Valentin is living in Berlin and after finishing his degree in Organic Agricultural Management last spring, he is currently working in organisational development as an innovation consultant. Meanwhile, Valentin is experimenting with a sustainable city-lifestyle, while planning his own permaculture community project.
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How-To Guides Series: Indoor Composting Composting at home – Vermicompost (Part 2)
In vermicomposting, a symbiosis of earthworms and microorganisms is used to transform organic matter into nutrient-dense vermicompost. In this article I explain how this works and how to run a vermicomposting system.
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How-To Guides Series: Indoor Composting Composting at home – Introduction (Part 1)
Kitchen scraps are a valuable, nutrient-rich resource that you an easily turn into black gold within the constraints of your apartment. In this article series I explain how to do this using worms and fermentation.
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Permaculture Theory Series: Permaculture Part 4, Permaculture design principles
Design principles provide a more elaborate comprehension of the permaculture ethics. In this article I explain what design principles are and we will have a look at different sets of principles by different designers.
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Permaculture Theory Series: Permaculture Part 3, Permaculture design ethics
The permaculture design ethics earthcare, peoplecare and fairshare are the absolute foundation of any permaculture design. Rooted in the spirit of cooperation they provide an ethical baseline or moral compass for design.
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Permaculture Theory Series: Permaculture Part 2, What is permaculture?
Permaculture is hyped as the solution to global crises by some and dismissed as hippie-nonsense by others. In this article I look at permaculture as a holistic philosophy that can foster conscious ecological design.
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Permaculture Theory Series: Permaculture Part 1, A brief history of Permaculture
The term permaculture was coined as an agricultural system by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in 1978. Since then, permaculture has developed into a global movement and a holistic life-philosophy.
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How-To Guides Food & Preservation Quick Vegetable Stock
Vegetable Stock is a fundamental ingredient for many people – it allows us to easily add taste to almost anything. This recipe shows you how to make your very own delicious vegetable stock.
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How-To Guides Natural Living How to Reduce Your Trash
This post was first published in October 2015 and updated in March 2018. Reducing or, at best, eliminating plastic trash from your life is one thing everyone can do to help make our planet a more...
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How-To Guides Tools & Technologoy Building a Clay Pizza Oven
A clay oven is a great feature that allows you to bake your own delicious pizzas, breads, cakes, and whatever you can think of. Charlotte and I just built one for the Wangunsari Permaculture Project...
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How-To Guides Gardening & Stewardship Banana Circles
Banana circles are a popular design element in tropical permaculture – for good reason! A banana circle is essentially a concave ditch filled with organic material, surrounded by a mound that is...