getting manure in the soil with our own 2 hands this piece of land is a terrace, that varies 3 to 6 metres wide, located on a steep slope. the manure came from the sheep shed and was brought there, as small loads, on the owners back, there is no access for machines... more pictures at http...

Fotos do evento anterior: https://picasaweb.google.com/joaovox/RitmosDaSerra11Junho2011SÁBADOPrograma(Princípios de Permacultura explicados durante os seguintes temas)Da parte da Manhã, a começar às 8h30.Ritmos da Agricultura:Práticas agrícolas e árvores úteis“Retribuir o excedente”: Os socalcos ...

When Condor/Eagle Chapter decided to begin a Demonstration Site at Iggy Garcia's, the first thing that came to the student's minds was that there was too much shade to do anything.  On closer examination and observation, however, we discovered that plenty of light was making it to the ground to g...

At Shepherd's House, the problem quickly made itself clear.  The old farmhouse had been buit at the base of a hill and the runoff from the rain was running right into the cellar.  The foundation was showing signs that could turn into real structural problems if nothing was done. The obvious solu...

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I heard about the Hillbrook Sustainability Day through the Permablitz network. It sounded like a great platform to make connections with the community, even though it was outside of our ideal promotional area. It was hectic leading up to the day as I wanted to present the second prototype of our...

Wicking beds are a unique and increasingly popular way to grow vegetables. They are self-contained raised beds with built-in reservoirs that supply water from the bottom up - changing how, and how much, you water your beds. In this article, we'll talk about how wicking beds work and why w...

"The Backyard" is a 110 acre Permaculture Project in Northern California. It is being designed as an eco village type educational center.

Condor/Eagle Chapter in Columbus began a Food Forest project last month, kicking things off with a PDC Introduction Workshop followed by a demonstration of Berm and Swale systems, including the use of Key Line. As a result of the project, a new Farmer's Market and CSA has sprung up in Old Town C...

Nemenhah Youth Chapter in Bowling Green, OH has begun their demonstration Food Forest at King's Kids School.  Zone one is nearly complete with kitchen gardens designed to reduce the cost of the King' Kids Minsitry.  The Nuzums have had as many as thirty children (most are handicapped or come from...

"If you want to change the world, start at your back doorstep" said Permaculture's Bill Mollison. John and his big sister Cecilia   Here is the story of how John and Laura turned a shady dirt-patch into a little jewel-box organic garden. 1. Start by Subtractio...

Last summer, when Joel Salatin was at our farm, we asked him a question or two. The first one was: what’s your advice for young-uns who want to farm but don’t want to get into debt? You see, at Milkwood Farm we’re very committed to positive balances. Positive natural balances, and posi...

This is the way we at Monte Aton address the issue of converting a problem into an oportunity. The oveall system mimics the Jenkins's system depectied in his Humanure book. The system is composed of a bucket sized 42 cm high, 46 cm wide (top) and is self-supported. This buckets suppport almost...

Permaculture multi-purpose community located in Central Texas.

Six acre residential. Water management, food forest, gardening, additional housing and demonstration area.

Here are some Pictures from the last two years of our project. Hopefully you can get a sense of what the property was like before transformation covered in asphalt and gravel. Now you can see it is full of life,the soil has responded to our rehabilitation techniqies we're catching and storing wat...

The Permaculture Neighborhood Center, PNC is a 1/3 acre lot, transformed from an asphalt parking lot to a budding Food Forest/Permaculture Education center/co-housing community in 2 years!