LILAC is a pioneering project which aims to build a community of 20 homes and a common house to high ecological standards using co-housing design principles.
We aim to gain in transition activities by these training.( Introduction to permaculture + Ecologic Restoration and Architect + Transition Network Training
O FOJO is a Permaculture familiar project, in implemention, that takes action in its
center and that is open to receive who wants to change the World, taking
action. We want to inspire, to show that is possible and accessible to
everyone. It is a place where you can embrace Nature and here the...
We'll it has been a busy few months
Just prior to completing a couple of bush regeneration exams, I helped Adam Kennedy a Milkwood Intern with wormfarming as part of his "Feed your garden' Workshop.
Not to forget the Grafting workshop just prior to that. I missed most of the Annual Permablitz a...
An experiment in minimal-impact suburban housing on an island in Moreton Bay, Queensland (Australia). This project is in the early stages of planning and needs your input to make it a reality!
Vision
1.0 for a Sacred Permaculture Age incorporating David Holmgren's 12
Principles of Permaculture. By Willi Paul. Inspired by Teacher's UPDC
summer class 2011, Urban Permaculture Institute, SF.
Last summer, when Joel Salatin
was at our farm, we asked him a question or two. The first one was:
what’s your advice for young-uns who want to farm but don’t want to get
into debt?
You see, at Milkwood Farm we’re very committed to positive balances.
Positive natural balances, and positi...
4-Day Forest Garden Intensive: Harvest Time!! September 8-11, 2011
This is an extended version of our 1-day
Forest Garden Workshop. Throughout
these four days, you will receive hands-on instruction in all aspects of forest
gardening. We will focus on the
unique nature of high-altitude f...
Forest Garden Workshop:
7/16/2011
Learn how to create your
own edible landscape with the concept of Forest Gardening. Using fruit
trees, berry bushes/shrubs and underlying annuals, create microhabitats that
support both human and natural needs. Learn to turn your yard into a
living garde...
Course Overview: The
CRMPI Permaculture Design Certification Course is designed to give the
participant an understanding of the essential elements and ideas of
permaculture so that they can better design and engineer sustainable systems,
including forest gardens, greenhouses, and other perm...
So last night I headed out to the Farm after work and picked up some small square straw bales on the way out. I built a box that was 2 bales high and 2 bales long by 1 bale wide over an area that we scraped a little with the bob cat. I then laid out a 4 inch bottom of straw books (the sections th...
New greenhouse is full of tomatoes, aubegines and peppers, cucumbers growing well in the other one. The forest garden is full of fruit, greens and flowers. Our experiment bed (polyculture experiment undertaken through the Permauclture Association, look on their website to find out more) is full...
Anima Mundi DVD now out in Australia and New Zealand. Permaculture, Peak Oil, Climate Change and the Soul of the World. Available everywhere else July/August.http://www.animamundimovie.com
So Thursday I hauled some 2x4s, sheets of plywood and small blue tarps up to Freezer Burn site on a ranch just west of Ponoka, AB. I had a basic plan worked out for how to build the outhouse structures as a buddy Mike had already built the toilet boxes for the pails to go in.
The unloading of wo...
