Here is a link to an article I wrote about implementing a net and pan system and setting up an experiement of non-net and pan slope planting, I took a special emphasis to revitalizing soil life. http://permaculturenews.org/2013/10/12/pri-zaytuna-farm-internship-project-slope-stabilisation/   a...

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Pdc ProjectMeasurements and statisticsKlimate: Mediterranean Sub TropicalPlot size : 322.165m2Distance to the sea: 2.30848 kmLongitude 36 23969 - Latitude -5 3404Average temperatures: Summer,max 40C min 9C Winter, max 25C 2CHumidity Summer, 75% Min Winter, 80%Wind direction: may to nov South east...

I am participating in this EU funded project for permaculture teachers in Europe The objectives of this Partnership are the following: To support teachers in practising teaching methods and in enhancing their    teaching quality; thus to improve the professionalism of permaculture educati...

This year has set a record for the amount of rain in September so as a result many of our recent earthworks swales and ponds are filling up and the cover crops are in full swing. Here are a few new photos of the progress.

Series of swales and nutrient rich water harvesting earthworks projects with hugelculture and food forests being planted.

I posted the update under my personal page here so I will put the link here:   http://permacultureglobal.org/posts/4215

So after a much needed holiday, I have the Polar garden back online and in full production. I left in August to complete my PDC course in Vermont with Ben Falk, so now I brought back many cool ideas that I have been trying out here in Longyearbyen. I have to admit that before the course, I was so...

Um elemento útil para a agricultura em Chão Sobral, mais frequentemente usado para acolchoamento do solo entre batateiras. Pine tree needles are often used, in Chão Sobral, to mulch the soil in between potato plants. Heaps of needles stand aside the crops, mulching takes place once the plants...