#8217;!

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		<title>We are the World leaders!</title>
		<link>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/12/24/we-are-the-world-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/12/24/we-are-the-world-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aranya</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/?p=391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was perhaps inevitable that our so-called &#8216;World leaders&#8217; would disappoint us in Copenhagen. Are any of us really surprised? The influence of big business is far too great for our politicians to lead us any more. No, we are the ones this time who are going to have to come to the rescue.
Yes, politicians [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peak potential</title>
		<link>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/11/11/peak-potential/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/11/11/peak-potential/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aranya</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having just put another couple of logs on the fire on this chilly night, I am once again reminded of our total reliance upon winter warmth. As I mentioned before, we&#8217;ve developed an adapted hibernation strategy to get us through the cold months, but our dependency on fossil fuels of late has made us very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting into good shape!</title>
		<link>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/08/09/getting-into-good-shape/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/08/09/getting-into-good-shape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aranya</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So having looked at the functionality of different patterns, how might we go about using this knowledge to design truly sustainable ways of living? Well, looking at both excellent and poor examples of pattern application should help illustrate the idea.
In wastewater treatment systems, we have long used beds of gravel to help clean up our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patterns ~ blueprints for life</title>
		<link>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/07/12/patterns-blueprints-for-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/07/12/patterns-blueprints-for-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aranya</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Permaculture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/?p=105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Patterns abound in nature, and yes we often see beauty in those places, but our ability to recognise patterns is actually vital to our survival. Imagine if you will&#8230; What if we couldn&#8217;t recognise the pattern of say, a particular face or fruit and associate it with safety / nurturing or indeed the opposite? Wouldn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eating for a healthy planet</title>
		<link>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/06/07/eating-for-a-healthy-planet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/06/07/eating-for-a-healthy-planet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aranya</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/?p=172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The daily choices that we make have either a positive or a negative effect upon our environment &#38; believe me, those choices are significant. Have you ever considered how much of your income (&#38; time) that you spend each week on just obtaining food? Now multiply this up for a whole year. Then multiply that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clear the clutter!</title>
		<link>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/04/15/clear-the-clutter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/04/15/clear-the-clutter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aranya</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Our clutter&#8230;

It&#8217;s traditionally the time of year again to give our homes a good &#8216;Spring clean&#8217;. I guess back in &#8216;the old days&#8217;, warmth was too precious to be opening doors until it was warm enough outside, so a smelly winter indoors was probably inevitable! Vacuum cleaners have of course removed the excuse for us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reflecting on the power of individual choice&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/02/26/reflecting-on-the-power-of-individual-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/2009/02/26/reflecting-on-the-power-of-individual-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aranya</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.abundantfuture.co.uk/?p=168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the great seasonal cycle of the year, Winter; when there is little for us to do outside, is the time that nature has offered us for reflection. Yet instead, our artificially-created busyness keeps us pre-occupied (working all hours to earn enough money to pay the mortgage* &#38; keep on top of our debts) &#38; [...]]]></description>
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