Recently I stumbled upon 365grateful.com and this has inspired me to start reflecting on my day for the things I'm grateful for. Hailey from 365Grateful was told by her life coach (a nun) that the secret to happiness was all about reflection and gratitude. Check out the inspiring little clip belo...

UPDATE 2013 - DUE TO DEVASTATING FIRE IN THE FARM LAST SEPTEMBER THERE WILL BE NO VOLUNTEERING THIS YEAR unless you wish to help the reconstruction - THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING -

I'm off to Barbados in a few days. Going to introduce permaculture to several governmental department heads.  Also going to volunteer my time in implementing urban gardens, create a feasibilty study for both an NGO/PRI demonstration site, and for my private design business. Will announce if/when ...

ORGANIC VOLUNTEERS The Education Program is a Beehive House for intensive training of volunteers in Permaculture and Bioconstruction.

O VOLUNTÁRIOS ORGÂNICOS é um Programa Educacional da Casa Colmeia para treinamento intensivo de voluntários em Permacultura e Bioconstrução. Ele ocorre na forma de plano emergencial para um futuro de baixa energia planetária (como exemplifica David Holmgren, o co-criador do conceito de permacu...

Estou iniciando o Projeto Horta Mandala Escolar na Escola Municipal Acyr Spitz, localizada no 5° Distrito de Lumiar em Nova Friburgo-RJ. Hoje é apenas um terreno baldio cheio de mato, mas pretendemos juntos fazer uma horta, minhocário, sementeira, compostagem, biofertilizante e VAMOS PLANTAR PRA ...

The first phase of the PAAL (Agropark of Uptown Lisbon) is the creation of c. 500 m2 of acessible vegetable gardens, one of the first in the country specially designed for disabled persons. This phase has begun today, with the levelling of the site and the creation of stable pathways. We hope...

Co-facilitated by Sociocracy Consulting Group colleague Gina Price from Perth and myself. Two-day basic training covers essential values, principles, and practices, with emphasis on experiential learning - we'll be applying what we're learning about as we learn it! Advanced one-day follow-on work...

The Watson Wick type blackwater/graywater biofilter I've installed at an 'eco-house' project near Hilo is now in semi-regular use. Two of the landowner's daughters are now living in the house part-time, and the building is also used on an irregular basis for family gatherings and parties. Use is ...

temos o prazer de convidar para o primeiro PDC da Casa da Montanha de Yvy Porã. nesta estação de permacultura, os instritures Jorge Timmermann e Suzana MAringoni desenvolverão o curso.    

The design of Luc will be soon be online.

Vicky Leaney Esprit Energie Sàrl Esprit du Soleil, Claya de Tomme 5, 1966 Ayent 027 398 45 82 078 778 5913 http://www.energie-renouvelable.ch/ The various stages of creating her garden

Integrative Project Management, Wed 13th - Saturday 16th June, £500 with concessionary places available On this course we will be transferring the eco-social Permaculture way of thinking into project management. We will look at how our organisational processes and our actual project results can b...

Long live the supermarkets and fast food

Life Designing,  Fri 8th – Sun 10th June 2012, £200 with concessionary places available A weekend course to give time to the most important question of all – how shall I live my life?   The Life Designing workshop is an opportunity to gain the skills, knowledge and tools to implement your visions...

40ha project in area severely effected by the Black Saturday Bushfire of 2009. Gravity water is a feature with 32/50mm underground pipes a feature all supplied either from high level dam or tank storage. Tanks are partly buried with earth berms from cut reducing fire risk. Management Intensive Gr...

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Chasing carbon, the alchemy of life,, completing the cycle consciously