May 20 to July 15, 2016 The internship is a very special time at Ampersand. Our site comes to life as amazing folk gather for an intensive learning and community living experience. We share in a lifestyle that is abundant with the essentials. Our rustic living conditions include, solar electric...

Rented a mini excavator and dug the swales.  Planted with winter cover crop of hairy vetch, field peas, lupine, oats, and cereal rye, red clover, and daikon radish.  The trees will go in over time as I can afford to buy them.  Currently have planted 2 varieties of pawpaw, jujube, quince, melonber...

5 acre homestead incorporating swales, grazing cells for animals, food forests for people and animals, an aquaponics gardening system, and ponds for waterfowl and game fish.

Creating soil and adding fertility using recycling fish waste. In our aquaponics system air lifts are responsible for transferring the larger solids from the fish tanks into the settling basin. The entire aquaculture/aquaponics system is powered by one external 64 watt air compressor and gravi...

At permscape permaculture we continue raising Pure Strain - Oreochromis Aureus - Blue Tilapia as well as some other fish better acclimated to our local seasonal temperatures.  Tilapia fingerlings grow very quickly during the first ninety days.  Tilapia can weight over 5 pounds in three to five y...

Our ongoing mission is to create a sustainable indoor four season food supply that can be replicated in an average basement or garage. Our approach is constantly evolving. Years of research are unearthing successful innovative techniques. We grow multiple crops, fodder, and a high density of...

We continue raising Red Claw (Cherax Quadricarinatus) fresh water lobsters in our closed loop Aquaculture/Aquaponics system Pennsylvania research project. We started with 25 juvenile freshwater lobsters several years ago. We attempted to raise most of them together in an aquarium tank of appro...

 

We are restarting a 1 acre organic food production garden using principles of Biodynamics and Biointensive Farming. We are inviting volunteers to exchange their time and help work primarily in the gardens. We are also looking for a full time manager to come and work for a minimum of 6 mon...

Karuna Farm has restarted the Biodynamic Food production garden. We are now inviting volunteers to come and work on the garden whilst learning the practices of Biodynamic Farming.  More info atwww.karunafarm.in/volunteer.html

There is an old story, which is most likely an urban myth, about a frog in slowly heated water. And people, please don’t try this at home, frogs are alright by me! The story goes along the lines of the frog being placed in a pot of water which is slowly heated. The frog doesn’t appear to notice t...

Co-teaching with Salah hammad from Zaytouna farm in Australia, we are teaching a course in Fagnoon, sakkara, Egypt.

Join us at our 3rd Permaculture design course at fagnoon, sakkara. Follow the fb event for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/1640517412863928/permalink/1659842810931388/

Since fall 2015 we're 4 people working together to develop our vision of alternative life: food-security with French/Austian lifestyle, many great ideas and a good part of our energy in helping others and networking.

4 - 14 April 2016 A 10-day vegetable-gardening masterclass, from worm-composting, effective micro-organisms, to seed-saving, and everything in-between.  And a fully hands-on food-forest initiation and development course along-side.  All in the beautiful setting of Várzea da Gonçala, near Aljezur...

A 10-day vegetable-gardening masterclass, from worm-composting, effective micro-organisms, to seed-saving, and everything in-between.  And a fully hands-on food-forest initiation and development course along-side.  All in the beautiful setting of Várzea da Gonçala, near Aljezur on the west Algarv...

Várzea da Goncala present their 11th PDC at this beautiful, river-bordered valley lcoaction near the Algarve's west coast.   Plentiful delicious food, social evenings and great convivial atmosphere as always. www.icanfeedmyself.com for details