Aromatic Spiral
posted in: Aromatic spiral, Permaculture
The crushing roller
posted in: Permaculture, The Grand Potager - Lauris
It is used to stop the growth of green manures sown on plots at rest. The action of this roller is to stop the sap flow of plants and leave a mulch on the ground. The cutting blades break the … Read More
Bec Hellouin farm in Normandy – France
posted in: Permaculture
Bec Hellouin farm is certainely the example of permaculture most often mentioned in France. Located in Haute-Normandie, this farm was launched by Charles Hervé-Gruyer, writer and navigator, and his wife Perrine, international jurist. Without training or previous professional experience in … Read More
La Campagnole
posted in: Permaculture, The Grand Potager - Lauris
La Campagnole is a tool created by La Fabriculture, a workshop of handcrafted tools based in the south of France. (http://www.lafabriculture.fr). It is inspired by “the grelinette”, a basic tool of permaculture, a spade with about ten teeth, up to … Read More
Video, Ferme du Bec Hellouin
posted in: Permaculture
Ferme du Bec Hellouin is undoubtedly the example of permaculture most often cited in France. Located in Haute-Normandie, this farm was launched by Charles Hervé-Gruyer, writer and navigator, and his wife Perrine, international jurist. Without training or previous professional experience … Read More
Feeding 370 children with permaculture garden in Swaziland
posted in: Permaculture, Swaziland, Vegetables as nutritional support
Since 2012, Designing Hope develops permaculture garden in Southern Africa, to help population becoming self sufficient. This video presents a garden in the isolated village of Bulembu, hosting an orphanage. This garden, developed by a team of 6 women trained … Read More
Comic book
posted in: Permaculture, Rubric South Africa
Designing Hope’s comic about permaculture techniques is now used by Roosboom’s team to teach the children basics about permaculture and agroecology. Related links : Comic book
A comic explaining basics of Permacuture.
Designing Hope has produced, with the support of The Ivory Foundation, an illustrated brochure presenting the techniques of permaculture. This document addresses several topics, the creation of raised beds, crops rotation, crops associations, with a focus on milpa, compost… This … Read More
Preparing new raised beds
posted in: Permaculture, Raised garden beds, Rubric South Africa
The children of Roosboom work together and create new raised beds.
Milpa
posted in: Companion planting, Permaculture, Rubric South Africa
Children from Roosboom showing their milpa plot, combining maize, squash and beans.