A small off-grid homestead in the mixedwood boreal forest near Riding Mountain National Park. Goals are food and energy independence, while limiting impacts to existing natural ecosystems.

I have taken in an Egyptian street puppy.  I am excited to have a companion in my journey to become the best permaculturist I can be!  Follow me on Twitter @permiepuppy as I try to figure out how to raise my puppy Jupiter to be green and a functioning element of the permaculture system I am worki...

Our next PDC at Tui Community, Golden Bay, NZ is coming up! PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE by Earthcare Education Aotearoa www.earthcare-education.org   23 Feb - 13 March 2016 Venue: Tui Community, Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand Main Tutor: Robina McCurdy and others   ‘Permaculture’...

Am currently involved with the local government and environmental group A Nossa Terra in promoting the concelho of Monchique by endorsing local food and energy production as well as working on solutions for the desertification of the surrounding countryside.

 A short video activation from Rowe Morrowhttps://vimeo.com/137680767 World Permaculture - Rosemary Morrow Our world has the potential to become beautiful, healthy and whole again. Permaculture shares keys to help support the healing and regeneration of the Earth’s natural systems. Addressing...

Sept 20151- Auto-Cad Lot Diagram has been completed2- Zones have been separated based on long-term observation and energy flows (working around pre-existing constraints: building and trees that were already too big.3- Zone 1 has almost been completed4- Zone 2 is 20%5- Zone 3 (Orchard) has around ...

Half an Acre Food Forest in Development/ Demonstration Site.

Cri San Temo has a new sign, and a new gate, thanks to Hector. A large hardwood tree has fallen over due to the wet soils. Hector and I are making a nature observation platform which will go up about 20 feet in the air. I planted Otoe that i go from the local farmers mkt.

Cri San Temo has a new sign, and a new gate, thanks to Hector. A large hardwood tree has fallen over due to the wet soils. Hector and I are making a nature observation platform which will go up about 20 feet in the air. I planted Otoe that i go from the local farmers mkt.

All we are saying is: give bees a chance. I dabble with bees on the farm and have done so for a few years now. Australia is fortunately blessed with native bees and plenty of other insect pollinators. The thing is though, in the first year that I introduced European honey bees to the farm, th...

The reason for this is to give me all the skills I need to become self-sufficient and go off-grid. For me that also includes basic home repair, which I know nothing about.  This was the logical starting point. Hands down the best money I have spent this year, was the Power Tools for Beginners co...

Margaret Roberts is a walking legend! She runs courses at her Herbal Centre and one day when I grow up, I wanna be just like her.  She’s in her 70’s and more vibrant that I have ever been in my life. We attended a Perfumery talk recently, here’s what we learnt: Cold pressed, organic, extra vi...

The adventure continues.  New eggs stand up straight in cells, by day 3 they are lying down in a C shape. Eggs are white and you can see them against the black of the cell.  (The wax goes black with age). New bees first learn and train to walk and fly around the safety of the hive before goin...

The plight of bees globally is pretty common knowledge these days.  It’s something you hear, but not necessarily pay any attention to.  I signed up for a beekeeping course with Walkerville Beekeepers and it’s completely changed the way I look at bees and honey. What an incredible little creature ...

Preserving the Harvest: Lacto-Fermented Kale Kale is one of those polarizing veggies that you hear so much about!  You either love it or hate it, most folks have an opinion once they’ve tried kale.  There is a lot to love about kale (even if you can’t stand the flavor, or texture, or whate...

Education/healing centre to reconnect people with nature, community and themselves.

Here are some photos of the Earthbag building course we held at Sustainalivity earlier this year.  Phase One of the building is a 4m diameter x 3m high cylinder set into a south-facing terrace, with only a quarter of the building exposed. To fill the Earthbags, we used 60% soil that was dug out...

Earth bag building course for Eco Lodge construction on Unguja island, Zanzibar