Due to the continued drought (along with the pond dropping 5' ) the decision was made to add a flat land water harvesting garden. This thing worked great. Any water overflowing from the swales was directed into this baby. The ground-cover on the outer ring wound up cover the water collecte...

Here at Bustan Qaraaqa they don't simply sort their recycling, compost their vegetable scraps and put out the rubbish to be collected weekly - they take REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE to a whole new level. With no municipal waste management in Palestine, they have adopted a policy of 'what comes on si...

Trees/plants were added too the swales: 11 Moringa, 4 Pear, 2 Blueberry, Peach, 2 Kiwi, Ruset Potato, Sweet Potato, Purple Hull, Black Eye Pea, Watermelon, Carrots, Mustard Greens, Brussel Sprouts, Jalapano Peppers, Cabbage, Okra.  As of 2014 purple hull is still grown in the swales in the summe...

Hola Amigos.   We are happy to share that the rains have let up and we are headed into another wave of productivity, here at Finca Fruicion.  During the rains we had some wonderful volunteers, our toilet died, inspiring the creation of a composting toilet at Casa Fruicion, and we had a baby goat...

Since the 3 swales worked so well more were added. Water was added to swales starting at the bottom to find level and spacing distance.  Along with the swales tree introduction began. At the highest point 2 tires were stacked. All biodegradable items which were once tossed are now dumpe...

In the first pics you see roots being exposed due to pitch and years of raking. I began with 3 swales (1 spade deep 2 spade wide) and  mulched them in with leaf matter collected from elsewhere in the yard. Next large sheets of cardboard were placed over the worst exposed roots and covered ...

I'm involved in running a kitchen garden teaching program, through the Stephanie Alexander scheme. It's something I believe in strongly, reconnecting kids with their food sources, developing an understanding of how food is produced and developing a meaningful relationship with nature. Anything ...

Permaculture can be continually and infinitely expanded on the developments of systems and the combinations of systems.I've been recently reading up on the integration of black soldier fly (Hermetia ilucens) and earthworms such as red wigglers (Eisenia fetida). Referring back to the permacu...

www.workaway.info has project description and volunteering details.. We are in the beginning stages of manifestation so your energy, expertise, participation and feedback are all welcomed.. Hopefully some day soon our journeys will cross paths on Ilha das Couves.. Obrigado David Team Leader ...

New Eco Village on a beautiful island just off the coast of Sao Paulo State and within the Mata Atlantic Rainforest - Serra do Mar State Park.. will be offering ecological science station retreats and permaculture demonstration education programs..eco volunteers now being received..

Mouse pointer inn Satellite  shot shows land location. These pics are from first clean-up after moving into the family home.   

Attempting to find a new peaceful way to protest by empowering others with low tech solutions/substitutions too energy hogging technology while living in harmony with nature.

As discussed last blog Six Senses Resorts and Spa’s commitment to a sustainable future commenced at Eco Centro on the Flag Ship Soneva Fushi.   As Soneva Fushi has grown and developed the “Waste to Wealth … Eco Centro” and progressed with sustainable systems to turn most waste into some form o...

What do you do for fresh greens when you live in a factory??? Never say impossible! Wicking pots behind the waste and recycle bins works for us.  

Developing Community Sufficiency Technologies based on the co-ownership of the capacity to produce basic goods and services for consumption by the producers.

Just got back to my home SE of Melbourne after a week long PDC teacher training course with Geoff Lawton at Zaytuna farm in Northern NSW. The week was spent with participants who were there just for the week as well as guys 5 weeks into their 10 week internship. All were great people from varied...

We are looking for an experienced permaculturist to join us in partnership to develop a 50 acre farm in the heart of beautiful Slovenia. For more details please contact us on chrisanabiles@aol.com or visit our web site www.veduna-centre.com  

Although most of our plants just look cold, our sunflowers have bit the dust. As have any tomatoes that lasted this long. So, time to mark our calendar for 11/11 as the date when the hardiest of our frost intolerant crops bit the dust this year! I think the sunflowers will inch along for a few m...