A freak storm, never before seen. After the end of the normal hurricane season, this "superstorm" developed and severely affected the Carribean and northern US, killing people and causing devastation everywhere. But are we really that surprised? Is nature trying to point out the error in our wa...

We are thinking of starting a legal structure like a cooperative to ethically promote professionnal skills in our region. There will be diverse locations for teaching, experimenting and practicing instead of having only one place trying to be THE place. Hopefully this can help limit competition a...

Here is my masters thesis as presented to Bill Mollison and the Permaculture Academy. http://gaiacraft.com/free-books/

Restore the land degraded and partly eroded by over-grazing by sheep, horses and goats over 40 years. Build a food forest, increase native forest and build low energy buildings. Later to have PDC courses. All done as an expression of non-ritualistic mindful living/meditation in line with the Bud...

En este albún podemos observar las fotos de diferenets estufas de alto rendimiento que se realizaron en las instalaciones del INTA de aquella localidad. Podemos observar el desarrollo de una estufa rusa con horno y hornilla, una cocina rocket, un horno chileno, una estufa de bodoque entre otras....

    This course was held in June in Orduña (Alava) for 3 days, also held a week later another identical at La Donaira Farm (in Ronda). The teacher was Eugenio Gras, from MasHumus Foundation. He comes from Mexico and representing MasHumus giving Regenerative Agriculture courses worldwi...

This year's big project was to construct a pond.  Initially this was to combat a mosquito problem on our land.  There was no standing water, but due to our land being located within an amphitheatre-like bowl, protecting it from prevailing winds, mosquitos found a perfect home.  The pond is to hel...

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Development pictures over 3 years

The Vegetable Garden For our last PDC of 2012 we have decided to offer the places left at the early bird rate of $1450. We have also capped our PDC courses to 15 students to ensure a quality course for each student. Capping the course at 15 students will make it ideal for people who enjoy one ...

Pic. - October Fruits at Chao Sobral - Diversity and quality (not quantity) Pear, kaki, arbutus berry, raspberry, figs, grapes, chestnut, walnut and mushroms. Photo credit JGoncalves Please share as much as you can the text below, in portuguese: Permacultura: um sistema de design para a cons...

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Microfarm, growing vegetables, fruits, herbs, insectiary plants, wildlife-friendly plants

The Yoga Forest is a Green Living and Tranformational Learning Center - A space dedicated to uniting the principles of Permaculture and the philosophies of Yoga. It is an experiment in self-reliant homesteading, green living and yogic practices.

Italy in our times faces a future, where the relationship between modern life, fast and instant is not in synergy with the processes and rhythms of nature. The earth is one with the people who inhabit it, environmental problems soon translate into environmental and social problems and so on.Only ...

This course will be held at Sacred Lands Preservation and Education Center, 1700 Park St, St Petersburg FL 33710, January 5 thru January 19, 2013     Teachers will be Ken Benway, Cristy Abbott, Bill Bilodeau, Marie Wilson Nelson, Justin Marlin, Joshua Orphanydis and many others. There will be...

Autochthonous trees and plants are in in danger. Remaining populations are threatened by deforestation, forest fragmentation and intensive agriculture and use of woodland. Another very important but less known threat is the massive cultivation of planting stock of indigenous species, but of a non...

An experiment in urban communal living and self sufficiency, folsom farm houses a diverse mix of people who care for the earth, care for people, share surplus, and generate creativity and fun.