In 2011 I startet my own project, a foodforestgarden with includes the element water. My big faforits in foodforesting are Robert Hart, my father Hans-Hermann Gruber and the chagga people from Mount Kilimanjaro in Tansania

Homestead demonstration site on marginal land emphasizing low inputs, with a carbon footprint around 10% of the US average.

  Pic. 1 - Long haired goats at home, compost starters. Humans work with goats to sustain themselves and our shared (goat)culture in the mountain, of which they are a intrinsic member. Because we don't have other way of taking care of them outside (our terraces mosaic patches are not properl...

Herb Spiral Update We got excited and took a trip to the nursery to buy a few herbs to enhance our herb spiral. These included mint, dill (an unusual variety that grows into a shrub), phak phai (an ingredient for the Thai dish laab), various kinds of basil, and even though ...

New Shelter for Volunteers! We built a new shelter for our volunteers using all natural materials. The poles are eucalyptus. The floor and roof beams are made out of bamboo from our land. The floor is made out of split bamboo. The roof is made out of straw and leaves. The roo...

New Shelter for Volunteers! We built a new shelter for our volunteers using all natural materials. The poles are eucalyptus. The floor and roof beams are made out of bamboo from our land. The floor is made out of split bamboo. The roof is made out of straw and leaves. The r...

Food Forest Update Now in Rainy Season, we’re experiencing some prolific growth. Here’s a shot of our one year old  food forest. Try to imagine, 2 years ago this land was completely bare. Now it’s turned completely green, full of shrubs, trees, undergrowth, vines – it really ...

Food Forest Update Now in Rainy Season, we’re experiencing some prolific growth. Here’s a shot of our one year old  food forest. Try to imagine, 2 years ago this land was completely bare. Now it’s turned completely green, full of shrubs, trees, undergrowth, vines – it really ...

http://permapai.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/food-forest-update/   

The conversion of 4 acres of chemical monoculture into a thriving Permaculture food forest, complete with earthworks, as a prototype Permaculture farm in northern Thailand to promote sustainable practices.

Did a little digging in my back yard today.   Hugelkultur bed. Took a little under 5 hours to complete (did this in one day...) seeded with dutch white clover and covered with straw.The swale on the hill side will catch some of the water coming down the hill. There is a french drain that orig...

The primary purpose of the Hummingbird Project is to create sustainable systems using permaculture principles that enhance and benefit communities by educating and empowering individuals to improve quality of life and foster stewardship of the earth.

For some time now we have been talking to people about offering a Permaculture Design Course through the Applewood Permaculture Institute. I don't feel like I can teach the course because I don't have any certifications, I respect the importance of maintaining the integrity of the certifi...

The idea is to be simple and user friendly and at the same time to have a high standard.   Check the link to see the design, you feed back is very welcome... http://sublimart.blogspot.pt/2012/08/8-diploma-system-portugal.html    

Working, off-grid ranch, campground, and sustainability center located on the pacific coast of Mexico.

Located on the pacific caost of mexico, Rancho Sol y Mar (www.ranchosolymar) is a completely off-grid, solar powered ranch, campground, and sustainability center. At Rancho Sol y Mar we create eletricity, heat, pump and recycle water, run electric fencing, cook, and dehydrate the foods we grow ...

This project works with local farmers in Lago District, Niassa Province, Mozambique to address food security and nutrition and support the developing local economy. The main focus lies in the development of the demonstration farm that follows the principles of permaculture and makes use of its m...