Coline Vanlaeys 
We are pleased to announce the first course of 2024 at Ermitaj: a 2-day permaculture gardening workshop, taking place on May 11th and 12th! Permaculture is not just about gardening, but the garden often serves as the first step for newcomers toward resilience. Bill Mollison stated that if 20% of the population were gardeners, the … Read more
We are thrilled to announce the organization of the very first certified Permaculture Design Course (PDC) conducted entirely in Romanian! The course will take place from Monday, September 4th, to Saturday, September 16th, at Ermitaj Malin (Bistrița-Năsăud County). This is a first in Romania, and we are convinced it represents an important step toward the … Read more
Ermitaj responded to the call of GEN – Global Ecovillage Network – to help people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Cantemir, current resident at Ermitaj, is the main contact in Romania for refugees from Ukraine that are also members of GEN Given the alarming situation and the constant influx of refugees in Romania, we have … Read more
From August 26 to 29, a course will be held on the creation of a food forest, in Romanian, with Radu Craciun and Cristina Colis from the Romanian permaculture association. For more information, see the article in Romanian!
From July 12 to 31, Ermitaj invites you to participate in its first “camptier”! The idea of the “camptier” comes to us from Pascal Depienne, professor of permaculture, and his French association “Terre-Paille & co”: “The ‘camptier’ is a self-managed participatory worksite, we facilitate the transmission of know-how in natural construction and we share a … Read more