In my last post, I showed a picture of a wood powered water heater, so well roll up our sleeves and get into how this was designed. But first a warning! Boiling water is easy to do, boiling water in a closed container and not blowing yourself up is much trickier, in fact I've heard it said that t...

This is just me trying to find a sustainable way of life and teach others along the way. I especially want to help the poor have access to better information and options especially concerning food, energy, and housing.

The soil we have to work with is very shallow and poor quality. During our annual review of direction the core group decided that soil improvement was our priority for the year. I had a soil test done at EAL in Lismore to discover what we were deficient in, what the organic matter levels and calc...

Food forest edible species planted: apples pears plums hazels peaches blackberry blueberry currants raspberry sea buckthorn. Will do the support trees in the spring (will be black locust, couple of elaegnusm native alder and willow, and native forest shrubs. Chickens doing OK, free ranging in t...

Eco Ola is situated in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest where ancient trees, minerals and oil reside. These, unfortunately, are often extracted toxically and unethically by large companies who pay little regard to the wonders and peoples of the forest. The results of this exploitation include p...

So where do I begin! To say the very least, I enjoy a good challenge and a thrilling adventure, but my visit to Barbados was a magical journey beyond my wildest expectations. But before I get there, let me take you back a bit. My career has mostly been an entrepreneurial one, but there came a...

The Master Plan for the Caribbean Permaculture Research Institute (CPRI) has been endorsed by PRI Australia, and the Agricultural Ministry of Barbados, but now it needs to assemble a dynamic PRI team in order to make it materialize. A qualified PRI Teacher and Administrator with strong admin sk...

These videos are made to be done at your own pace and at your own convenience. To get the best benefit of how to use SketchUp, I highly encourage watching the videos in order. Enjoy. SketchUp Basics 1. Introduction and Installation 2. Navigation 3. Drawing Tools 4. Selecting, Grouping and...

PORET Trust works with the community to address hunger, malnutrition, and poverty through Permaculture Facilitation. We use the 3 Circles of Knowledge, a facilitation technique, in all of our work.

The three sisters companion planting as seen in the Americas by tradition and now used widely sees the corn grown with beans and squash for mutual benifit. This year, due in part to the lack of water available, we have grown corn and squash ( mainly zuchinni) in the mandala beds. The beds are...

     The trip begins on the journey to a friend's farewell party. In the shared car, I met a fantastic woman, doctor, acunpuncturist and powerfully wise. She told me about a Méharée in the desert. Five days later, I was in Tunisia, on the road to Nouiel, the small village of our guide. Since ...

We have just crossed the two year mark. Here are a few pics as we head into spring. 

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Thuis zijn in je eigen paradijs en samen natuurverbonden leven. Missie Heling en optimalisering van het Leven voor onszelf en de toekomstige generaties. Visie Wij zien een toekomst waarin we gezond zijn en overspoelen van levensenergie; waar we gelukkig zijn met wie we zijn en wat we ...

To Hort Seniors and Master of Professional Studies: Attention, a new Polyculture Design course has been approved in ECAS and is now on the Summer course schedule. APS 5101 001 class number 88579 APS 5101, Polyculture Design, 3 credits, limited to 20 Prof. Tom Michaels and Dan Hals...

The Caribbean Permaculture Reseach Institute in Barbados becomes reality once funding is secured. CPRI intends to work with all CARICOM nations.