Are indigenous peoples lagging behind while others ‘move ahead’? There was a time when, the answer most certainly would have been ‘YES’. However times change and now the opposite appears true. As more and more people are trying to get off grid by renouncing a more developed lifestyle, most indige...

I thought this grape vine died in the servere cold we got this winter.  Looks like it was just a late bloom for this particular vine.  If all goes well I should see some fruit later in the year!   

The first short hugel swale is in. I took a week of holiday off work to do this construction. I had some other work to do as well, so the following description is the result of about 5 days work. Just me, my tractor and my trusty Yamaha Grizzly atv (nicknamed JOAT - Jack of all trades, which it t...

Finca El Zopilote is a permaculture farm / hostel with a organic restaurant and a pizzeria

A lot has changed since last year in the way I laid everything out and grouped plants together.  I paid a lot more attention to companion grouping and getting seeds out at the right time.  The hugelkultur bed is pretty much dedicated to a native american three sisters garden amended with a few ot...

I have the toolsI have the materialsI have the computer ...now i have to start researching... and thinking.. and drawing.Shall the Design Begin! 

There was no axe at the beginning, so I thoutgh of making just Blocks of wood to Drop on the countour points, and mark with coloured rope....thanks god we found an axe, and i actually found out that the grass was taller than i expected. So i had to make new sticks, Longer.but after a few days of ...

Soil life here is amazing! And there is almost always some water coming down. The possibilities are enormous.7hectars of completely flat plainfield, which should garauntee autosufficency for up to 5 people and at least 7horses, in forage....lets see what we can do.Thanks again Geoff # 

At the end here we are! my first real Design Ever!Recieved a responce from a project i contacted some time ago_ the owner liked me to do a redesign of the landscape management and some other stuff.Surveying already in progress# 

Space created with the intention of setting permaculture principles in practice, together with Educational and Self development opportunities. Permaculture consultants, earth workers landscapers, free thinkers and similar minded people we invite you to participate.

Come and join us at Maemut Garden , 70kms southwest of Chiang  Mai for a 5 day intensive Permaculture Teacher Training Course. John and Sharon Champagne will be building on your basic PDC to take you to the point of being able to teach a course in your own style. For furhter details go to our we...

Come and join us at Maemut Garden , 70kms southwest of Chiang  Mai for a 5 day intensive Permaculture Teacher Training Course. John and Sharon Champagne will be building on your basic PDC to take you to the point of being able to teach a course in your own style. For furhter details go to our we...

3 days of earhtworks in late April, 2014.  Two equipment operators and myself. One small excavator and one skid loader.   Maintaining access to the higher parts of the property was a chalenge but was acheived with the use of 8" culvert in areas where road access was necessary.   Our soil is ver...

White Pine-Long term conifer Hybrid Poplar-Fast growing tree for soil improvment and short term shelter.  Will succeed out after 3-5 years once long term trees are established and larger. Red Alder and Sea Buckthorn-Nitrogen fixers and food production (sea berries) American Chestnut-Long term ...

1. Layer of soaked cardboard for grass suppresion and moisture retention 2. Layer of cleanout from horse lot.  Rotted manure and hay for fertilitiy enhancement and soil development. 3. Layer of wood mulch for moisture retention and fungal encouragement.

Below are the pictures of the garden. First we design it with the walking paths. Above all paths we will put a kind of treillis, in order to create a big pergola to shade our visitors (the tropical sun is hot).

A demonstration garden featuring several types of beds and watering systems, plants and fruit trees adapted to dry climates, perennials or annuals, as well as composting techniques.

1600 feet of swale and a holding pond