Posted on wo 21 april 2021 in blog • Tagged with harvest, season: spring
A sample of the species I harvested. From top to bottom and from left to right, starting in the left top corner:
Posted on ma 19 april 2021 in designs • Tagged with permaculture, workshop, survey
I have grouped this information by theme. The subsections detail possible subjects within this theme.
Depending on the subject, these can be taught in workshops and courses ranging from 2 hours to 2x 8 hours.
An appropriate selection of all these workshops can make up a full Permaculture Design Course …
Posted on ma 19 april 2021 in tools • Tagged with ways of observing
The Nine Ways of Observing come from The Earth Path, a book by Starhawk.
I have used this tool in all my designs. I find that good, thoughtful, long observation is key to making good, thoughtful and effective designs.
The nine ways invite me to take a different view. Each …
Posted on wo 24 maart 2021 in blog • Tagged with survey, practical, season: spring, season: summer, season: fall, season: winter
Since Sunday 2017-07-30 I have been involved with gardening at the Proeftuin Meerhoven in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. This is a community garden maintained by volunteers in the neighborhood adjoining ours. We use the space with approval from the local council. In addition to helping with gardening, I learned a lot …
Posted on ma 08 februari 2021 in blog
Below are a number of examples of growing complexity due to available energy surplus. As the available energy inexorably turns down we will be forced to live by the Permaculture principle of Use Slow and Small Solutions.
Car:
Posted on zo 31 januari 2021 in tools • Tagged with flow, practical, survey
Let me shed a little light on how I record, track, and plot various streams across my domain.
I have a git repository that holds my records. I clone this repo across the various machines I use. It contains records pertaining to the flows of: money, energy, water, CO₂ and …
Posted on wo 06 januari 2021 in tools • Tagged with permaculture, toolbox
A toolbox contains a set of useful tools for artisans to use. A carpenter's toolbox has hammers, chisels, planes, etc. A plumber's toolbox has wrenches, nuts, pieces of pipe, etc.
A permaculture designer's toolbox contains tools useful for designing with permaculture. I have documented a few on this site. I …
Posted on do 31 december 2020 in blog
I cannot say for certain when I became aware of Permaculture. There were hints, websites read, questions asked. My partner Ina has been an active participant in researching and proposing activities. She was instrumental in nudging me over a few thresholds. I am very grateful to have her in my …
Posted on ma 19 oktober 2020 in blog • Tagged with experiment, season: summer
This is a list of experiments Ina and I have been conducting during the summer of 2020.
Posted on zo 18 oktober 2020 in tools • Tagged with forms of capital
I got this originally from an article from Appleseed Permaculture on 8 forms of capital from April 2011. I have added energy as the overarching type of capital as it is the basis for all the complexity and beauty we experience daily in our lives. To give you but one …