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  <about><![CDATA[I did my permaculture design course in 1992, and around the same time saw Bill Mollison lecture in Stroud, and both of these things dramatically changed my life. I became involved in the Bristol Permaculture Group, and at the same time did a degree in Environmental Quality and Resource Management at UWE Bristol. You can find my dissertation, ‘Permaculture - a new approach for rural planning’ on this website. I then moved with my family to Ireland, where I began teaching permaculture and laying the groundwork for the ecovillage development we wanted to undertake.<br/><br/>I set up Baile Dulra Teoranta, the first company granted charitable status for an eco-village development in Ireland. In September 2005 I moved to Totnes in Devon, to begin a PhD at Plymouth University looking at Energy Descent Action Plans, refining the model in such a way that they can be done anywhere.<br/><br/>from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://transitionculture.org/about/">http://transitionculture.org/about/</a>]]></about>
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  <title><![CDATA[Local Food: How to Make it Happen in Your Community]]></title>
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