Earth. That stuff all around us. The skin of our planet, residue of incalcuable eons of rocks, trees, bugs, fungi and a vast array of other living things squishing together to make this medium for life itself.I’ve always thought of it as something we u…
Great talk here by long term Greenpeacer, Rex Weyler. If you have an hour, watch. Interested to know what you thinkGoogle vids don’t seem to link across. But try this link:http://video.google.com.br/videoplay?docid=8161951635313858596&ei=BSt4S8LP…
A frosty morningWe have had a wet winter and at times it has been well below zero but everyt [...]
With years of experience with smoking fish and meat, Rogier Hoogeweg wants to share his hobby with other smoked fish and meat lovers! You can come to our workshop with your own group with min. 10 people. Or you can tell us that you want to join our next workshop. If we pick a date [...]
Knifes “made in the mountains” – Chão Sobral village (Aldeia das Dez, Oliveira do Hospital). Family business. 4 sizes, prices smallest to biggest: 1.80 /2.20 / 2.65 / 3.20 euros Facas “feitas nas montanhas” – aldeia de Chão Sobral (Aldeia das Dez, Oliveira do Hospital). Negócio familiar. 4 tamanhos, preços da pequena para a maior: [...]
Sometimes wonder what’s the point of having a completely independent say-what-I-want site, then never actually use it but to post a few family snaps. Pathetic. So much going on, so many issues, ideas, great thoughts (or fools’ illusions), crises loca…
We are a (yet small) group, singles and couples, between about 25 and 65 years of age. The one thing we have in common is our desire to move to the north of Portugal, in order to set up -and live/work in- an ecological village. We are still in the initial phase and think that [...]
Várzea da Gonçala is 8 hectares of hill and meadowland, in the West Algarve, Portugal which is being actively nurtured to create a productive, balanced, eco-system. We are a collective of like-minded families dedicated to developing the living poyenyial of our small-holding. We will be offering a variety of practical courses and workshops promoting self-sufficient living, based [...]
From 6 to 14 of March, 2010, the official 72 hour Permaculture Design Course will take place in the Várzea da Gonçala, Aljezur, Portugal. The course, taught by Lesley Martin, follows a 72 hour set syllabus and leads to the internationally recognized Permaculture Certificate. The subjects covered include: Ethics and principles; Learning strategies; Pattern in [...]
Applied Mycology Workshop – Production of mushrooms March 27, 2010 Participants will leave this course with the basic tools needed to create their own production of mushrooms at home. Theoretical content – Life cycle of fungi – Aspects of reproduction – Symbiosis and ecological functions – Mycology, ethnomycology and history – Methods and substrates – [...]
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