Charrette is a new word for me. It means a detailed design session. I hosted a charrette in my mother's home which is a short walk from my own property. My large and loving family is fully engaged and supportive of the efforts. As the owner of a 30 acre parcel of farm land (some field and some ...

The Methodology of Tree Planting Community Projects, Food Forests, Food Plants - Perennial, Nurseries & Propogation, Plant Systems, Trees, Water Harvesting — by Nick Huggins November 20, 2010   A footnote on the progress of the Southern Beaches Community Garden at Tugun in south east Que...

Our daughter Kelly "unexpectedly" took her PDC in 2008 with Geoff Lawton and Bill Mollison at the age of eleven. In the beginning I don't believe she realized the importance of what she had accomplished. Now it makes us proud as parents to see that she is sharing her knowledge by writing permacul...

Kamiah Permaculture has been starting the year off right with three presentations held in the local area so far and more scheduled, all of which are based around permaculture and related projects.  This has opened up discussions and networking with the local community, including the possibility o...

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Veduna Centre for Sustainable Living

Alderleaf Wilderness College's campus is a 15 acre farm that has been implementing an intensive permaculture design plan since 2008. The site includes fish ponds, food forests, chickens, dairy sheep, superadobe earthbag root cellar, homes, cabins, and classrooms.

You can view our 2011 courses at: http://www.wildernesscollege.com/alderleaf-calendar.html

Lots to do at Kamiah Permaculture, if only the weather would cooperate! As I write this it is snowing outside. Before that it seemed like Spring was just around the corner and now record cold temperatures are expected this week. There is wood to be cut for the small greehouse project. We are expa...

Our 44 acre farm has about 25 acres of pasture and an additional 8 acres that could also be utilized for grazing or hay production. Before we came here, everything but the 8 acre field was overgrazed annually by 25 head of cattle for at least 12 years. The 8 acre field planted in intermediate whe...

These are some of the varietes which have been found in local farmers markets or in villages where these fruits are still a part of the local's diet and income. These are photos taken during the research for the Fruit Heritage Project.

Of the several thousand Members of the Nemenhah Band, most live in urban or suburban environments.  Relatively few live in rural settings or have farm holdings.  Our projects, therefore, do not consider large-scale food production.  We don't have the space, nor the inclination.  We leave that to ...

Please go to www.permaculturemaldives.blogspot.com for the weekly updates of my Permaculture work and living experiences in the Maldives for Soneva Fushi a 5 star Eco Resort working towards a carbon free future.

We intend to leave five of our ten acres completely in wilderness forest.  One thing that struck me about the Oak and Hickory forest is that, for ever acre of second growth you have there will be .8 cords of limbs and branches that fall each year.  This windfall is surplus energy and can be utili...

This week was an incredible learning experience with an incredibly knowledgeable and motivating teacher, Rosemary Morrow. Not only did it provide a structure for how to teach the 72hr PDC curriculum, but also gave a great insight into a wide range of both teaching and learning styles, working...