by Inês Paler | Sep 18, 2022 | Permaculture
Here is a list of the nitrogen fixing plants we have in our garden. They are present in order, according to the following: short herbs, climbers, bushes, trees. Trevo branco anão, Dwarf White Clover, Trifolium repensThis perennial doesn’t grow beyond 10 cm tall,...
by Inês Paler | Jul 18, 2022 | Permaculture
Our squirrel died. Of course, it wasn’t ours. We just lived in his territory. Sharing a space, not coming too close. Yesterday, we were, for the first time, a meter away. He was laying quietly on the ground, breathing slowly. Alone, barely moving, still...
by Petru Paler | Jun 23, 2022 | Homestead, Permaculture
A high resolution, up to date aerial image of the land is very useful for designing, implementing, and maintaining a permaculture system. That’s even more so when using a GIS system, since the image will be the base layer for your project most of the time.Freely...
by Petru Paler | Jun 16, 2022 | Homestead, Permaculture
Summer is almost here and nature is doing its thing.Flowering: zinnia (left), sunflower (middle), butterfly bush (right)There’s been a whirlwind of work, a lot of it focused on dealing with the wind and watering.Suffering from wind and/or thirst, but hanging on:...
by Inês Paler | May 8, 2022 | Homestead, Permaculture
Just last year, we kicked-off our reforestation project. Creating a food forest takes time. Not just to implement, in terms of hours of labour, but because Nature has its own rhythms. If you plant a fruit tree in the fall, you can’t harvest its fruits the...
by Petru Paler | May 2, 2022 | Homestead, Permaculture
After a year and a half of living here, it feels like the wind never stops. Its temperature and intensity vary, but most of the time there is a noticeable breeze. And now, we’re learning a new lesson: many of the young trees don’t like it.March and April...
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