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Entropy: Everything’s Falling Apart, Sure…

This article was inspired by a discussion at a bar I had years ago with a civil engineer. He saw no point in worrying about ecology because, according to him, everything eventually “disappears” anyway. He backed up his argument by explaining the concept of entropy. To which I replied: okay, everything falls apart, sure—but why … Read more

Generating Heat, Biogas, and Compost from Woody Waste and Meadow Maintenance

As part of the Communities for Climate (C4C) program, Ermitaj Malin is organizing a free event from April 10 to 12, open to everyone, focused on the Jean Pain method. This gathering follows the arboriculture course taking place from April 5 to 9. Together, we will build a brushwood compost heap that will allow us … Read more

Taming the Land and Feeding the Soil with Keyline Design

Imagine a landscape where water is managed wisely, where soils are fertile and teeming with life, and where biodiversity thrives. This is not a utopia but a reality we can create through Keyline Design—an ingenious approach that aligns perfectly with the philosophy of permaculture. A Bit of History: P.A. Yeomans, a Visionary Pioneer In the … 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