A basic plan or design: Have 3 swales and a water catchment pond at the top of the garden that overflows into swales. Work more with guilds - plant nitro fixing leguminous layers and perennials among any new trees. Reserve some areas for dense forest and wild perennials and leave others more c...

Please visit http://www.cobworks.com/workshops/ for full course description, pricing, etc. The course will be offered in three consecutive 2 week segments beginning February 10th, 2014. In addition to learning all aspects of cob construction from foundations through roofing structures, workshop ...

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I will be teaching an Introduction to Permaculture course with Iraz Candas on January the 11th-12th, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey. The course will consist of 2 days, 8 sessions of 1.5 hrs on a Saturday and Sunday between 10:00-18:00.  The course will include the basic and foremost knowledge about p...

It was an amazing experience for me and my wife after we attended the 2 weeks PDC course in Darjeeling. Rico Zook was our main Teacher. He was assisted by Rohin. Words can't explain the level of training. Homestay was wonderful. We collected lots of organic oranger, ginger, tapioca as return gi...

So I've been nusy since I left Hawaii in September. Late September I gave a talk for the Simple Living Institute at their monthly Organic Growers Meeting about my travels and experiences in Hawaii and Australia. I returned to my beautiful Econ Farm in Orlando Florida where me and other teachers p...

Educational Videos By Ernest Rando on Friday, November 22, 2013 at 10:13am observations (recent research and data)=  Ecological Footprint Calculator - Know your footprint before you talk about sustainability http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/gfn/page/calculators/   Internatio...

Aghbalou N'Kerdous is a beautiful emerald of trees in lunar landscape of red rocks. In the middle of deep valley the conventionnal agriculture is killing people and land. By showing that traditions were better than the green revolution it will make them leave better in a healthier place as it...

Ancient barn property with a crazy boy hoping to work with nature to do the experiment that is life!

If we are looking for data of how effective permaculture systems work we may want to look at UN studies.   http://unfccc4.meta-fusion.com/kongresse/cop19/templ/play.php?id_kongresssession=6922&theme=unfccc

Hello Earthway Experience is a Permaculture Demonstration Project in central Sweden. We are as far north as Anchage, Alaska. Much of the growing areas are getting well established and now we would like a place for visitors to sleep. This building will have many functions - as a good permacultur...

I hope you don't mind hearing MY opinion of the Permaculture Association here in Sweden and the Nordic countries... If I understand correctly Bill Mollison wanted the PDC to be a sort of stepping stone...to help make our planet and our food better. After I , for example, got my PDC and then some...

I hope you don't mind hearing MY opinion of the Permaculture Association here in Sweden and the Nordic countries... If I understand correctly Bill Mollison wanted the PDC to be a sort of stepping stone...to help make our planet and our food better. After I , for example, got my PDC and then some...

I recently returned home from New Zealand where I took part in a PDC at the Koanga Institute. The Koanga institute is a heritage seed saving organization in the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand and their PDC courses are recognized by the Permaculture Research Institute. I had a great experience, ...

Create a 10 acres permaculture homestead that provides enough to feed my family and run a small road side farm products stand.