Presently I am studying to be a Kiss the Ground Soil Advocate and I want to share with you some of what I am learning. The picture I have shared in...
A Hopeful Solution
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Permayouth archive
Permayouth is a global network of teenagers using permaculture to make positive change within our communities.
Read stories from Permayouth members below and join the movement here.
Permaculture Design
We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with...
Gnomes in Domes
Hello, my name is Ellenie, I'm fourteen years old and live in The Domes, an incredible earthbrick house. The “Gnomes” (my family of four humans,...
Rolande
Rolande is an amazing & passionate 18yo new permaculture teacher from Nakivale. After finishing the Changemakers course with Bemeriki Bisimwa,...
Mulching your way
Mulching is essential for any healthy garden, but can sometimes be overlooked. Mulch is an organic and biodegradable material that mimics the forest...
Hatching Chicks
On Saturday, Day 19 of our hen brooding, we hatched 6 chicks from a clutch of 10 eggs. We opened the other eggs to see what the cause might have...
Challenge Accepted
When I think of cooking with my family, I think of garlic. It’s full-bodied, pleasing flavour that lingers and sweetens in your mouth and ends in a...
My Head To-ma-toes
Nothing is more delicious than home-grown veggies and home-grown tomatoes eaten straight from the garden - still warm and tasting of sunshine is...
Friend or Foe?
Insect pests in your garden can be overwhelming and frustrating. Once pests have called your garden home and use your plants as their main source of...
Workshop Success
Long ago poetry was never written down, poems were composed, memorised, and performed, and heard orally. Poetry read aloud, experienced, and...
Walking on Eggshells
Chickens can help the ecosystem create systems of abundance through their natural behaviours of scratching, pecking, hunting bugs, eating, and...
Once Bitten, Twice Shy
In spring and summer, many reptiles emerge to bask in the sun. During this time you should take precautions to minimise the chance of encountering...
I’m a FUNGI
When you hear the word fungi, the first thing that probably comes to your mind is mushrooms. The general misconception is “a fungus is only a...
Just a little bit nutty
Bunya pine trees (Araucaria bidwilli) is a large tree growing 30-45 meters in height. It is a striking conifer native to the subtropical regions of...
Bloomin’ Marvellous
There are about 70 species of sunflowers.Their genus name is Helianthus (which comes from the Greek words for "sun" and “flower"). Environmental...