We are a small, pioneering, intentional community based on permaculture ethics and principles. We run full certified PDC's here. Our interest is in growing towards an Holistic, Life Giving, Spiritual and Ecological inclusive community.

A little more winter introspection... After reading of permaculture balcony gardens and other small spaces, my own 1/8 acre or 1/20 hectare looks like a vast wasteland.  Everywhere I look there are potential microgardens, possibilities of intricate things that could someday be done.  I'll put a ...

“Good farmers, who take seriously their duties as stewards of Creation and of their land's inheritors, contribute to the welfare of society in more ways than society usually acknowledges, or even knows. These farmers produce valuable goods, of course; but they also conserve soil, they conserve wa...

check the link on the blog http://mount-of-oaks.blogspot.pt/2013/01/looking-back-and-looking-forward.html it´s quite a long post as I have not been online much throughout the year, but it has a lot of pictures ... Enjoy !!!

New year, new cicle. Winter greetings to all, near or far, that are part of this family. We are glad to be back in action and ready to face a new flow of courses, farm work and interconnectedness. May this year be of abundance to all! We spent some weeks evaluating and planning a refres...

For more pictures showing in detail how it was built: https://plus.google.com/photos/100549245946323259121/albums?banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1#photos/100549245946323259121/albums/5742502890583528481

The UAE is perhaps better known for its Black Gold, but I struck Brown Gold this week when I spotted a skip (or dumpster to my non-UK readers) just a few hundred yards from the school. It was overflowing with Date Palm trunks, and around it was a whole selection of organic goodies. This is a rare...

Compost was not added at this start stage for the cabbage. The preparation was to open about 12-14 swales, 30 cms apart, 4 metres long, 20 cm deep and wide. After, seedlings were planted in the trench and flood irrigated until the return of the rainy season (1 to 2 months after).  ...

For hundreds of years grandparents, parents and children would live together and there was no separation between work and play time! In a regenerative system each (group or individual) activity is multifunctional and each element participating has many functions. This photos are from last sum...

Lead Facilitator: Alex McCausland Co-facilitators: Abel Teshome Dates: April 1st to 13th, 2013 Location: Konso, South Ethiopia Venue: Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge Cost: US$850 ($600 discounted rate for Ethiopians or Interns staying 12 weeks or more) [10% early-bird discount available be...

located at 39.158847,-78.121581 Frederick, County, Virginia. Elevation 642 ft.

As you know, Eco Ola just returned from Lima to give a presentation on the benefits of permaculture and agroforestry systems as a way to provide food, fiber, fuel, shelter, medicine and aesthetics for the people of Peru. The most beautiful aspect of permaculture is that it can be applied to any t...

-----Images are below this Post----- Scope This garden provides the primary vegetables, and all the potatoes for concurrent community of 5 people currently. With the addition of bulk grains and beans, and products from our livestock (meat, eggs and milk) along with some moderate degree...

Two years of progress. Area now has NO fertility inputs and all mulch has been produced on site, though not all from within the area. Most of it is. The planted and ammended area is approx. 30ft by 25.

First plants in May of 2010. These had been planted in April. Some as seed, others had been grown out and transplanted. Note the distinct edges that had not yet recieved any TLC.

Small Forest Garden Experiment