They say that life puts theories to the test. A couple of weeks ago, I remarked that I could never understand why people stated that chickens were stupid. For their size, they seemed to be reasonably alert. They know when the wedge tail eagles are flying overhead looking for a tasty chic...

So many colors, different tastes and flavors, dried fruit, jams for winter, prosperity and abundance in a diverse food forest.

Near the house is the spiral of medicinal herbs and seasoning to serve food and treat certain diseases.Here are herbs like oregano, sage, thyme, three kinds of mint, calendula, lavender, rosemary, tarragon, lovage, basil, lemongrass and fliscuni. Attached to herb spiral is a small pond for frogs.

Transforming 2000 square meters, flat land, in a abundent and diverse food forest, with a very productive annual garden, perenial vegetables and many medicinal plants and herbs.

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 1,000 acres, the J...

The pilot swale is a month old, and this was my first check on how it is doing. The deer love it! If I had achieved nothing else, at least I have entertained the deer. There is not a square foot of berm that does not have a deer footprint in it. There has also been a baby moose on the berm, ju...

Food Forest: As part of a very capable team this project covers 21 ha in the Southern part of New Zealand's North Island. Urban Orchards: Design of biodynamic orchards on public reserves in Auckland New Zealand coupled with seminars and implementation.

The theme of the 2014 International Permaculture day was “Reclaiming Food Freedom”, around the world, permaculture gardens and education centres opened their doors to showcase permaculture design and empower people to learn how to reclaim their food freedom. In response to the call for the ...

Sunday July 20th The week after creating the first no-dig garden bed, we built another just below it on the gentle south facing grade. ot many people from the publis joined us but that's ok - we shall organize something again later in the summer, perhaps a harvest event. The garden is looking re...

Sunday June 15th We created a no-dig bed and planted it up nicely. Also staked out and forked the groud for the next bed to go in next Sunday. We must collect new materials for it of course, and this time we are announcing it publicly to hopefully draw a few new people.  

Have been in the on-line PDC course with Geoff Lawton and have been LOVING it!  Have met some great people and look forward to conspiring on PDC projects in the very near future.  Check out this web page and contact me if you would like to conspire.  www.youcanmakeadent.org 

With a tightening budget and an extremely late winter, we weren't able to erect a greenhouse, delegating all of our transplants to two small cold-frames.  They did not perform well to say the least, so we're off to an even later start than last year.We did manage to get a couple of langstroth bee...

Transforming a conventional cattle ranch into a diverse permaculture property.

Self sustainable/off the grid house.

Since coming up with this plan just last August so many lessons have been learned that I no longer chastise myself for not moving fast enough.  In fact, my original projection of events was so unrealistic it's laughable. For a start, I envisaged a crowdfunding effort before Christmas!  Talk about...

A Permaculture centre on Morocco's Atlantic coast and a Permaculture Cooperative involving 2 communities and their 100ha of degraded farmland.

In Capira, I will purchase some trees, and this being the wet season, I will walk them into the land. If someone wants to help, please call 6962 4260.  

Also shown erosion control methods such as a rock much rundown. There is NO irrigation in this forest garden. All plants have been selected for local adaptability, or are native to the immediate area. A few annuals are planted in current "gaps" that will be turned into basins with more natives af...