COUPLE MIXT ( BELGIUM / ROMANIA) INSTALLED IN A FARM  ISOLATED 8HA IN NORTHERN ROMANIA, IN A WOODED AND GRAZED VALLEY: FORESTS, PASTURES, ORCHARDS PERMACULTURAL PROJECT. HAVE ORGANIZED THE FIRST P.D.C IN ROMANIA WITH STEVE  READ AND PASCAL DEPIENNE (FRANCE) ACCOMODATION : LODGING 2...

Sustainability is the great issue and challenge facing all countries of the world, more especially those like the UK that rely on imported goods and energies for their survival. This issue of sustainability is also closely linked with global warming and climate change. UK governments need to t...

MUXBEARE ORCHARD is a 4-acre mixed site of pasture and orchard with and existing small single storey built barn. The agricultural barn has clay tiles roof; this has now been restored.

I just did a full day and a half day removing lantana using hand tools, my machete and my hook. I have not done a full 8hours of macheting in a long time half days yes but not a full one and to add to that another half. Covered a few acres of sparse lantana and a few small patches.

This is my hand tool collection from over the last 17years it would be bigger but i have given some stuff to some of my young padwongs along the way.

I asked a friend, who has a degree in forestry to help me to cut the 6m tall maple trees that have grown out of the hedge in the back garden without damaging to many other trees and  shrubs. Trees always turn out to be longer onthe ground then you thought when they were still standing. Wonderfull...

In 2010 with Steve Read and since 2011 with Pascal Depienne, we organize in Malin'hermitage a P.D.C. Malin is a little village, situated 10 km South of Beclean, between the Cluj and Bistrita-Nasaud districts, in the North of Transylvania which is located in the North-West part of Romania.  I...

The vision of its founders, Yorit and Aviram Rozin, is to transform 70 acres of severely eroded, arid land on the outskirts of Auroville. In a spirit of human unity, their aim is to introduce a growing number of people to sustainable living and veganism. Our energy and resources are focused on t...

This project is ongoing, changing and growing. Before the project began, the landscape was parched and dry with very few plants. Each year I carve out another section to plant more trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. All of the plants are useful and have multiple functions. Almost all are...

A major element of the diploma with Richard is that the students are supporting each other through forums, support guilds and keeping our portfolios live accessable to each other. Having the projects online hopefully can help and inspire others (open source stylee), and keep learning free and ful...

All of Tamara's blogs of the Planetary Permacuture Pilgrimage are here - you'll need to press older blogs at the bottom to see the very early ones! http://tamaraandduckyhaveadventures.blogspot.com you can click on Planetary Permacuture Pilgrimage on the side and see only the PPP blogs!!

It's quite a straight forward job, I have designed several projects but this is a novel one. It's is a straight forward brief, but rather than designing a system, is more about tweeking an existing design rather than starting a whole new one. The client is known to me as is the site. It consist...

Food security through biodiversity Advanced Permaculture Design Course;  Agroforestry and Systems Design on the Permaculture Farm Maya Mountain Research Farm Belize, Central America   March 4-10, 2012  Contact Christopher Nesbitt [email protected] for info or an application.  h...

 7th Annual Pernaculture Design Course February 21st through  March 4th, 2012 Place: Maya Mountain Research Farm San Pedro Columbia, BELIZE   Instructors: Albert Bates, Andrew Leslie Phillips, Ciff Davis, Christopher Nesbitt & local guest instructors. Cost:USD1250/Belize$2500 includes ...

Over the last year we have spent an average of $20 per month on electricity (this includes the line charge) and a total of $20 on rubbish fees. I am calling it 20/20 hindsight. Find out more at: http://www.ecothriftydoup.blogspot.com/

More informations can be found in portuguese on the page: http://permaculturaportugal.ning.com/events/introdu-o-permacultura-na-aldeia-das-amoreiras The program includes visits to real life design models used by the Amoreiras villagers.  

a farm, which, with diversity and development modelled upon permaculture principles, can demonstrate economic viability for its owners, and serve as a teaching and learning experience for its owners, visitors, clients, neighbours and friends

Conversion of family farm to organic-permaculture, with particular interest in removal of reliance on oil inputs.