Introduction Community resilience & permaculture design course

The permaculture principles are not only reminding us how to design lands and communities but also how to react to change and make decisions. We had to postpone our PDC because of COVID-19. However, we will start with a 3-hour permaculture session each afternoon following the topics, knowledge, and structure that would be part of a normal Permaculture Design Course. In addition, we will put our main focus on building abundance/resilience in terms of food production, plant medicine, and social permaculture. We also make it available for everybody in social isolation and start sharing the essence of our daily session with the global community and likeminded friends. Join us on this learning journey starting this Friday, April 3!

Permaculture design: How to support nature in a way to become a thriving ecosystem?

Want to know how to design a garden using the permaculture approach? This article and the video shows how we incorporated a garden and shelter to fulfill our needs in harmony with nature. It gives you an understanding of how we came up with the garden design, featuring the permaculture zoning. It gives you an overview of the different stages we went through to turn a degraded area into a thriving ecosystem full of food for soil and humans.

How to build your house with mud? "The roundhouse" a natural building project at Gaia Ashram

Want to know how to build a tiny house made out of mud-bricks or other natural materials. This article and the video shows all the stages we went through to build our first mud brick house, following the tiny house principles. It is a reflection on the process building a tiny house (40sqm plus outdoor kitchen) within 11 months from March 2018 to January 2019.

How to prepare a garden bed for vegetable growing? 10 steps for healthy soil and a better harvest

Starting the vegetable season with a well-prepared garden bed will support the vegetable growth and reduce your maintenance effort. This article showcases how to prepare a garden bed in 10 steps; no matter if you are a gardener or a small-scale farmer.

food, permacultureLars BlumeNovember 19, 2018Gaia Ashrampermaculture, country life, loving action, nature, gardening, vegetables, gardenstories3, gardenstoriesComment

What is the optimal garden bed to grow vegetables? These 6 beds follow the natural farming & permaculture principles.

The optimal garden bed for your specific framework conditions will help you to increase your vegetable harvest, enrich soil fertility and reduce the amount of maintenance over the years. This article guides you through 5 different ways of creating a garden bed for vegetable growth.

food, permacultureLars BlumeOctober 26, 2018Gaia Ashrampermaculture, country life, loving action, nature, gardening, vegetables, gardenstories1, gardenstory2Comment

How to create an ideal site for growing vegetables?

A well-designed and managed vegetable garden can produce a lot of food, even on a small plot of land. This article explores the 7 key success factors for growing vegetables for temperate and tropical climate and gives recommendations how to manage each factor.

food, permacultureLars BlumeOctober 18, 2018Gaia Ashrampermaculture, country life, loving action, nature, gardening, vegetables, gardenstory1Comment

1,000sqm Permaculture Design example in temperate climate

Permaculture in Hannover, Germany. Permaculture design example of a 1,000 sqm land in a temperate climate. The results include design, sector analysis, zoning, analysing & connecting components and the first steps of implementation.

Permaculture design in northern Germany

Permaculture in Hannover, Germany. Design practice of a 1,000 sqm small-scale land in a temperate climate. Learn about the challenges of slopes and narrow properties and see if a tropical Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) valid in a temperate climate.