I found a nice article about how Permaculture is taking root in India. “Australian-Indian couple Rosie Harding and Peter Fernandes, who run a verdant homestead in what is emerging as Goa’s hippest village, Assagao, aspire to make ‘growing your own food’ the norm in homes across the country. The bucolic charm of their humble stead … Read more
I am posting this mainly because I like the photo. It shows a Permaculture Design class assembled on top of a lovely cob building. This was illustrating an article about 5 reasons why you should take environmental studies.
The Sustainable Life School gave me a heads up about this ambitious earthbag project happening in Australia. You can see even more photos and commentary at www.instagram.com.
www.capeandislands.org has a nice article about forest gardening and restoration agriculture, specifically on the US East Coast, but it is pertinent to anywhere. There are many reasons to consider this approach to providing edible produce, as it can generate high yields while restoring the land, with little input over time.
Sangeeta Waldron wrote this for India CSR Network: India’s farming community is vital to the country’s economy and is the primary source of livelihood for about 58 per cent of the population. It is why India is the world’s largest producer of pulses, rice, wheat, spices and why it is the second largest producer of … Read more
In 2018 Builders Without Borders and the Kevin Rohan Memorial Eco Foundation built the first straw bale house in Nepal. They collected loose straw and compacted it into bales using a steel mold and a farm jack.The bales were placed on a cemented stone foundation.Then the bales were held in place with external bamboo pins.A … Read more