Farming is the primary source of livelihood for about 58 per cent of India’s population. India is the world’s largest producer of pulses, rice, wheat, spices and is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world. But with he impact of climate change and low incomes, farming communities are quite vulnerable. Over … Read more
In February this year Claude Carter and his wife Andrea Pindan suffered the loss of their temporary mobile home to a tornado. Just three years earlier their previous house had burned to the ground. Now, after three years’ work, they are finally moving into their new earthbag home, which they built themselves. They live in … Read more
Long Live the Palm is an art installation by architect Iwo Borkowicz and designer Ola Korbańska that celebrates the full circle of nature. It is located near a river in the town of Agueda, Portugal. Decaying palm trees were mixed with local soils, which becomes a base for new life to grow. A local gardener helped … Read more
When Myriam Ramsey visited the Permakultur Kalimantan Foundation in Indonesia last January, Frederika and her husband Jayadi were just completing the construction of a café they expected would provide a small amount of money to supplement their permaculture project. They had no idea of the consequences of this Café. Up to this point, their project … Read more
Gitai Architects used rammed earth and stones to build the Landroom observatory in Israel’s Negev desert. Landroom is intended to function both as a shelter from the sun and an observatory at night. It measures just 6 square meters (65 square feet) and has space for only two people. It was built where it is … Read more
There has been a surge in interest in local food, grown using regenerative methods, resulting in more nutrient-dense tasty food that improves the environment in the long-term and this has been a positive outcome of the pandemic. Kate Egan and her partner Tom Carlin farm a total of 9ac in Westmeath, Ireland. “3ac are in … Read more