I like the idea of big, rough mulching in swales out in Zone 2, but I have found away to use the big, fibrous biodegradables utilizing a form of Hugulkulture. In order to get some light in under the mature trees, I trim up about fifteen feet and I also selectively open up some of the trees.  Thi...

Because I wanted to preserve all the trees I could on our ten acre project, I was unsure just how to incorporate earthworks into the design.  Then I observed something that gave me a pattern to work from.  Whenever it rains very hard (only always) the humus runs out of the forest duff and is carr...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcN97AWcn7U 

A video conversation about new alchemy, mythology & the sacred in permaculture with Maddy Harland, Editorial Director - Permaculture Magazine & Willi Paul, EcoAlchemist - openmythsource.com

A video conversation about new alchemy, mythology & the sacred in permaculture with Maddy Harland, Editorial Director - Permaculture Magazine & Willi Paul, EcoAlchemist - openmythsource.com

Brogo Permaculture Gardens is a demonstration site for a cool temperate climate. Its the home of the Champagne family who made the transition from being dependant consumers living in the city to responsible producers on a rural block.

A proposta deste curso, realizado no verão de 2011 um grupo de 20 experientes permacultores, com no mínimo 2 anos de prática conhecida em permacultura, era rever a aprofundar e embasamento de cada um para que atuem como instrutores para cursos PDC. Neste curso a discussão pedagógica dialogou  com...

I'm studying Permaculture with Chief Cloudpiler of the Nemenhah Band and Native American Traditional Organization. My first project was a Cob House with water harvesting into a Bamboo Circle.  I'll begin an attached greenhouse this season to provide thermal mass heat for the coming winter. Func...

A construção de uma unidade de Permacultura por um casal de permacultores, envolvendo os mais diversos aspectos como a construção da moradia com materiais locais, a implementação das zonas 1, 2 e 3. Este projeto encontra-se dentro da Estação de permacultura de Yvy Porã.

Inserir a Permacultura no cotidiano de uma instituição de ensino que em 2011 tem 860 alunos, entre 2 e 18 anos é o que se propõe este projeto. A Permacultura vem sendo incorporada pelos professores, com hortas, plantio de mudas, construções ecológicas, discussões sobre energia e repensando os nos...

Tickets for this year's Convergence happening at Camp Hess Kramer in Malibu are selling fast!! During the convergence, we will recreate a village of people who believe in transforming our Mother Earth. This village will be made up of people both young and old, from all different backgrounds. Eac...

March 26 - May 8, 2011Saturdays & SundaysM.A. Center  - Castro Valley, California http://www.livingmandala.com/Living_Mandala/Weekend_Permaculture_Design_Certification_Course_at_MA_Center.html Tim Forbes and I will be teaching on April 16 &17, 2011

Aloha! I am Neal and I have 31 acres of farmland in a perfect location for cacao. The site's elevation ranges from 420' to 650', and averages 200" of rain annually.   I am involved in the Hawaii cacao industry being a one-man-show managing approx 8 acres of cacao orchard for my supervisor Tom,...

Excerpt from SEAL 2011 Permaculture Design Training Report, by Matthew Lynch:   Mongolian chickens are very cold hardy breed that lay one egg every 1-2 days from March until October.  There are successful breeders currently raising chickens in Ulgii City; ADRA staff brought us to one fami...

Spring 2011; Full 72 hour Permaculture Design Course, Westcliff on Sea, Essex Are you concerned about climate change, peak oil and our children's future? Do you want to go Green? Are you interested in creating a Sustainable Local Community? Thinking about making significant changes i...

Inspired by a custom design for a Langstroth hive which consisted of 4mm slots cut into sheet metal, I developed this design to fit my top bar hive. After making and attaching brackets to hold the tray, I cut and bent the galvanised steel sheet. A hole punch made drilling the 4mm holes easier. Th...

The youtube video link below is of the Earthworks Course, the last class in our training series that took place in December 2010 with Geoff & Nadia Lawton.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMNRsLqjtdM  Geoff and Nadia were very gracious in sharing their knowledge with us.  We are so gratefu...

As many of you may already know, Community Cultivators, in conjunction with our friends at ape99.org, have been putting a lot of energy into cultivating a great urban permacultural demonstration site in East Austin. The site, a one acre lot near the intersection of 12th and Airport, hosts permacu...