In my last update I explained how I am using ‘sweet sand’ as the first component for soil creation. For many desert plants this is as good as it gets, but I planned to give a diverse range of plants in the Desert Forest Garden the best chance to thrive. Sand has an important drainage function...

The more I learn about soil the more I realise how little I know and perhaps still do not grasp its full complexity. In some ways it seems far too scientific and outside my academic comfort zone.  However, at the same time, soil has begun to fascinate me and reminds me of the first time I put on ...

This link will take you to the full details.  Each session is preceeded by a PDC - optional if you already have yours. 

If you would like to view a full picture summary of this course you will find it here. Otherwise, here is the artical they published a newsletter several months later.  Zoom in and you can read it should you like.  

Project is a rainforest plot that once had cattle, and is now returning to a forest. A small red roof shelter is on the nose of the property looking out upon the Pacific Ocean.

PRI-Kenya are proud to announce our very first international Permaculture Teacher Training (TOT) from January 13-17th 2014 held with renowned permaculture teacher, designer, consultant, community builder, storyteller and mentor, Warren Brush from Quail Springs, California. The TOT will be held at...

  Above are our plans for the build which we are running as a low priced workshop in June this year.  Sweden is a very expensive country, and to do this in a fully legal and transparent way means we need extra funding for appropriate cold climate foundations.  We are choosing to do this to be ...

Over 500 comments with most people telling me it's my best video yet.If you haven't seen it, check it out. We hit the design wall on a 5-acre cow paddock and redesigned it with 7 dams and a huge food forest system for under $20 thousand.Most people couldn't believe what can be done on the small s...

Dear Colleagues:I am writing to inform you about two exciting opportunities for scientistsengaged in agricultural research. We are now accepting applications for the2013 Agricultural Research Connections (ARC) Workshops and the Program forEmerging Agricultural Research Leaders (PEARLs) program.Ag...

Here we are using the Council Verge out the front to plant a Native Strip using local South Australian native plants, to start with we have planted Flat Sedges, Knobby Club Rush, Muntries, Ruby Saltbush, Seaberry Saltbush and Pig Face , the plan is to plant it out with Natives that are also Bush ...

PRI-Kenya are proud to announce our very first international Permaculture Teacher Training (TOT) from January 13-17th 2014 held with renowned permaculture teacher, designer, consultant, community builder, storyteller and mentor, Warren Brush from Quail Springs, California. The TOT will be h...

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Permaculture Design Exercise Weekend «Students will receive an introduction to Permaculture design before they actively practice it in our future forest garden. This way, we learn by doing. This course is very interactive and participatory. Everyone will get a chance to practice their design ski...

Joy of joys, at our last visit our 13,500 litre water tank was over three quarters full and we have had enough rain fall in the last month to fill it up! We bought the largest water tank we could get to physically fit under the gutters of our shed and thought it would take years to fill since we ...

The property, also headquarters of their company, has 2 acres of zoned agriculture in the rear.  Currently, it is not utilized.  The client is seeking retirement income and security so that they can leave the landscape architecture business they've owned and operated for over 35 years.  The l...

Forest gardening is a low-maintenance sustainable plant-based food production and agroforestry system based on woodland ecosystems, incorporating fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables which have yields directly useful to humans. Making use of companion planting, these...