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Research Digest

A roundup of Permaculture related research.

Polycultures store more soil carbon (journal)

Microbial spatial footprint as a driver of soil carbon stabilization
 

The potential of forest gardens (#journal)

Exploring the potential of edible forest gardens: experiences from a participatory action research project in Sweden

US agriculture is destroying insect life (online)

New study: U.S. agriculture 48 times more toxic to insects than 25 years ago

AgroecologyNow! (online)

AgroecologyNow!

Traditional food systems prevent malnutrition (report)

Research Monthly Posts

2019 September

Evaluating the effects of integrating trees into temperate arable systems on pest control and pollination (Journal article)

2019 April

Citizen science for climate adapted crops (journal)
Roe Morrow; Growing permaculture (video)
German permaculture as community of practice (journal)
Characteristics of permaculture farms (#journal)
100 solutions to global warming (video)
Plant choice changes soil long-term (journal)
Soil microbe that eats methane (journal)

2019 February

Borehole garden permaculture (#journal)
Effects of permaculture on SOM (journal)
Effects of permaculture on soil organic matter (journal)
OOrganic grape growers have more water security (#journal)
Organic grape growers have more water security (#journal)
Shea trees in agro-forestry (#journal)
The fight for nature (book)
Insects in major decline globally (#journal)

2018 November

Biochar benefits poor soils (#journal)
US goverment predicts climate crisis (online)
5 PhDs at Utrecht in permaculture (online)
Biodiversity, health & climate change (free online book)