Inspired by Aquaponic videos from Australia Peter built a fish basin that pumped fish water into two hydroponic grow beds above it. We used gold fish below and tried to grow strawberries and lettuce above. Our little gold fish grew, however, even though there were forty of them, it didnt seem t...

Right outside the kitchen door was the perfect spot for a high bed.  Red bricks on the terrace side, the outside perimeter created with posts and willow branches.  Peter did the pounding of posts and I did the planting.  This was completed in 2009. Now the bed needs some rejuvenation and renovat...

In 2009 we were enjoying the rush of the vitality and diversity that the pond provided. In order to ensure areated water Peter dug a creek that was feed from water collected from the roof of our shed.   Unfortunately, the stones we used were too small and the creek was quickly filled in after a...

Our last project in 2008 was designing and creating a pond.  Our ground is clay clay clay ideal for a pond without a liner.  Timber was used to reinforce a two meter deep swim area. Two regeneration areas were also incorporated.  It was an incredible experience.  Frogs, newts, and dragonflies soo...

Permaculture and (human) energy - space to play in Parrs Wood. Here's hoping things warm up this year! More info and bookings  here

Enlarging our Compost holding was our next challenge.  Peter was at work digging again, pounding in support beams, and building two wooden compost bins with a covered space between them for staw bales. The system works well.  We have learned to put only finer mulch material here such as kitchen ...

Our next project was the classic Herb Spiral Garden three steps from the kitchen door.  Peter dug into the clay ground, laid down gravel and constructed the spiral around the outside collector for our Earth Heating system.  This hid the collector and stopped curious visitors from using it as a pl...

After completing my first modul of Permaculture Design with PIA we jumped in with both feet, stopped mowing our lawn and created two Hugel beds with a swale in between. It was a great way to put old rotting wood to good use.  Our neighbours we happy to contribute grass cuttings from their lawns....

My birth year was 1957, which means I'll be 59 later this year.

the permaculture garden began with the creation of hugelbeds as outlined in Bill Mollison's manual.

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It's been a wonderful four years and things are moving fast at Chaitraban! Almost all elements are in place on land and the connections are working beautifully!  Chaitraban boasts about permaculture techniques tweaked to serve our purpose. The chickens are hard at work on the compost integrated ...

"the problem (used tyres) is the solution", we fill these with gravel ... which in turn come from sieving the soil that goes into the terrace where we already have 2 avocado trees established, more info and pictures at: https://agroecologia.joomla.com/2-uncategorised/9-muro-em-construcao-wall-u...

So, we've confirmed that the practical element of the upcomming PRI Earthworks course will be held at Djaning Farm! Before we could get this up and off the ground we've made a lot of different designs, had our gracious neighbours (Geoff and Nadia Lawton) look over these designs, willingly accept...

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The goats will be fenced inside a one-acre portion of the Woodland Preserve area near the center of the cemetery. They will remain until they consume one acre of vegetation. The goats are working to eradicate Japanese Honeysuckle, Winter Creeper, English Ivy and other invasive species that choke ...