by Petru Paler | Dec 6, 2021 | Permaculture
Wildfires are unfortunately a common occurrence in Portugal. They have caused massive damage to life and property, and the underlying causes are as interesting as they are upsetting. When we moved here the risk seemed too small to worry about given that: We’re...
by Petru Paler | Nov 13, 2021 | Family, Homestead
The moving guys left with their truck, having spent a couple days packing and loading everything. We loaded basic necessities and the children in the car, locked the house behind us, and left around 16:00. Inês and I took turns driving and sleeping in the car,...
by Petru Paler | Oct 31, 2021 | Homestead, Permaculture, Tools
When we began working on our permaculture design, I started looking around for suitable software to use. The ideal solution would: significantly help with the work to be done already be in use within the permaculture community, indicating that it’s working well...
by Petru Paler | Oct 11, 2021 | Homestead, Permaculture
As of last Wednesday the earthworks are done. It took 8 working days for one person driving the excavator, with a bit of help from his team and us. After chopping and smashing all of the eucalyptus, the excavator switched to a normal digging bucket for the rest of the...
by Petru Paler | Aug 6, 2021 | Homestead, Permaculture
Oaks are considered a noble tree in Portugal. Spanning multiple species, they used to be widespread across the country. Nowadays the most common trees are Eucalyptus Globulus and, to a lesser degree, pines. Imported from Australia, eucalyptus is considered an invasive...
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