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Mowed the entire comfrey patch.
Mowed the entire comfrey patch.The plan was to just mow between the rows but it was overgrown and quite a few comfreys were flowering already.It's all mowed now, hopefully the comfrey can outrun the grass and weeds 🤷♂️
Cleaned the south end of one of the hugelmounds.
Cleaned the south end of one of the hugelmounds.It's a nice potential spot for a seating place.
Cleaning access paths.
Cleaning access paths.As is customary by now, accidentally cut into an irrigation tube (hi David!)
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QGIS and permaculture
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...
A fast-moving mess
It is happening. Hundreds of trees coming, needing immediate attention, a place to be planted on, water, amendments, mulch, light, care. We had been waiting for this moment for a long time and for the past few days we, the family and 5 men full time, have been...
Bem-vindas a casa, plantas
O grande momento chegou e começámos a plantar algumas árvores. É muito emocionante pôr as mãos na terra, cheirar as plantas, e sentir que estamos a remendar algo que está rasgado no nosso mundo. A criação de um projeto Permacultura na Alo Land nasceu de uma semente...
Earthworks completed
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...
Kick-off reforestation
Today it was the kick-off of the reforestation. Or should I say deforestation? Oddly enough, the first step of making this a fertile land is to remove most of the trees, which are eucalyptus. They are a fire hazard, drinking all the water and preventing other trees...
Sementes de felicidade
Regenerar 10.000m2 de solo não é fácil, mas é muito estimulante. Entre um casal e duas crianças pequenas, 0 design de Permacultura para este espaço vai crescendo, pouco a pouco. Temos as próximas semanas para implementar a primeira fase: preparar o solo, as valas de...
Projeto de Reflorestação
Fase 1: Preparação do solo Floresta: eucaliptos, com tojo, silvas e alguns pinheiros Introdução Este projeto visa regenerar o solo e criar uma floresta produtiva, com benefícios claros para o solo, flora e fauna locais. Nesta fase, vamos concentrar-nos em preparar o...
Autumn is coming
October is gearing up to be a big month for our plot. We will be doing all the necessary earthworks, install swales and lakes, and plant a lot. We are also going to be some home improvements, so we have an efficient way of keeping the house warm throughout the winter...
Free the oaks
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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