Swale digging, tree planting and grafting pistachios
Last weekend we worked on the abandoned terrace project, digging a swale, planting trees and grafting pistachio branches onto “pistachia lentiscus”.
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Braiding Sweetgrass, forest floors and urban permaculture (on Friday’s…)
This week I am mainly sharing someone else’s writing –… Read More »Braiding Sweetgrass, forest floors and urban permaculture (on Friday’s…)
Eco-living in Barcelona and Infographictastic (On Friday’s I write)
Lou, founder of Boodaville, shares thoughts on eco-living in Barcelona and interesting findings about the world this week. Read about Kiss the Ground, food shopping, and listen to Adam Curtis explaining the problems of our binary thinking.
Abandoned Terrace Project (On Friday’s I write)
As part of the Rovira Regenerativa project we are experimenting with ways to design productive terraces using regenerative agriculture techniques, with no irrigation in a semi-arid mediterranean climate. This post explains the first steps recuperating an abandoned olive terrace.
COVID, confusion, death and complexity (On Friday’s I write)
This week Lou, founder of Boodaville shares some thoughts on COVID, confusion and complexity : polarised views on censorship and conspiracies, bad management, and a return to the common theme of regenerative cultures – we should be living the questions, not exclaiming answers.
The greywater system at our permaculture project
In 2017 we implemented a very simple greywater system from the kitchen sink to a mulch basin. Looking at the photos now I can’t believe we didn’t do more for the poor quality soil!
Young Esperanza – ESC Solidarity Project in Barcelona
When we created Young Esperanza, we intended to create a community of young people who shared our concern for the homeless in Barcelona. We wanted young people to be active in providing food and other items for those people.
In Barcelona (On Friday’s I write)
A difficult, cold, week in Barcelona with a story about my weird, yet ultimately successful experience finally getting my post-Brexit residency card.
Friday writing and sustainable living in Barcelona
This week I’m sharing eco-living tips from Barcelona: Fermenting pickled chard / use the amazing Berkey water filter / keep unhealthy marketing out of your home.
ESC Solidarity Projects with Boodaville
Boodaville supported two Solidarity Projects with the European Solidarity Corps in 2020 – This post shares all the amazing activities they ran, under very difficult circumstances. They are now working together as Akasha Collective with more activities programmed in 2021.