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Candlelight Farm
is a permaculture demonstration site located in the hills east of
Perth, Western Australia. Candlelight Farm is commited to teaching
how to live sustainably, and to design systems for resilience.
Candlelight
Farm specialises in:
> Permaculture Courses
> Residential and Commercial Consultancy
> Permaculture Books & DVDs
> Permaculture Designs
Article
of the month:
Developing an Outside Classroom.
An outside classroom is just that - an area where teachers can
take their classes and experience nature first-hand. It may be a
specially built garden near the science laboratories, or it may
be a piece of natural bush area in one part of the school which
can be maintained or further developed.
What
better place is there to become partners with nature and to learn
about the water cycle, nutrient cycles, earthworms, food chains,
soil and foods than a school garden? Teachers do not have to take
classes long distances to observe nature. They can create gardens
and bush or mini-forest areas right at the school.........
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