Over the 5 weeks spent with Pierre I observed how he managed us helpers, his projects, his family life and himself.  I imagine the whole process could be quite physically and emotionally rewarding but also draining - dealing with various people from all walks of life, interrupting your routine, s...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6H0BTnP5Qc&feature=player_profilepage Quality compost is an essential element to sustainable design, and integral to Permaculture Principals. We need to improve our soils while we maintain profitable production, one of the few ways we can accomplish th...

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I have chosen a site for the food forest its acually quite hard to find a site on 450ac of bushland, lucky its open woodland and the site I've chosen is gonna be close to the house and is in need of rehabilitation anyway, it of course needs lots of work its gonna be about 40m x 40m, its white san...

It's interesting watching yourself have your own world view changed. As I drove to Steve and Fiona Hansons "Permaculture Eden" for my two week design course, I was wondering if after two weeks I'd finally know what to plant with what.  I guess I had permaculture fixated in my head as "hippy gard...

Normally we plant our winter seed in the nursery once the heat of summer has abated  - sort of Marchish/Aprilish. This year I went for mid Feb, with much trepidation as we were still creeping up to 40 degrees centigrade. The results were fantastic. I was able to get big healthy seedlings into a b...

We hosted 5 volunteers for a midwinter earthbuilding mission. These brave souls endured snow on the mountains, early morning frosts, a warm spell and recently rain! They have helped us to finish a major wall and final plaster on half the classroom. Our Permaculture and Natural Building courses n...

We have been researching approaches and species suited to our climate - about 300 mm of rain per annum, usually(!) falling in winter. Summer highs of 45 degrees centigrade and winter lows of -7 degrees centigrade have been measured here. we have experimented with indigenoue Southern African plant...

Our project was funded through the Threshold Foundation to make a 17 million litre surface dam. After the dam was completed, we entered into a two year drought - the worst in decades! Our fold mountain landscape does not leave much opportunity for Keyline implementation, but we managed to creat...

NATURAL BUILDING INTERNSHIP at Berg en Dal, Ladismith, W Cape 7 to 12 November 2011 The six-day Internship follows on from the NBC, and there is always plenty of building work to finish. You would learn the finer details and finishes of earth buildings. We often have small projects like cob ...

NATURAL BUILDING COURSE at Berg en Dal, Ladismith, Western Cape 31 October to 5 November 2011 This six day building course is for anyone passionate about Natural Building. You do not need any prior experience, just a reasonable level of physical fitness to participate. Whatever your physica...

PERMACULTURE INTERNSHIP at Berg en Dal, Ladismith, W Cape10 to 22 October 2011If you have completed an Introduction toPermaculture or a PDC, or APT you may attend thiscourse.Two weeks of hands on Permacultureimplementation and a deepening of yourknowledge is what you can expect.We can only accomm...

PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE at Berg en Dal, Ladismith, Western Cape   26 September to 7 October 2011   Permaculture is the conscious design of human living environments that are reflections of the ecological principle that underlies nature. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and ...

INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE at Berg en Dal, Ladismith, Western Cape 5 to 10 September 2011 This is a 6 day practical course in permaculture techniques and methods for those who have little or no knowledge and experience in Permaculture or gardening practice. The course focus is to introduc...

Fruit Trees for All is again happening in Glastonbury, so please embrace the opportunity to order super-affordable fruit trees for yourselves, friends and family. Bulk orders for community projects are also more than welcome. The aim is to make it easy and cheap for people in the area to get high...

The Himalayan Farm Project wants to create a sustainable organic farm and to introduce a growing number of people to sustainable, low impact living. “The earth does not belong to men; men belong to the earth.” ~ Sri Aurobindo * Check out our brand new website * Join The Himalayan Farm Proje...

Permaculture Symbols 2. A Video for Kids with Eyes of Steel and Overflowing Feet! By Willi Paul. Vibes by sacredpermaculture.net

Myself and Christopher List will be coming to the IPC in Jordan. We hope to meet lots of permaculture enthusiasts and get support for our upcoming trip.   Looking forward to meeting you there :-)   Melissa