A basil plant is generally seen in most of the houses in India which is an exclusive distinction of many Indian family. There is also an inherent scientific reason behind it. As tulsi plant is a celestial plant with curative properties, and can revive even a dying person, like the musk. Even inc...

SPIRULINA   photo         by       CCRES      SPIRULINA  Spirulina   is simply  the  world’s most  digestible  natural  source  of  high   quality  protein,  far  surpassing the  protein bio availability of even beef  ( which  most  people  consider  to  be...

6 weeks ago I tried an idea I've been thinking about after putting in willow fences straight from cuttings placed at 45 degrees and woven into each other. So I trieed this concept on a urban "storm water drain" seasonal water course now. So by simply pushing in the cuttings to a depth of 150mm...

The almost bare block of 10 acres has been developed along permaculture lines to create a learning environment for people wanting to know more about self sufficiency. There are opportunities for people to observe and help with growing their own food, seed saving, recycling, renewable energy, ener...

When teaching permaculture and garden design on a 10 acre block, it is sometimes hard to engage the urban garden dweller. This is a project to design and build some urban garden rooms which are the size of standard kiwi suburban sections to show people how much food production they can get into ...

With the Alpine Permaculture Schweibenalp, the currently biggest alpine permaculture project in Switzerland, is developing with 20 hectares at 1100 meters altitude.

Full summary of project brief here. Or, there's this...

Food insecurity in Vanuatu is not primarily a case of inadequate volumes of food to feed people. In Vanuatu is more related to what can be termed “hidden hunger”, or deficiencies of vital micronutrients in people’s diets.

Small scale urban design for a client based in Melbourne, Australia

Yesterday I got my parcel from GreenHarvest containing my much awaited Comfrey roots, Queensland Arrowroot corms, and Ginger roots. The Arrowroot corms went into various spots around the garden, and although maybe a bit hap hazard in my planting there is reason to my madness. They went into dif...

"After a lecture of mine, I once heard an architecture student say, "I still don't see why all this has been discussed. Isn't it enough to understand the nature of living structure thoroughly, and try and make life in our buildings? Why do you insist so strongly on the fact that we also need to c...

Rural permaculture project in planning phase.

Fim do inverno no hemisférios Sul: hora de manejar os bambus! Foi o que fizemos na última lua minguante de agosto. Limpar, colher, podar as 21 touceiras de bambus dendrocálamus que temos em Yvy Porã- Santa Catarina, sul do Brasil.

The Vegetable Garden We have had a number of requests for an Open Garden Day recently. We have been able to organise an Open Garden Day with Permaculture Noosa, so that people can come and have a look at the property and what we are doing here.  Tom will take everyone on a tour around the pro...

Grow your own 'Superfood' in One Tiny Pot! We will be sharing the most easiest ways to grow your own superfood, let it be your garden or your balcony, your roof top or just a small window spot, you can grow almost anything with little care and lot of love! Everything start with 'Seeds' ...

Grow your own 'Superfood' in One Tiny Pot! We will be sharing the most easiest ways to grow your own superfood, let it be your garden or your balcony, your roof top or just a small window spot, you can grow almost anything with little care and lot of love! Everything start with 'Seeds...

For anyone who has not heard, WeTheTrees.com launched just over a month ago. It is a crowdfunding platform focused on permaculture, sustainability, and social change. It launched like a rocket, and has been doing exceptionally well since. WeTheTrees Click here to check it out. In ju...