Permaculture design looks at ideas and methods for creating long-term, sustainable, self- maintaining systems for agricultural land, animal systems, houses, projects and communities. We look at the elements: An element is one of the fundamental components making up the whole…
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“If you have three people in a village with a creative mind, then your village will grow stronger, it will be prepared for the necessary development and to confront challenges again.” – Francisco Da Costa, Group leader of Love Timorese Culture
Inspiring creativity for development with available natural resources has been the mission of educators, activists, and farmers of PERMATIL (Permaculture Timor-Lorosa’e) since its inception. PERMATIL’s biannual Perma-Youth camp has continued to expand this inspiration and practice in Timor-Leste since 2008. This year’s camp incorporated FinFest (Finadu Festival, also known as the Day of the Dead), a celebration of cultural values tied to food, traditional rituals and ceremonies.
By growing the food you need for your animals, you create a sustainable and low cost system.
The banana pit/compost pit is an excellent way to feed vegetables and trees.
Bananas and papayas especially like to grow around the compost pits, but do not plant them together as they compete too much for space and nutrients.
A family garden provides many benefits for many people and is at the heart of family life.
One of many new school garden projects in Timor Leste, not just teaching permaculture and organic gardening skills to children but also providing food for school lunches.
It seems more than coincidental that this new project is coinciding with a house move after many years at Stuart Park, Darwin.
