Zaï – An inspiring no-till farming

by Louis Garnier | Collective, Drawdown, Food, Individual, Knowledge, Low Tech, Municipal, Political, Practices, Provincial, Regulate Climate, Save Water, Sustainability, Water

Zaï – An inspiring no-till farming In 2016, WWF published a online article, reporting a deforestation reaching 18,7 millions acres annually. A scaremongering statement, which must not impede us from seeing the many initiative taken those last year, supporting...

Biochar – The dark Amazonian soil’s secret

by Ro D. Economade | Food, Production Practices, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Water

Biochar – The dark Amazonian soil’s secret Did you know that burnt wood is an effective fertilizer? However, it also holds the carbon in the ground which is unfavourable for the environment. This Amazonian soil will surprise you! First of all, don’t...

FarmBot – Opensourced farming robot inspired from 3D printing

by Ro D. Economade | Food, Production Practices

FarmBot – Opensourced farming robot inspired from 3D printing Imagine a kitchen farm that grows plants by itself independently and works like a 3D printer.. is it difficult to envision? Well don’t fret, it exists, and it’s called the Farmbot! The FarmBot project...

Food Forest – Sustainable food production and low maintenance gardening

by Ro D. Economade | Collective, Food, Individual, Knowledge, Local, Low Tech, Municipal, Practices, Production Practices, Provincial, Sustainability

Food Forest – Sustainable food production and low maintenance gardening Since 1950, the Green Revolution -that is green only in its name- has made most people believe that the most productive way of producing food would be only through the massive use of...

PermaFungi – The coffee mushrooms

by Anna Bien | Food, Indoor Production, Local, Regional, Sustainability, Urban Production

PermaFungi – The coffee mushrooms It’s in this underground maze under Tours et Taxi, Brussels, Belgium, that you need to lose yourself to find Permafungi. It is a company dedicated to circular economy located in a wide underground of Brussels. It covers...

WholeVillage, an Ecovillage in Caledon Hills

by Ro D. Economade | Housing, Lifestyle & Philosophy, Production Practices

WholeVillage, an Ecovillage in Caledon Hills Waking up with the sunshine, working with animals in a farm, discovering, experimenting and learning other ways of living, producing and consuming. This was my way of living for about a month and a half when I was...