by Petru Paler | Jan 4, 2024 | Homestead, Permaculture
He was walking slower than usual. His face was as serious and dignified as always, though a little puzzled. Not bad after losing so much blood and landing a backflip fall from three times his height. I caught him again and put him back in the cone, this time holding...
by Petru Paler | Dec 14, 2023 | Homestead, Permaculture
Having scaled up our duck and geese flock this year, we’ve had to figure out how to provide them with the fresh pasture they need while at the same time regenerating the soil instead of depleting it. We read a lot about rotational grazing and holistic...
by Inês Paler | Dec 7, 2023 | Permaculture, Services
Our ducks have been a delightful surprise this year, laying eggs with gusto long before the arrival of spring. We’ve been thrilled to enjoy their fresh, flavourful eggs on a regular basis, but our flock has grown so large that we’ve found ourselves with...
by Inês Paler | Apr 21, 2023 | Homestead, Permaculture
It’s been an exciting week at our permaculture homestead here in Portugal! We’ve accomplished several achievements that have made a real difference on the farm.First up, we built another bird coop! We’ve been wanting to keep some additional birds and...
by Petru Paler | Jan 1, 2023 | Permaculture, Tools
Writing a long form post takes time, so many things just don’t get written about here. Taking a photo is easy, but posting it here was not. To reconcile this, we started posting as @alo.on.the.land on Instagram since their app makes it very easy.As of today, the...
by Petru Paler | Nov 22, 2022 | Permaculture, Tools
As the map from the GIS project started to take shape, we wanted to take it outside with us. Many things only get noticed when standing in the garden and looking around.Because we were in a hurry, we started with printing paper maps: lines of trees and their relative...
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