The missus wants to return to Tasmania, so we have purchased a run down sheep farm in the coal valley region of Tasmania. A new project that I will document better and keep up on the blog this time :)
We area about 50% complete with digging our Upper Water Pond. The soil has been 100% course grain sand all the way down to 1.9 meters/ 6 feet. I dug a post hole digger 4 more feet for a test hoel and still 100% sand.
So after the pond is dug.. we will be lining the pond with a 10 mil Polyethe...
March 2015 we are organising a PDC at the Himalaya Farm in India. Come and join us for a 2 weeks PDC with an optional additional 1 week hands on.
More details here: http://treeyopermaculture.com/permaculture-design-courses-pdc/permaculture-design-course-pdc-asia-north-india-march-2015/
We were awarded a Make A Splash grant by the city of Tacoma to help with materials and signage for a toolshed that demonstrates responsible water use and ecological building. We'll be doing a mix of roundwood framing, hempcrete, leichtleim, and a greenroof. To learn more about the process and sig...
Ampersand's Sustainable Living Residencies are month-long experiences.
This Strawbale Cottage is the first structure that we built at
Ampersand, and we lived in it for four and a half years. Our favorite
elements are the earthen walls, the layered wood slab ceiling that
reminds us of a bea...
Sustainable Living Residencies!
Month-long experiences
This Strawbale Cottage is the first
structure that we built at Ampersand, and we lived in it for four and
a half years. Our favorite elements are the earthen walls, the
layered wood slab ceiling that reminds us of a beaver dam, and the
...
This facebook page provides an step-by-step overview of what
has happened.Island of Green
September 2014:
The
aftermath of hurricane Odile gave us 3 days of unusually late rainfall. This
allowed me to document in detail the pattern of water accumulation and runoff
waterflow Water fun See a...
Progress is slow because I cannot afford to hire heavy
dirt-moving equipment to do what needs to be done. During the few rainfalls
this year I have been able to see the waterflow on the property and determine
where barriers need to be installed to prevent runoff waterloss.
This
facebook pa...
This facebook page provides an step-by-step overview of what has happened during the past 9 months.https://www.facebook.com/groups/IslandofGreen/ April 12, 2014: The 2 main swales in the NW corer of the property (#1 and #2 in Pic1)) have been dug with rented frontloader / backhoe. It took them an...
From August 2012 till July 2014 a network of Permaculture Teachers has been formed across Europe. 12 partners from as many different European countries got EU-funding to meet on a regular basis to exchange about how to deliver knowledge about Permaculture. During the course of the project, 1...
This project was born in 2016 with the desire to change some things in the world we live in!
We are a research center in the area of sustainability with training in permaculture, agroecology, regenerative agriculture, natural constructions, aquatic landscapes, personal development and much mor...
