75 acre permaculture homestead, learning center near Asheville NC.

In early march, a small team from La Décentrale will travel to several communities in France and the Iberian peninsula for the first installment of a permaculture discovery and sharing road trip. They will be meeting with initiators and contributors of many like-minded projects and communities to...

Now living in Ohio

My fiancee and I bought a house on 1.5 acres last October, and it's finally time to get into the full swing of transforming it into our little slice of permaculture eden.  With dandelions and daffodils blooming, and the cherry blossoms adding a hint of pink to much of my area, spring is creeping ...

Beaver Valley Community Garden is a community demonstration garden nestled amongst a multi-use community space in the village of Thornbury.

OK, since my last update - I have completed OPDC and started to consult / influence some friends. Once you complete your PDC everything regarding Permaculture seems to make sense, and you think anyone you tell about Permaculture will accept its simple and logical ideas. However, this is not the c...

It is now obvious that our greatest hope for a healthy future will be brought about by a new way of thinking and interacting with both each other and the biological community we are ultimately part of. Using Maieutic style, group participatory learning we will be pursuing an understanding of whol...

This Bi-lingual (English and Spanish) Two-Week Intensive Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the beautiful gardens of Sach’a Munay eco retreat with delicious food and a creative learning environment with internationally renowned permaculture teacher Penny Liv...

      March 16-27, 2015 2015 Permaculture Design Course Syllabus Monday, March 16, 2015 AM: Introduction to Permaculture PM: Concepts and Themes in Design Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 AM: Method of Design PM: Method of Design (cont.) Wednesday, March 18th, 2015 AM: Pattern Understandi...

O Curso terá lugar Terra da Deusa em Palmela e cumpre o formato tradicional de 2 semanas (intensivo) com 1 dia livre (mais de 90 horas) criado por Bill Mollison, combinando aulas práticas (40%), teóricas, passeios no campo, jogos interactivos, actividades dinâmicas, partilha de experiências, vi...

Say you wanted to study Permaculture or Regenerative design and you really wanted to understand how to design your own farm or project; they'd be all these books you should read, maybe some films on the internet, or maybe you download information from the internet, and all that may avail no actio...

This 8 Week Certificate training includes;• 90hr+ PRI (Aus) & PC Assoc (UK) certified PDC• Introduction to Holistic Management (Savory Institute Certified) &      integrated Animal Systems• Keyline Design & Water Management• Agroforestry & Perennial Cropping• Annual vegetable prod...

The Four Boat Anchors Holding Back PermacultureWhere does the future of Permaculture lie?  Well, I would like to start off with where it doesn’t lie as that may lead us along faster if we are open and honest about it.  These are areas where I feel we are wasting time if we put any real effort int...

We have an operational hatchery now and the farm and we are breeding "Hyline" egg bird pullets crossed with local "jungle" roosters.  We have also found some local green and blue egg chooks and  have added them to the mix. The goal s to help provide a sustainable protein source for rural people o...

Bob's Update: Right now I see that one of the most important things we can do is recreate communities, especially in rural areas around regenerative agriculture.    This is my purpose in the world, and a joy to be part of.  It comes with its challenges, as you know, we’ve made a few mistakes a...

Finca Vida Verde, Vilcabamba, Loja, Ecuador Demonstracion de Abundancia en media Hectare Demonstration of Abundance on 1/2 Hectare

Reuse, repair, recycle. Well, I reckon that there is a fourth “R” word: Maintain. Yeah, alright sure the word “maintain” starts with the letter “M”, but that probably is the only real reason why that particular word wasn’t included along with the original three. Just because it doesn't fi...