We held our January monthly lectures on patterns. A lot of patterns can be found in the local traditions here, and are still practised by natural farmers. Everyone has their unique patterns for farming but follow some general ones. More on some of these hopefully in th...

Dear friends of Sadhana Forest, On Friday December 30, Cyclone Thane hit the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry with heavy rains and wind speeds of up to 135 kph (83 mph) and tidal surges of up to 1.5 meters (5 feet). The cyclone hit the whole coast from Chennai down to Karaikal. Our d...

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When we were doing our cheese making course back in 2010, Elisabeth Fekonia gave us some kefir grains to take home.  So we’ve been using these friendly microorganisms and yeasts to help balance our inner ecosystem and supply complete protein, essential minerals and vitamins B12, B1 and C. It is a...

Over the course of the next year, infrastructure will be erected, community and teaching spaces will be established and a traditional corn and rice farm will undergo a dramatic metamorphosis. The work here has already begun... and I’d like to take you along for the ride! We arrived on site on a ...

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We got there the 1st of December: we found the land like (the fist four images). We started to dig the infiltration swale (photo 6), set the place for the lombricompost (photo 7), and made some terraces (photo 8,15). I am posting the photo (photo Nr 5) of the sketch I was doing for the land. Th...

Read the original study here (pdf). Ionized air molecules make up more than a very small percentage of the atmosphere.However, despite their small numbers, these molecules play a profound role in maintaining the health of the atmosphere by removing particulate and chemical pollutants. In the ind...

We are assembly of environmental scientists, designers, artists, educators, and organizers working together since 2008 to spread the ideas of Permaculture in Northeast Ohio and beyond. Our vision is to provide you the tools to put cutting-edge ecological philosophy into practice and inspire you t...

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Chapter 7   The design task is to make positive change to a complex adaptive system. The set of interactions in which we find ourselves is the most complex adaptive system that we know.   There is currently a controversy among permaculture practitioners about the propriety of includi...

Scagnello Permaculture Design Course The Rainbow Tree, Scagnello, Piedmont, Italy (72 hours over ten days) 19th - 28th May 2012 Tutors: Aranya with Pietro Zucchetti and Ezio Gori This course will be taught in English, with some translation a...

A Wetlands Restoration may sound unusual for a Permaculture Project, it is. But if we are to regreen our civilisation, Permaculture people need to fully engage with the areas of business, government and sustainable economic development. This is one of my community projects to do just that. In r...

Upon returning to Australia last July I decided to return to university studies (Master of Environmental Management) and concentrate on developing my own property.  Hopefully we can create a demonstration site here over the next few years. I had already put in swales and built some gardens befor...

8 acre property at Mt. Nathan (Gold Coast hinterland).

During my 2 PDC, one statment I often heard was: "Improve your soil". Indeed, the soil is where your plants grow, where water is retained, and where the micro-organisms develop. There are many simple techniques to improve a soil, and one of them is using worm compost. "worm compost can hold 4 t...

I have just returned from 3 weeks in Datam. Spent much of this time continuing soil making, meeting local authorities who might help us and getting buildings ready for roofing A major job is the courtyard and associated stormwater control. This is being held over until the roofs are on as it wou...

I have just returned from 3 weeks in India. Spent much of this time continuing with soil making, meeting local authorities who might help us and getting buildings ready for roofing. A major job is the courtyard and associated stormwater control. This is being held over until the rofs are on as i...