Included in the video:Sheet mulchingSourcing cardboardInoculating clover seedCovering seed with strawPlanting bare root treesNitrogen fixersGrafted vs. UngraftedAppropriate trees for zones 1 & 2 versus 3 or 4Net & Pan Drainage
The farm we are starting to ut up is based in Italy, Tuscany. On 5.6 hectares of land we are going to set up a farm that is designed with permaculture, and while being a commercial farm we would like it to become a demonstration site of applied permaculture
It's done finished my project and now? it's time to take action, Thank you to my teacher and his staff
Well it's officially over, I sent out my project yesterday. I worked day and night in the last week, it was great, so great.
I would like to share the project here and will, when I get the c...
This is a demonstration farm for adopted villages in India. We use only the basic materials found easily in villages, and focus on 1:1 farming (plant-based fertility, where the mulching plant is grown a few meters from the production crop)
This unique 17 day course will consist of a broad range of topics applicable to life anywhere on the planet,at the same time catering to specific needs of the participating students. Topics will include: • History and Definition of Permaculture • Ethics and Principles of Permaculture • Des...
Nation: building an alternate global nation
I'm very late writing my impressions on the last week of lessons on the PDC online.
Very busy, and then the deisgn started so I was thinking constantly about it.
Great ending of this PDC. then lessons on the global alternate nation are the finishin...
This project is the evolution of a home site on 1/10th of an acre on an island cliff in Alaska's Kachemak bay. Focus is passive solar design, rainwater harvesting, and food forest.
NOTE: Since the last update nearly 3 years ago I've acquired another acre of land next to my garden, which includes a 2-story house which I'd intended to renovate and live in, but which turned out to be too water-damaged to save—meaning we have to build a new house on the site and take that old o...
Off the Top of My Head
By Paul Murray
As a schoolgirl, Elise Burkevics was “way too cool for farming” despite attending Urrbrae Agricultural High School in Adelaide, South Australia, which specialises in training young people with agricultural aspirations.
More interested in art and design d...
It has been unusually dry this Spring, leaving me at the mercy of our city's water supply. Although I try not to use our tap water for the garden, many of my plants have been looking somewhat unhappy with the lack of rain. So I begrudgingly pull our water hose over to my garden every now and ag...
Four years into permaculture study and practice. Have been traveling extensively looking for a place to settle, most likely outside of the U.S. Heading for Central America for the next phase of exploration!
Aloha Eco Village
The Aloha Ecological Village is at Aloha Ranch and Organic Farm. It is a 7 hectare development with enclaves of 3-4 earthen houses scattered within the permanent agriculture of forest, orchard and prairie at Aloha Ranch. Pick your ecosystem and learn to build a complete housing...
