Transform your food waste into fertilizer for your garden at home. Use two buckets, shade cloth, manure, and your food scraps. This reduces landfill waste and promotes healthy plant growth. Give it a try! 🌱 #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #diy #sustainableliving #composting #wormfarm #compostworms #reducewaste #zerowaste #organicgardening #homegarden #growyourown
Join Geoff as he introduces you to the incredible Cassava (Manihot esculenta), a staple in many tropical regions. #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #cassava #manihotesculenta #growyourown #garden #gardening #foodgardens #permaculturelife #sustainableliving #maincrop #zaytunafarm
Join Geoff and his son, @danial.lawton, as they share the secrets behind the latest project at Zaytuna Farm – a wildlife swimming pool! Constructed with natural materials, this pool will not only serve as a water feature but also foster a thriving ecosystem 🌿 #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #zaytunafarm #wildlifepool #wildlifepond #naturalswimmingpool #wildlife #ecosystem #permaculturedesign #sustainabledesign #sustainableliving #greenliving #waterconservation #nature #permaculturelife
Chop and Drop Timing 🌱 Find out the best times to chop and drop trees in tropical, temperate, and arid regions, and why the precipitation exceeds the evaporation rule is crucial. This clip is from one of Geoff’s weekly Q&A sessions in the Online Permaculture Design Course. Enrollments for 2024 are open until the end of July! Click the link in our bio or visit discoverpermaculture.com for more info. Use code “INSTA150” for a $150 tuition discount. Helpful Definitions: ✏️ Chop-and-Drop: Regularly cutting support trees and plants, then leaving the prunings on the forest floor to decompose, enrich the soil, and support fungal networks. ✏️ Coppicing: Coppicing is a technique used to harvest wood from certain types of trees. The trees are cut down to stumps at or near ground level, and new shoots are allowed to grow until the wood is at a useful size for harvesting. By choosing and rotating the harvest of trees, we can sustainably source wood for cooking, heating, mulch, and timber without having to fell old-growth or mature forests. ✏️ Pollarding: Similar to coppicing, but involves cutting trees higher up to prevent animal browsing, provide shade when needed, and make it easier to walk around. #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #permaculturedesign #permaculturecourse #permaculturedesigncourse #organicgardening #planthealth #gardening #mulch #pollard #coppice #permaculturegarden #foodforest #chopanddrop #permaculturetip
Meet the newest member of the team – Dusty! 🐕 Dusty is a lively six-week-old Australian Red Cattle Dog, and you can expect to catch glimpses of Dusty in upcoming videos! #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #australiancattledog #redcattledog #cattledogpuppy #puppy #dog #dogs #doglovers
Meet the newest member of the team – Dusty! 🐕 Dusty is a lively six-week-old Australian Red Cattle Dog, and you can expect to catch glimpses of Dusty in upcoming videos! #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #australiancattledog #redcattledog #cattledogpuppy #puppy #dog #dogs #doglovers
Meet the newest member of the team – Dusty! 🐕 Dusty is a lively six-week-old Australian Red Cattle Dog, and you can expect to catch glimpses of Dusty in upcoming videos! #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #australiancattledog #redcattledog #cattledogpuppy #puppy #dog #dogs #doglovers
Meet the newest member of the team – Dusty! 🐕 Dusty is a lively six-week-old Australian Red Cattle Dog, and you can expect to catch glimpses of Dusty in upcoming videos! #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #australiancattledog #redcattledog #cattledogpuppy #puppy #dog #dogs #doglovers
Meet the newest member of the team – Dusty! 🐕 Dusty is a lively six-week-old Australian Red Cattle Dog, and you can expect to catch glimpses of Dusty in upcoming videos! #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #australiancattledog #redcattledog #cattledogpuppy #puppy #dog #dogs #doglovers
The wildlife swimming pool is filling up, surrounded by natural beauty, and features sand beaches, a diving bank, and meticulous stone placement 🌿🏞️🐾 #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #zaytunafarm #wildlifepool #wildlifepond #naturalswimmingpool #wildlife #ecosystem #permaculturedesign #australiancattledog #cattledogpuppy
Ancient agriculture, date palms, small gardens, and permaculture in hot, arid lands 🌵🌿 Follow Discover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton to learn more. #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #agriculture #perennialagriculture #sustainable #sustainability #sustainableagriculture #garden #gardening #ancientagrisculture #drylands #datepalms
This much produce comes in every day at our partner project, The Permaculture Research Institute Hungary (https://pdc.permaculture.hu) 🌱🥒🥦🍅 #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #sustainableliving #organicfarming #dailyharvest #permaculturehungary #growyourownfood #localproduce #sustainableagriculture #ecofriendly #greenliving #permaculturedesign #farmtotable
For a deeper dive into the best time to chop-and-drop, check out the previous post. #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #permaculturedesign #permaculturecourse #permaculturedesigncourse #organicgardening #planthealth #gardening #mulch #pollard #coppice #permaculturegarden #foodforest #chopanddrop #permaculturetip
Geoff Introduces the latest innovation at the Greening the Desert Project – it’s a high-tech mobile chicken tractor that was built on-site. This is not just an average chicken tractor; it’s a powerhouse capable of generating 80 watts of electricity ⚡ Watch the video to learn more about this fantastic chicken tractor and discover one of Geoff’s favorite tips for using electric fencing. #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #chickentractor #chickens #mobilechickencoop #eggmobile #solar #offgrid #homesteading #swale #foodforest #garden #gardening #regenerativeagriculture #greeningthedesert #jordan
