Resources
Instituto Permacultura Ecologica Cerhado
Andre Soares and Lucy Legan, co-directors of the Instituto Permacultura Ecologica Cerhado (ecological permaculture institute of the savannah) in central Brazil. Ecocentro IPEC began on a bare, degraded cattle pasture in 1998 to teach and demonstrate permaculture and to apply this information in the construction of a prototype ecological village. The community exists on 25 hectares (60 acres) of land and is located in Piren?polis in the state of Goias, central Brazil. Ecocentro IPEC is connected to the national university in Brasilia as well as many government ministries, schools and other non-profit organizations.
Ecoversidade is IPEC’s educational arm and is dedicated to education for sustainable living by fostering a profound understanding of the natural world, grounded in direct experience, that leads to sustainable patterns of living. Ecoversidade functions as a model of viable rural settlement, incorporating the realities of appropriate technologies, living systems and sustainable community life from a holistic perspective.
http://www.livingroutes.org/programs/e_ecoversidade.htm
http://www.ecocentro.org/
GEM “Critical Issues” International Seminar Series
Video presentation: Permaculture development projects to enhance global security. Link
How can I use herbs in my daily life?
New book by Isabell Shipard, a respected authority on herbs. Available at Shipard’s Herb Farm, 139 Windsor Road, Nambour. Phone: (07) 5441 1101
“How can I grow and use sprouts as living food?”
Isabell Shipard’s new book. Sprouts provide quality nutrients and, by weight, are the richest source of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants of all fresh food; in fact, they have a much greater nutrient content than the original
seed. Sprouts are fast growing and very econonical.
Sprouts help to alkalise the body, clear acid, toxic wastes and enable the body to heal itself and build a stronger immune system. Sprouts have an abundance of living enzymes, which, natural researchers say, help to slow down the ageing process.
To order “How can I grow and use sprouts as living food?” which is in large A4 size, with 138 pages, well illustrated with over 120 colour pictures, at $35 per book, plus postage/packaging and handling (all places in Australia) 1 book $9.90, 2-5 books $13, 6-10 books $22. Make your cheque or money order payable to Shipard’s Herb Farm and send your name and postal address with cheque or money order to: PO Box 66, Nambour Qld 4560. For international postal prices see this site.
