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Permaculture design: How to support nature in a way to become a thriving ecosystem?

Want to know how to design a garden using the permaculture approach? This article and the video shows how we incorporated a garden and shelter to fulfill our needs in harmony with nature. It gives you an understanding of how we came up with the garden design, featuring the permaculture zoning. It gives you an overview of the different stages we went through to turn a degraded area into a thriving ecosystem full of food for soil and humans.

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How to build your house with mud? "The roundhouse" a natural building project at Gaia Ashram

Want to know how to build a tiny house made out of mud-bricks or other natural materials. This article and the video shows all the stages we went through to build our first mud brick house, following the tiny house principles. It is a reflection on the process building a tiny house (40sqm plus outdoor kitchen) within 11 months from March 2018 to January 2019.

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What is Permaculture? An introduction to holistic system design

What is permaculture and how does it interact with gardening or natural farming and where it is actually coming from? One of the questions that are essential to figuring out if permaculture is the right design methodology for you. This article gives you a first impression about permaculture, the history and also current trends and future development of the movement.

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How to nourish your soil using the recycling power of worm composting? 5 steps to set up your worm farm

Worm composting or vermicomposting is a great way to reuse your vegetable scrubs. Worms are eating your kitchen waste and turn it into vermicompost that is rich in nutrients and full of microorganisms. This super compost helps you to create and maintain healthy soil, give nutrients back and support your vegetable production. This article covers the main benefits of worm composting and how to set up a worm farm in an easy way.

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