by Inês Paler | Jan 15, 2022 | Family, Homeschooling
I am a little excited. This afternoon, a mother with her two kids is coming to visit. We haven’t met before, but wanted to meet other families and children to befriend our own.This must be somewhat similar to what blind dates feel like. Some signals indicate...
by Inês Paler | Jan 3, 2022 | Permaculture
As part of our fire protection strategy, we have plenty of succulents in our site. While they don’t prevent a fire and should not be used as an insurance against fire, we use it as an additional tool in a vast toolkit to minimize the fire hazard. Looking for...
by Inês Paler | Jan 3, 2022 | Homestead, Permaculture
No início do nosso projeto de Permacultura, plantámos cerca de mil árvores e arbustos. Para quem esteja a pensar fazer algo semelhante, mesmo que seja apenas uma mão-cheia de árvores, partilhamos o procedimento que seguimos: Materiais Serão necessários os seguintes...
by Inês Paler | Dez 13, 2021 | Homestead, Permaculture
The Importance of Observation In Permaculture, few things seem to take as high a priority has observation. In fact, it is the first of the twelve Permaculture principles: “Observe and Interact”. The idea is that Nature is our teacher, and by carefully looking at how...
by Inês Paler | Nov 16, 2021 | Family, Homestead
It has been a year since we moved here, which is very confusing. Because it was so intense, it feels like we just moved here, and we are just starting to get a sense of our whereabouts. At the same time, because so much has happened, it seems like many years have...
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