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” The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness an benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends generously the products of its life and activity; it offers protection to all beings” – Buddhist Sutra We started the day speaking about THE SUBJECT of Permaculture: PATTERNS. These are repeated shapes or forms that [...]
” Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads” Today we began the day talking about climate and microclimates. Climate is the patterns of the weather in a particular area across time, with our designs we want to minimize the climate extremes to reduce or avoid climatic disasters, especially in an age [...]
“To treat life as less than a miracle is to give up on it” Thomas Berry Today we began talking about Design Methods and what to look for on a plot of land. First we look for things that affect the property from the out side, for example the water, the sun, climate, wildlife, bureaucracy, [...]
”What Permaculturalists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet” ~Dr. David Suzuki ~ Today after two and a half month living and working in Valldaura the PDC with Rosemary Morrow and Alfred Decker has began. We begin with a get to know each other game to create [...]