It's dizzying to think of what has led to this moment, with me sitting here writing this update. A leaflet in a Chiang Mai coffee-shop which triggered a journey through the Phillippines and Cambodia, taking me eventually to one of the last places on earth I would otherwise have chosen to ...

We have numerous black locust here at our place. It is the time of year to thin and cut. I just pollarded 7 fence post sized trees the other day and was able to harvest about 3 gallons of seed pods off the tops of the trees. The seeds are easy to sprout and fast growing. They do need to be strati...

Conserving Wildlife

As the days begin to lengthen, Parkland Permaculture is beginning to implement its vision for building a supportive Permaculture network in the shadow of Riding Mountain National Park. A bulk seed order from Heritage Harvest Seeds was received early in the new year, and this Wednesday, seed will...

Over the course of about 6 months, I created two 30' long, 5' wide, 2' high wood core planting beds, and planted 9 sapling dwarf fruit trees with comfrey near each one.  I kept a photographic record of this construction, which may be seen at Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/126374349@N07/set...

This project is a study in adapting permaculture techniques to a suburban property in a well established neighborhood. It will work within the limitations imposed by existing structures and vegetation both on the project property, and surrounding properties.

Anyone who has experience in this is welcome to give any help.

With temperatures between -10 and -30 Celsius but less snow cover than usual, I have been looking for tasks well suited to this "time niche".  It's too early to start up the greenhouse, but longer sunlight hours have begun to kindle the gardening bug in me and I need a productive outlet for this ...

Another thing we did in December before the weather got ridiculously cold was to map out some contours using our trusty A-frame (constructed during Geoff’s PDC last year). We did not want to use those little flags to mark them as the metal stems bend easily and rust when left outdoors, and the fl...

Practical permaculture and conscious connections, the dance of inner and outer ecology

PERMACULTURE FOOD FOREST AT THE COAST OF TOGO - LOME' - WESTAFRICA

hello fellows round the world ...we bought a farm (my daughter and myself)... 6,8 ha  ... 1,5 ha of it wood ...at this moment: there is only meadows and lots of water:)... and still: we are starting this year of 2015 with offering solidary agriculture (CSA) for the surrounding regions. Trusting i...

A rustic hippie hot springs resort and educational site based on Permaculture Values, Fourth Way Principles, and Wabi Sabi view of the world. Come discover why you are ((ALIVE))!

On the 26th of January we started another Permaculture Design Certificate course here at the Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast. This article is to give you more of an idea how our PDC is run and what we do. We ask all students to arrive the afternoon before the start of the ...

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