Geoff is back in Australia 🇦🇺showcasing the different permaculture projects that people have been working on at Zaytuna Farm. #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #permaculturedesign #permaculturelife #foodforest #swale #permaculturegarden #naturalswimmingpool #zaytunafarm #permaculturefarm
Geoff says goodbye to the @greeningthedesertprojectii as he wraps up his time in Jordan. 🌅 #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #naturalswimmingpool #greeningthedesert #jordan
Join Geoff as he shares his summer perennial gardening tips on beating weeds. This video is a must-watch for anyone wanting abundant and sustainable permaculture insights. 🌱 #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #lablab #growyourown #garden #gardening #foodgarden #gardeningtips #permaculturelife #sustainableliving #maincrop #groundcover #covercrops #zaytunafarm
Many top-notch organic restaurants seamlessly incorporate food gardens into their landscapes. These gardens not only enhance the visual appeal and provide fresh produce for patrons but also serve as a showcase for the restaurant’s ethical values. Demonstrating what can be achieved in small spaces, they inspire people to realize that diverse, nutrient-dense food gardens can be created in most home gardens while maintaining aesthetic appeal. This is @harvestnewrybar, a farm-to-table restaurant in Newrybar near Byron Bay, Australia, where you can experience this firsthand – an opportunity to learn, connect, and taste the difference. #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #harvestnewrybar #byronbay #byronhinterland #farmtotable #sustainableliving #foodgardens #smallspacegardening #localproduce #organic #organicrestaurant
Many top-notch organic restaurants seamlessly incorporate food gardens into their landscapes. These gardens not only enhance the visual appeal and provide fresh produce for patrons but also serve as a showcase for the restaurant’s ethical values. Demonstrating what can be achieved in small spaces, they inspire people to realize that diverse, nutrient-dense food gardens can be created in most home gardens while maintaining aesthetic appeal. This is @harvestnewrybar, a farm-to-table restaurant in Newrybar near Byron Bay, Australia, where you can experience this firsthand – an opportunity to learn, connect, and taste the difference. #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #harvestnewrybar #byronbay #byronhinterland #farmtotable #sustainableliving #foodgardens #smallspacegardening #localproduce #organic #organicrestaurant
Many top-notch organic restaurants seamlessly incorporate food gardens into their landscapes. These gardens not only enhance the visual appeal and provide fresh produce for patrons but also serve as a showcase for the restaurant’s ethical values. Demonstrating what can be achieved in small spaces, they inspire people to realize that diverse, nutrient-dense food gardens can be created in most home gardens while maintaining aesthetic appeal. This is @harvestnewrybar, a farm-to-table restaurant in Newrybar near Byron Bay, Australia, where you can experience this firsthand – an opportunity to learn, connect, and taste the difference. #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #harvestnewrybar #byronbay #byronhinterland #farmtotable #sustainableliving #foodgardens #smallspacegardening #localproduce #organic #organicrestaurant
Farewell from the compost pile in Jordan – at least until next year! #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #permacultureinaction #compost #organicfertilizer #foodforest #soil #buildsoil #chickens #sustainable #gardening #greeningthedesert #jordan
Pine cones are the perfect fire starters at Zaytuna Farm. They fall at exactly the right time of year for the cooler evenings. #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #naturalliving #sustainableliving #ecofriendly #firestarters #homesteading #backtobasics
Students on the recent Earthworks course at @zaytunafarm had the exciting opportunity to operate the excavator, gaining hands-on experience while we constructed a swale on the property. Helpful Definitions: ✏️ Swales: Swales are long, level excavations, which can vary greatly in width and treatment from small ridges in gardens, rock piles across slopes, or deliberately excavated hollows in flatlands and low-slope landscapes. Swales are intended to store water in the underlying soils or sediments. They are, simply, cross-flow dry channels or basins intended to totally intercept overland flow, to hold it for a few hours or days, and to let it infiltrate as GROUNDWATER RECHARGE into soils and tree root systems. Trees are the essential components of swale planting systems. Ditch-like water catchment and tree-growing systems built on contour intended to stop, spread, and soak water into the landscape. While swales can be defined and used differently, in the general context of permaculture, swales are constructed on contour with the intention of hydrating the landscape, and trees are used to help maintain long-term swale stability while benefiting from the extra moisture. #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #permaculturedesign #permaculturecourse #landhydration #waterconservation #swale #swales #earthworks #earthworkscourse #zaytunafarm #waterharvesting #rainwaterharvesting #harvestwater #sustainableagriculture #ecologicalrestoration
Geoff explains the differences between softwood and hardwood mulches, their decomposition rates, and their effects on soil in this Q&A session from his online Permaculture Design Course. Enrollments for the 2024 course are open until the end of July. Don’t miss out—click the link in our bio or visit discoverpermaculture.com for more information. Use code “INSTA150” for a $150 tuition discount! #permaculture #discoverpermaculture #permaculturecourse #organicgardening #gardening #mulch #mulching #soilhealth
