2014 saw a lot of change for us. After commiting to the online course Geoff Lawton offered again, our situation has changed dramatically. We went frombeing renters working with really tough issues and logistics to 1st time home owners of a small agricultual property that matches so much of our cr...
Hi everybody
I, Eliane and my son, Torbjørn, only 3 years old, are implementing our Permaculture Design from 2013.
We have a lot of fun, and if you come by Bornholm, please come and visit and give a hand.
Warm hugs for everybody,
Eliane :-)
Shortly before Christmas in 2013 city staff offered a settlement which included a written apology and a promise to cease further actions against my property, providing that the garden did not substantially change. Despite that promise, the city attempted in August 2014 to charge the boulevard po...
I made and installed ground water troughs, that direct rain water to a collection depression that flows into a small 4'w x 8'l x 3'd garden pond, which overflows into another down the hill, and then onto a third, all of relative size. I built a 4th pond in the front of the house.
A variety of g...
A 10' x 10' round timber frame was built first with a tine roof, followed by the construction of the Rocket Mud Oven. The outdoor kitchen will eventually house several "rocket" type installations for Cast iron, Dutch Ovens, and cauldrons. This kitchen is intended to process the produce from th...
The first Millenium goal when we reach 2015 was to eradicate extra poverty and hunger.
African families live poor lifes with no expectation of better life.Are we stagnant to think of how to overcome our problem by taking actions? How about the climate, geographical location does it hinder develo...
We took advantage of the relatively mild December to do some basic observation and surveying of the site. Although the property is mostly pasture with some mature trees, thankfully the previous owners applied no pesticides or other chemical treatments so there is a fairly diverse ground cover (cl...
I am so happy to let you know that I've finished the first and most important stage of house renovation. New foundations were laid, the cellars rebuilt, the roof construction remade and a porch added. The house, which was threatening to fall into complete ruin if not rescued quckly, is now safe. ...
Its taken a while to dig out the pond with such a small tractor, but slow and steady wins the race!! Specially with no debt. We purchased a small wood chipper to chip the branches and leaves from clearing the land.
The wood mulch made with the chipper is being used to put on top of compost in ...
We were able to harvest more than 90lbs of produce in our first year of growing!
We started with a keyhole design as seen in the picture. We are updating this design in Spring of 2015 after we learn all we can learn from our first PDC in March with Wayne Weiseman at George Mason University! ...
We were able to harvest more than 90lbs of produce in our first year of growing! We started we a keyhole design as seen in the picture. We are updating this design in Spring of 2015 after we learn all we can learn from our first PDC in March with Wayne Weiseman at George Mason University!
Cu...
A group of locals with some foreign allies are in the process of acquiring and planning a community 0n 20 acres land. We are grounding our community in renewable energy, sustainable housing and food self-sufficiency. We make local, organic processed food to help support our community.
