Permaculture is a methodology to design sustainable projects. It is based on nature observations and takes into account site characteristics and specific requirements of all stakeholders. The ethics behind permaculture are Earth care, People care and Fair share. It aims at building solutions that don´t deplete but regenerate and improve the existing conditions, creating an… Continue reading What is Permaculture?
A huge rock formation in the distance. As we get closer it resembles the face of an elephant, looking over the savannah. This beautiful and harsh environment has sculpted its inhabitants, both the living and the unanimated. The plants are armed with thorns, trying to protect the tiny leaves against hungry mouths. Aloe plants, designed… Continue reading Laikipia
I never wanted to do a Permaculture Design Course. I didn´t think I could benefit from it (way too basic for my experienced self, haha), and was suspicious of it being a snowball-system, luring people into expensive 2 weeks blabla-trainings. But the Permaculture Design Certificate is the entry ticket into the world of professional Permaculture.… Continue reading Permaculture Design Course
My last job did it. Pushed me beyond the limit of tolerance and suffering, questioning the reason why I was doing this, making me feel to be wasting my time and that of the involved people. I don´t say that this project had been particularly bad. Actually I have seen much worse. Like the one… Continue reading Bye Bye, White Elephants
What I like about Permaculture is the thoroughness. It took me a while to understand. That it is more than a new approach to organic gardening or organic farming. In fact, gardening or farming is just a tiny part of it, the food a byproduct of taking care. Taking care of the earth, taking care… Continue reading What I like about Permaculture
It´s almost 30 years ago since I first heard about permaculture. I was in my first year of agronomy studies, and found the permaculture concept interesting but confusing and certainly not profitable enough to be taken as a serious idea for professional food production. I forgot about it. For many years, which took me through… Continue reading Dormant seed
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