We can honestly say there is never a dull day here in the Peruvian Amazon, which is both our home and workspace. We love to farm in the rainforest and, it would appear, that even our animal friends enjoy our presence too. Here you see one of our working water buffalo that decided to freely wander...

This paper studies the historic origins of current differences in norms and beliefs about the role of women in society. We show that, consistent with anthropological hypotheses, societies with a tradition of plough agriculture tend to have the belief that the natural place for women is inside the...

We are very happy to have had a good closing and new year .As Badilisha and Permaculture Research Institute of Kenya managed to organize a successful permaculture design course which was attended by local and International participants .And we were lucky there were scholarships for the local ...

Recently I received a update on the progress in Wadeye NT, where myself and other great permaculturist were employed by Earth Ethics to do the install which is what I like to call ' the bones of the system' bones meaning water harvesting earthworks and then of course we install the muscle and f...

Private permaculture homestead. Currently in the transition to a permaculture farm

ae rapaziada da cocompostagem e pra quem é fecofóbico também, saiu a versão traduzida da bíblia dos sanitários compostáveis, excelente livro, altamente recomendável!!!!!http://humanurehandbook.com/downloads/Humanure_Portuguese.pdfVamos ser a mudança que a gente quer pro mundo!!! E nada melhor do ...

As an Eco-Lodge, showers are obviously an important facility which guests have certain expectations about. Our lodging facilities are comprised of local thatched circular huts which are wooden framed with mud rendered walls. We had originally planned to put showers inside the rooms. Howev...

for more infomation click link below http://www.permacultureworks.org/?page_id=307

As an Eco-Lodge, showers are obviously an important facility which guests have certain expectations about. Our lodging facilities are comprised of local thatched circular huts which are wooden framed with mud rendered walls. We had originally planned to put showers inside the rooms. Howev...

for more infomation click link below http://www.permacultureworks.org/?page_id=391

Some interesting things to note about the greenhouse picture. Notice the floor ismade up of several large chunks of 6-8 inch thick concrete. This solar massfloor adds lots of stored heat to the greenhouse. You can also see 2 vermicultureunits in the bottom right hand corner. Castings and worm tea...

More details are coming soon, including a grand opening party!

We have spent the last four days having a closer look at the property with some positive findings. 60% of the property was planted with Pinus radiata and Douglas fir about 20 years ago, and then left. None of these plantations has been maintained over this period, with the result that, though t...

Fiddlehead Nursery is a small-scale plant nursery located in the Beaver Valley, near Collingwood, Ontario. We specialize in edible, perennial plants with an emphasis on cold-hardy, disease-resistant varieties, and on plants that serve multiple purposes in the landscape. We advocate and practice f...

Picture: Aldeia das Amoreiras - The village farmer's and handcrafts market special event, under the muleberry tree.   WANTED 2 volunteers to help build low cost eco-shelter 14-Feb-14-March The building site is a few hundred meters from Aldeia das Amoreiras. http://centrodeconvergencia.wordp...

Picture: Aldeia das Amoreiras - The village farmer's and handcrafts market special event, under the muleberry tree.   WANTED 2 volunteers to help build low cost eco-shelter 14-Feb-14-March The building site is a few hundred meters from Aldeia das Amoreiras. http://centrodeconvergencia.wordp...

Beginning stages.