See also : Island of GreenFebruary. More than 2 months have gone by since my last post. We haven't had any freezing in the last 2 weeks. Daytime pleasantly in the 70s F (15+ C) already. The roses are starting to sprout. Winter has been unusually wet, with rain and snow throughout January (Normall...

Excited to work on the online PDC!

The CurriculumThe curriculum for the six weeks is a coordination of theory and hands-on field work. Practical application of the principles of permaculture is fundamental to the understanding of its teaching.  Permaculture provides the framework and guide which we refer to on the journey to susta...

Well I'm buried in the snow right now.  But I'm researching and planning, trying to use some observations from living on my first property this winter to help me in tweeking the design.  One thing that's already come up more than once that I wasn't really expecting is the MegaFarmer on both sides...

I am giving my first Introduction to Permaculture Course on February 7-8, 2015 in Istanbul. 2nd and 3rd one are scheduled for Feb 28-March 1st in Izmir, and March 28-29 in Istanbul. My first PDC is planned for the 2nd half of April 2015. This is very exciting!

I have an 8 acre property in the Gold Coast hinterland with a small self contained one room granny flat that I am willing to offer rent free (although you need to help with electricity bill) in return for a minimum of 10 hours per week work on the property.  Help me establish an awesome permacu...

La Decentrale is what we like to call a 'catalyst project' which aims at helping people who are interested in permaculture and related topics gain the knowledge and insight they require to move forward. It is divided into several hubs which each focus on one aspect of sustainable living...

     

A small, but ambitious 1.25 acre permaculture experiment in the arid mountainous desert town of Joshua Tree, California.

This is a small lot in a dense subdivision surrounded by farms, but located just 15 minutes from downtown Austin, TX. The design features elements of a food forest edge.

Re-use, repair, recycle is the mantra here. Regular readers by now may have figured out that I’m tight with money, so that mantra works just beautifully for me. Unfortunately that mantra sometimes translates into hard and dirty work and this week was no exception. One vital bit of machin...

Back yard is big enough for chickens and bee-keeping. Big challenge with vegetables. Any advice will be appreciated.

To create a permaculture-based edible school garden for our children

I am pleased to announce that with the help of Rolling Ridge Principal, Lottie Spurlock and Mr. Matthew Harbert, science lead teacher, we were able to acquire the Whole Kids Foundation grant to start an edible school garden!!  

talked about my farm as a part of a lecture about permaculture given by Merili Simmer

I talked briefly about energy willow Salix viminalis, permaculture and my farm on national radio

I gave a 1.5 hour lecture about the essence of food forests and how to establish them at Saku, Estonia

So, in the Fall of 2013 I finally gathered enough info and materials to put together a key hole garden.  I figured that doing this in the Fall would let it "percolate" over winter.  It was put in a tight spot between a small deck and a young apple tree, and was approximatly 6' across by 2' deep (...