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 …

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:

• 1800s: engine, brakes, frame, wheels, steering wheel;
• 2020s: as above but with …

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 …

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 …

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 …

This is a list of experiments Ina and I have been conducting during the summer of 2020.

• deepen experience with baking bread with sourdough starter
  • different types of flour
• ferments
  • using sourdough starter for things other than bread
• drying
  • nettle
  • mint
  • leaves of horseradish (blad mierik)
• growing seedlings
• growing cutlings …

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 …

Here are some of my presentations on baking bread and using a sourdough starter.

• Introduction to Bread Making
• Bread Making - Step by Step

I have kept a record of the steps I take in making bread. Below is a table that shows the times for one such sessions. The introduction …

I use the following basic recipe for all my breads:

• 200g sourdough starter
• 700g whole meal flower
• 550g warm water
• salt to taste
• linseeds / sesame seeds / sunflower seeds to taste

On this site I have dedicated a few articles to making bread. Peruse them at your leasure:

• Lessons learned baking …

Here is a presentation with an introduction to fermentation.

• Introduction to Fermentation