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Resilient Food-Production Systems on Pine Ridge

bout 10 years ago, Bryan Deans, head of OLCERI, helped build the first walipini on the Pine Ridge Reservation after years of tornadoes and high winds destroyed large parts of the area. After stumbling upon Earthship technology, Deans had an epiphany: “We live on the poorest county in the nation. How do you create self-sustainability with

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