If it weren't for these winter hibernation days I don't know how I would be able to sustain the necesary energy and morale for this "little" farm project. During this time my body can rest, my creativity can turn to other things and my well of inspiration can be recharged. The FedCo seed catalog...

1. To add an herb spiral, kitchen garden and food forest among other beneficial features. 2. To introduce rainwater harvesting, solar power, and other sustainable energy systems to the home 3. To host Permaculture teachers and courses and take advantage of the resultant synergies 3. To ...

I've reflected on the previous post on Pattern Languages and the book I'm currently reading, Holistic Management by Allan Savory.   It didn't occur to me at the time of writing the post on Pattern Languages: Links between Lesson Plans, Individual Dreams, and Community; evidently, I was usin...

Check out this cool climate permaculture map http://gaiacraft.com/heart-gardens-campus/

Books sharing documentation from my permaculture process. http://gaiacraft.com/free-books/

This is the first Diploma I did through Bill Mollison and the Permaculture Academy. http://gaiacraft.com/free-books/

Free permaculture learning and teaching tools. http://gaiacraft.com/free-tools/

Somos un centro de aprendizaje en acción para habilidades de vida resiliente

Água, Vegetação e Solos num Plano de Permacultura Sábado, 7 de Janeiro Das 9h às 17h Intervalo para Almoço das 12h às 14h   Local: Monte da Luz, Aljustrel. Terreno com cerca de 120 hectares e 700 ovelhas durante alguns meses. Ponto de encontro: 8h30 no Parque de Feiras e Exposições de Alju...

Sangob presents Harvesting MelodiesSat 7th - Sun 8th January 2012A communal celebration of music and sustainable agriculture. Join us & experience a natural way of life. Participate in our organic farming activities in the morning, enjoy creative vegetarian & raw food and spend the aftern...

Sangob presents A hand-on-hand workshop:Adobe/Stawbale construction & Farm livingDecember 2011 - February 2012 Adobe Construction:Using natural elements from our area; learn and practice making adobe bricks, plastering, sanding… and help us build our new animal shack (goats, pigs, chicken, d...

  Chapter 18 : The Heart of Permaculture It was a beautiful spring day in this incredible eco-village when we met with our hero, the inspiring and resilient godmother of permaculture. Teaching and traveling since March, Rosemary Morrow seems to tirelessly teach with little sleep, choosing...

We have planted 6000 square meters of vicia sativa as a ground cover. We have also planted, in our zone 1 which is close to the eco house, a garden and a few trees. They include: 2 peach trees, 2 pomegranates, 2 apricots, 2 bay leaf trees, 2 drought resistant sour cherry trees, 1 fig tree and...

We are converting a 7000 square meter land that was dedicated to harvesting wheat in to a permaculture food forest.

In January of 2012 a handful of brave men and women will embark on a journey to transform a conventional Thai farm into an example of abundance and profitable permaculture. Equipped with a Master Plan developed by Terra Genesis International, a global permaculture consulting company which include...

I've been told that the winer garden is still going strong, even though we planted too late. I may have some pictures to put up on my "blog" (finchj9b.tumblr.com) this next week if my parent's can get the photographs online for me.

Fair Harvest’s major project is building an exciting new community permaculture venue that will include an event and studio space as well as a fully equipped commercial kitchen for the use of home growers.

The problem is that we are adapting to the wrong things — to images, or to short-term greed, or to the clutter of mechanics. These maladaptations are known as “antipatterns” — a term coined not by Alexander, but by software engineers. An antipattern is something that does things wrong, yet is att...