As we enter 2016, we have half-dozen swales built on contour as a means to capture and hold moisture.  At 10" rainfall annually and no irrigation on the property, it starts there.  Fall of 2016 will see application of organic matter on swales with sowing of perennial drought tolerant varieties in...

Around here on the Traditional Catholic Homestead we like to have lots of things in the fermentation crock so to speak.  One of our favorites, adults and kids alike, is kombucha.  What is kombucha?  Well, in a nutshell, it’s a sweet tea that is fermented so that much of the sugar is used ...

Some folks may not know what Permaculture is or why I would go through the trouble of creating an entire post or perhaps series of posts on the subject.  Well I will broach the subject by stating that permaculture techniques are going to be central to our transition, as a family, from the...

The land consists of 100 cultivated acres (potential for another 100 acres and irrigation); balance of property consiste of grazing land, potenial for berry production,water well, dam, power, several potential building sites, OIL REVENUE. The area is a EMR free zone, no cell towers. Located in th...

The land consists of 100 cultivated acres (potential for another 100 acres and irrigation); blance of property consiste of grazing land, potenial for berry production,water well, dam, power, several potential building sites. The area is a EMR free zone, no cell towers. Located in the cold climate...

Third Millennium Alliance (TMA) was founded in 2007 with the purchase of 100 acres and the establishment of the Jama-Coaque Reserve (JCR) in the western province of Manabí, Ecuador, between the cities of Jama and Pedernales, and four kilometers inland. Now encompassing over 1,200 acres, the Jama-...

Pour coups de main polyvalents de type WWOOF dans une ferme écologique près d'un petit village perché dans la Sierra Nevada.Séjour de 3 mois min.+ d'info www.icway.be / isaced@gmail.com (*) débrouillard(e), francophone, qui aime vivre avec peu et dans la nature.

Its beautiful, its huge, its just getting started. Step 1 was save land from mining maffia blasting the gorgeous rock hillsides, Step 2 was build an amphitheater and office, guesthouse and lecture hall, to host events and attract media attention and scare off the mining maffia. Since over a year,...

Prakreetheeyam means Nature it is a Trust 1- to save forest and rocks from mining maffia who blast, steal, run 2- educate young locals- its an extra curricular school for underpriveledged kids from 5different nearby school zones. We have 50 students under 16 and they are here to learn about ...

I am happy to finally unveil the first official stage of my alternative agriculture research in Canada: the preliminary survey. I am asking all willing alternative agriculture practitioners (permies, homesteaders, gardeners, farmers, and everyone in between) in my region (British Columbia and Alb...

Hi All! DEMO SITE PROGRESS Since our plans to relocate have been postponed, we have decided to develop our demo site instead. Its a very challenging site. Very rocky and almost no soil as such. Please see for updates in Projects. I started planting trees and I have to admit this can get addicti...

Urban Open Balcony Garden Project

What can be done on two square meters of balcony of an appartment.

The project consists of stables and adjacent land of approximately 1 ha. Also, there is a 15 ha land plot at the river bank which the owner plans to use for production of forage for the horses.

Hi guys,  This is the deal. Our plans to rellocate have been postponed for now and we decided to use this time to plant some trees at our site here in Azerbaijan. One thing lead to another and we have redone the walls around the land plot. Next - drilling for water well and water storage constr...

I spent most of the 2015 winter (June-August) on the site planting fruit trees (mainly apples and pears), black walnut (seeds) scavanged from an old tree further down the valley, and extending terraces and building new ones. I also got some garlic and shallots in. This work wasn't heped by a very...

Many people know that the editor and I grow a lot of our own food. It has been an interesting week because a number people have discussed with us how to go about growing their own produce. What has driven this increase in curiosity about growing their own food is that there has been an outbrea...

This PRI accredited PDC is hosted by Retsogile Permaculture Education and Training Trust, www.retsogile.org.za, located at Travellers Rest farm, Haenertsburg, Limpopo Province, South Africa.  FB at www.facebook.com/retsogilepermaculture.