Design
-
Compost Power Hot Shower Report, Ethiopia
We recently submitted a short report on our hot-fast-composting system, which gave some detail on the theory and practice of…
Read More » -
Earthships & Permaculture: A Potent Tag-Team
I’ve recently been doing research on Earthships after being formally introduced to them while talking to my friend Paul "Ringo"…
Read More » -
Kids Move to the Country – Part II
Pit-falls, projects and laughs from our Permaculture journey “Andrew, I need to talk to you about something,” I’ve sought out…
Read More » -
Saudi Arabian Philippines (with Tropical Desert Possibilities) – Discovering the Cultural Edges
A Filipino garden — in Saudi Arabia! Working in Saudi Arabia on a large project, in this case the Al-Baydha…
Read More » -
The Truth About Trees
by Julia Mitchell When one thinks of trees and the benefit they have for us as humans, the obvious comes…
Read More » -
Ground 56%
The government has abandoned its sustainable homes policy – by redefining zero. by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and environmental…
Read More » -
Constructing a Fishpond Dam
The spillway that sets the height of the water and allows for passive discharge of surplus water during large rainfall…
Read More » -
Gabions: Water Soaks in the Desert
Gabions are one of the crucial feature elements of dry land landscape water harvesting design. A gabion is a leaky…
Read More » -
City Kids Move to the Country – Part I
Pit-falls, projects and laughs from our Permaculture journey “How does a tree make a mango? I’ve never thought about it…
Read More » -
Permaculture in Mecca
Geoff Lawton reports from a consultation trip to what will become the Al Bayda Project, Saudi Arabia The Al Bayda…
Read More » -
Jordan Valley Permaculture Project – November 2010 Update
The Jordan Valley Permaculture Project (aka ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’) in Al Jawaseri in the Dead Sea Valley…
Read More » -
Piped Swale Crossings
Permaculture is a connecting system between disciplines and elements in a matrix of design, and swales are a mainframe element.…
Read More »