Posted on 2021-12-22 16:36:00+01:00 in blog • Written by Arno Peters • Tagged with experiment
This is a list of experiments Ina and I have been conducting in 2021.
Posted on 2021-10-31 19:37:00+01:00 in contemplation • Written by Arno Peters • Tagged with contemplation, meditation
I recently visited the abby of Val Dieu in Aubel, Belgium. The abby was founded in by Cistercian monks in the beginning of the 13th century. The Cistercian order followed the Rule of Saint Benedict as guidelines for their order. The motto Ora et Labora is associated with these guidelines …
Posted on 2021-09-13 13:57:00+02:00 in recipes • Written by Arno Peters • Tagged with experiment, harvest, recipe, season: fall
This month I made mustard from mustard seeds grown in the Proeftuin. The recipe follows further down the page. But first a bit of botany.
Flowers of Sinapis alba (white mustard) being worked by a bee. Lower on the stem you can see the seed pods developing. As the plant …
Posted on 2021-08-03 15:46:00+02:00 in contemplation • Written by Arno Peters • Tagged with contemplation
Hello, my name is Air Flow. You may also know me as wind, breeze, storm, gale or gust. People also have called me far worse.
I am a child of the heavens and I am powered by the sun. I have two siblings: Water Flow and Lava Flow. There's a …
Posted on 2021-07-20 16:12:00+02:00 in designs • Written by Arno Peters • Tagged with permaculture, life design, social design, design web, facilitation, zettelkasten, dreaming circle, vision, brainstorm, mind map, mental inventory, bullet journaling, year compass, burn rate, 4 questions, Holmgren principles, functions and elements
After the recent completion of his courses in alternative forms of health care, a close friend intends to set up a business offering these types of therapy for clients. I offered my help in creating a design for his practice. I have run my own business for over ten …
Posted on 2021-06-22 21:00:00+02:00 in surveys • Written by Arno Peters • Tagged with permaculture, survey, PASTE, garden design, Eindhoven, season: summer
Starting from 2018-09-01, Ina and I have rented an allotment at an association nearby. This survey lists the different species discovered in June 2021. For comparison, last year ago I did the same thing.
This list is part of the ongoing design for the allotment garden.
Posted on 2021-06-03 18:43:00+02:00 in workshop • Written by Arno Peters • Tagged with workshop, permaculture
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Ik ben Arno Peters en ik wil jullie graag uitnodigen voor mijn Introductieworkshop Permacultuur. Ik houd deze workshop in Voedselbos Eindhoven op zaterdagmiddag …
Posted on 2021-04-21 16:50:00+02:00 in blog • Written by Arno Peters • 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 2021-04-19 14:02:00+02:00 in designs • Written by Arno Peters • 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 2021-04-19 11:22:00+02:00 in tools • Modified on 2024-05-08 11:40:00+02:00 • Written by Arno Peters • Tagged with 9 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.
I wonder...