I don’t travel much these days, but this week the editor and I hit the road in our trusty Suzuki and travelled to Canberra which is the nation’s capital city. The location of Canberra is a funny place to construct a city, least of all any nation’s capital city, because it is in the middle of nowh...

Strohplatz is a permaculture learning and demonstration site near Trier between the beautiful hills of the Moesel. Please visit or sleep over at our place for permaculture courses, demonstration of self sufficiency and for non violent communication courses.

PDC Course with Optional Yoga http://ka.dharmainc.org/11th December to the 20th Kailash Akhara is excited to announce an international two-week Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course with internationally acclaimed teacher Howard Story, to take place from 11th December to the 20th our mount...

I’ve been thinking this week about technology. It is good stuff, until it no longer works. On Friday the modem that I use here to connect to the Internet via the 4G mobile phone network blew up! Actually, that is a bit of an exaggeration as the modem didn’t quite blow up, it simply died with a wh...

Hands-on and educational, applying Keyline planning to silvopasture design.

Third Millennium Alliance (TMA) was founded in 2007 with the purchase of 100 acres and the establishment of the Jama-Coaque Reserve (JCR) in the western province of Manabí, Ecuador, between the cities of Jama and Pedernales, and four kilometers inland. Now encompassing over 1,200 acres, the Jama-...

Classic 72 Hours Permaculture Design Certificate Curriculum with lots of theory and some hands-on experiences plus Design Exercises in groups. We are based for this course at HASERA Farm,Nepals leading Permaculture Research and Training Centre dedicated to the promotion of Sustainable Agricultur...

:::|| Datos del curso en Español ||::: PLACE (RURAL): El Expejo | Permacultura Comunity El Aguaje de Espejo, about 30 min from Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato. 1 hr from Querétaro downtown.LEARN ABOUT:-Water and Soil Harvesting -Compost and green mulch-Associations between structures and elements...

:::|| Datos del curso en Español ||::: PLACE (RURAL): El Expejo | Permacultura Comunity El Aguaje de Espejo, about 30 min from Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato. 1 hr from Querétaro downtown.LEARN ABOUT:-Water and Soil Harvesting -Compost and green mulch-Associations between structures and elements...

I had all kinds of good reasons to start making our own soap:  I had lots of free lard, which we get whenever we buy a pig from our neighbour It’s challenging to find reasonably priced soap which isn’t full of fragrances, toxins, and hormone disrupters It’s fun to learn how to do things that...

Huitzilin Applied Investigation Center is a coffee and apiculture farm built in many stages since 2001. The project has grown and more people are working there to start different activities: growing veggies for sale, having environmental workshops and alternative sports.

   It still seems like a lot of people I talk to are blown away that spent coffee grounds are fine organic matter that provides a slow release fertilization while holding moisture and can thus be used to enrich and feed the soil of indoor plants, as well as outdoor.  As a result, I would like to ...

seeding for 12 Aprils' program and fertilizing with chickens/rabbits following Cows. Collecting water from 8000 sq foot metal roof and building a windmill

The Waikato Region is widely acknowledged as the engine room for the New Zealand dairy sector. Rain in the months of November and December are critical to grass growth and sustained production. With the threat of ENSO looming seasonal forecasts for the country really earn their keep. Most of the ...

Permaculture and food forest design for temperate ecosystems, lessons from Russia

Sustainable on-site sewage & wastewater treatment & disposal systems for the tropics - a real world way to save lives

Greetings & Good day! I have left the place in Trinity...after 6 long years of struggle & valuable lessons, I am now ready to embark on a fresh new journey. We (my daughter & I) are looking for a place to camp out on & set up home base. I have been searching for some time, yet in...

I will be teaching a Rooftop Garden Construction Training with the Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) at the American University in Cairo this week.  Tomorrow is the last day to reserve your spot.  The green roof movement in Cairo is young but growing rapidly.  This training ...