It's taken me a few weeks, but I've finally done some more work on my raised bed alongside one of my dog pens. As usual, Foxy my Weimaraner girl has been very helpful... Not... Yes, that is horse manure she is sitting on... And yes, she did smell lovely after this effort...

Permission has been granted to develop the food forest/school garden........daunting but exciting!

It is with great pleasure that we announce our internship curriculum! We feel that we have included the most important subjects that people need to know in order to start living sustainably and more self reliant. We are very excited about having two wonderful teachers coming to teach tw...

So I've lived with chooks before, it just seems I never took much notice! I know they lay eggs and their meat tastes nice but I also know about some of the horrible conditions they are kept in commercially, including battery hens. I also know that I really REALLY like to eat chicken products. So...

Transforming a High School's outdoor concrete ampitheatre into a Desert Forest Garden in Dubai

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Hey here is my first update http://zdgarten.jimdo.com/2012/07/06/fortschritt-in-meinem-garten/

It is all happening on our farm. Now we are reaping the grains (wheat, oats, barley and rye). We have cows grazing on the property per holistic management methods, with the egrets following, to sanitize and spread manure. We are reaping the chícharo and lupine, carrots, turnips, zucchini, ...

As part of a local energy project we have audited 10 housing types in our village for their energy performance, and looked at teh best options fo energy generation for our community. One the back of this study we are preparing to launch a community owned hydro initiative. www.llanrhaeadr.org.uk

Misumi Ecovillage Saihate goes on NHK and gets "Permaculture" to reach a wide audience twice !. (Watch "permaculture" written at 4m10s on the Youtube and the NHK video) Watch the recorded show here : (1) Youtubized version of the show aired on 4/7/2012 (2) Official NHK online video of the sh...

The Garden City Community Garden is located in a mountain community located in Xindian, northern Taiwan. It is a permaculture project initiated by Tammy Turner to bring members of our community together to create a shared space for gardening, growing food, natural building and using materials fou...

We are eating a huge range of winter salad greens, endive, Winter lettuce, Joe’s lettuce, Miner’s lettuce, parsley, coriander, fennel, corn salad, spinach. We’re also eating a range of carrots, beetroot, Aomaru Koshun daikon turnips both Ohno Red and Henry’s White, plus loads of ferments ...

At last I have officailly finshed my Introduction to Permacultre.  What a great experience.  In all of my nearly fifty years I have never  enjoyed learning so much. What is next? PDC at Djanbung Gardens and followed straight after by a Diploma of Permaculture and I hope a Diploma of Sustainabili...

Fresh turmeric, the dried powder, capsules with the dried powder and dehyrated turmeric pieces in the big jar. This wonderful root is an amazing healer. It tends to grow abundantly in our garden, just like ginger. How do we get enough turmeric in our diet? It is strong tasting, so you cannot a...

As part of the Koanga Institute’s research program regarding relationships between human health, soil health, plant health, and animal health, we have come to the realisation that if we wish to be eating nourishing food that maintains our DNA for the long haul, we need to follow the principles or...

http://www.ted.com/talks/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil.html We have lived with the knowledge of peak oil for decades.  One of my friend points out that we will switch to natural gas afterwards and that it will be a lot lot longer because of that. The fact is renewable and un...

  Learn to "Design your life with harmony and creativity". Thematic workshop every saturday afternoon from 1pm to 5 pm, in Japanese and/or English. max 3000 yen per person.  (tea and snacks included) July  2012/7/7  Soil : The under world.～    2012/7/14  Gardening: Gardening with natur...

  Learn to "Design your life with harmony and creativity". Thematic workshop every saturday afternoon from 1pm to 5 pm, in Japanese and/or English. max 3000 yen per person.  (tea and snacks included) July  2012/7/7  Soil : The under world.～    2012/7/14  Gardening: Gardening with nature.～ ...