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Nature, Water, Design: The Dripping Torture as a Lesson

The idea of torture often evokes images of immediate and brutal violence. Yet some of the most dreadful tortures ever devised rely on natural, soft, everyday elements. The drip-drip of water falling on the skull of a bound prisoner is one such example. Bamboo growing under another. These methods are based on slow repetition, on … Read more

Spring ‘Camptier’ at Ermitaj

Collective and Participatory Volunteering Event: Spring Camptier at Ermitaj 10–17 May 2025 Spring has shaken up our plans… and brought a fresh wave of energy! We warmly invite you to join us for an intense week of collective living, hands-on work, learning, and play, in the heart of nature. What is a camptier? A camptier … Read more

Slugs in Permaculture: Ecological Role, Life Cycle, and Strategies

During the semi-annual gathering of the Belgian permaculture network Permanant, last March, we were offered a short training by Antoine Clin on slugs. A subject that fascinates Antoine so much that he devoted his PhD thesis to it. He talked to us about the role of slugs in nature, their life cycles, and strategies for … Read more

Permaculture Certificate Design Course – 2021 (canceled)

  Unfortunately, we have to cancel the PDC 2021. The travel conditions from England being too uncertain, due to the Covid situation …  But this is only a postponement! See you in 2022 for the next PDC, which may be organized in Romanian, which would be unprecedented!Instead, we decided to organize a 4 day forest … Read more