Tag: permaculture

Is This Costa Rican Greenhouse The Answer To Sustainable Food?

Is This Costa Rican Greenhouse The Answer To Sustainable Food?

A team of real estate developers, farmers, preppers, and engineers, just created one of the most interesting food security solutions the market has seen in a long time. And what’s more interesting, is that it could be coming soon to… 0 Shares | | Posted in Aquaponics, Backyard Chickens, Farming, Food, GMOs
Building Better Soil with Woodchips

Building Better Soil with Woodchips

When I came to Florida 4 months ago to start Laulima Farm, I did not realize just how little soil there was. I started my garden and planted some seeds and they sprouted, did nothing, and died a few days… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Gardening
Rule of thumb to Herbal Extracts and Tinctures

Rule of thumb to Herbal Extracts and Tinctures

Rule of thumb to Herbal Extracts and Tinctures! Herbal tinctures or extracts are highly concentrated, freshly chosen herbs, purified in a liquid form only to bring forth aged strengths prepared to rectify.  Owning great accessibility; refrigeration isn’t necessary, both can… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Food, Health, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Personal Care
Surviving Earth and the Sixth Mass Extinction

Surviving Earth and the Sixth Mass Extinction

The latest report by the Gerardo Ceballos from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and and Paul R. Ehrlich from Stanford University et al, which came out late last week outlines modern humans are now responsible for accelerated species loss.… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment, Liberty, News
Grey water grease trap

Grey water grease trap

Slightly downhill and about 20 metres away from the sink at our student space (which is now our main eating area), our wonderful long term volunteer Dani implemented a worm farm grease trap design.     Tom got a black… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment
August update, Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast

August update, Permaculture Research Institute Sunshine Coast

The Earthworks course initiated the first week of August. As we were not undertaking a major Earthworks project on the property, everyone had a look at works already done on the property and a dam being dug elsewhere. Contour and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment