From the 10th to the 18th of november, we start the forestation of this project. Several techniques on acacia control will be tested, and fast growing trees will be planted. We will inoculate all the residues of acacia with edible mycelium. If you want to volunteer with us on this one, please con...

A sustainable farm in the middle of the dessert! Aquaponics is a great way to grow vegetables and save water. The greenhouse has been built form wate materials - tyres, water bottles, adobe - and is open for demonstration, courses or just to sit down talk and enjoy!

Estimados Amigas y Amigos:Fraternales saludos del Instituto de Permacultura Ná Lu´um.Nos complace el interés mostrado por conocer más sobre los próximos Cursos Certificados de Diseño de Permacultura.Por ello les invitamos a el próximo curso que desarrollaremos del día 8 de Dicembre al día 17 de D...

Bernard Alonso on BIGOUDEN.TV - 12 octobre 2013   please have a look:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qG-XIS6-Uao   enjoy!

Durante una semana aproximadamente estuvimos trabajando en relación a diferentes tópicos entre los cuales podemos detaller el trabajo en restauración de suelos, el manejo de agua, las tecnologías apropiadas, estufas de alto rendimiento, economías solidarias, y demás aspectos en este clima glacial...

The course “Analysis Structure and Regeneration of Soils” by Sérgio Maraschin, Lesley Martin and Joana Rodrigues ended. They were followed by dedicated students and pretty interested in the subject. It was an intensive and practical course about soil formation and profiles, detailed soil analy...

Double choc cake with creammmmmm..... It was the last day of the Sustainable Soil Management course, and I thought we might have a farewell morning tea. I made a gluten free double chocolate cake with whipped cream...  My gluten free flour consists of 1/3 brown rice flour, 1/3 buckwheat flour...

Richard and Peter with the certificates at yet another owner-build collaboration in Tallarook "Owner-Building is an important part of the building industry, and has many benefits beyond the experience and possible cost savings. In recent years, both the banking industry and the buildi...

Keyline plow for the Open Source Ecology tractor. I love that it's so simple and it seems to work just fine. 

The UMass Permaculture Initiative was originally proposed by a group of passionate UMass students. In 2009, these students presented their idea to Director of UMass Auxiliary Enterprises, Ken Toong.  Their proposal was simply to install edible and ecological landscapes right on campus.Permacultur...

In the recent 4 years I've been to several courses related to Permaculture Design, to learn as much as possible (from teachers and participants) about teaching permaculture related content. Content is important but I keep a special attention on ways / contexts / strategies / rythms / patterns t...

When you are on Eco Ola's farm in Peru, animals appear everywhere in the most diverse and creative forms. We learn a great deal from them because they, like the principles of permaculture, exhibit how we must work with our environment and blend into our surroundings instead of destroying them. Wh...

Quinta do Luzio is a community of people united in order to build a farm in transition and to inspire new life styles!

The project is closed as we have moved to a beautiful farm near by!

With this new centre we are aming to develop the conexions between the permaculture designers and newcomers to learn techniques related to the Care of People principle.  We will associate to unite forces learning how to co-operate with our projects and other crafts or knowledge we are discovering...

A steep sloping terraced plot planted with a mixture fruit and olive trees and for general food production to feed a family of 3.