Posted on vr 05 mei 2023 in tools • Gewijzigd op 08 mei 2024 • Tagged with thinking in patterns
Below is a list of patterns found in nature. Every pattern is a response to a specific challenge.
Posted on vr 05 mei 2023 in tools • Tagged with mental inventory, bullet journaling
I first came across the mental inventory when I started using the Bullet Journal method.
Find the original explanation here.
Posted on vr 05 mei 2023 in surveys • Tagged with permaculture, survey, community, location design
I'm collecting information for a design on location. This to validate our current choice of location and / or to find another place that is more suitable to our wants and needs.
Estimation of monetary needs for a community of size n. Expenses …
Posted on wo 03 mei 2023 in blog • Tagged with soap, experiment, recipe
We made a shampoo bar / soap for washing our hair. We did this for the first time in 2021 and after we had used up the first batch, we made a second batch in 2022.
We took every precaution to do this safely. Please familiarize yourself with the process before …
Posted on vr 20 januari 2023 in blog • Tagged with experiment, season: winter
I was looking for a way to create insulated insoles. I considered covering a piece of plastic with felt. As I looked around at what I had laying around to use as a felting template, I considered radiator foil.
The foil is made of a layer of foam and a …
Posted on wo 04 januari 2023 in blog • Tagged with survey, practical, season: spring, season: summer, season: fall, season: winter
Since mid 2017 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. The harvest from this garden has supplemented our lunches and …
Posted on di 13 december 2022 in tools • Gewijzigd op 13 september 2023 • Tagged with web of goals
Web of Goals is a technique proposed by Jacob Lund Fisker. It tries to map out a set of goals in a holistic way. Because for every goal we choose, there are consequences - positive and negative. In permaculture the attitudinal principle Everything gardens expresses this same sentiment.
A module groups …
Posted on di 13 december 2022 in blog • Tagged with experiment
This is a list of experiments Ina and I have been conducting in 2022.
My understanding of Ikigai has changed from my initial contact with the concept. I recently came across two articles by Dave Pollard that explain his take. I resonated with his views more than I did with other explanations. Below is Dave's synopsis. I highly recommend reading the articles linked for …
Posted on wo 16 november 2022 in blog
Two weeks ago I finally managed to complete the felted slippers we started almost four years ago at the Permacultuur Festival (2019) in Belgium. Even though they came out a bit rough, they are quite comfortable to wear. We found them to work exceptionally well in plastic clogs.
Yesterday I …