It’s a fact that the health and resources of our planet are in a critical state. It’s a result of harmful practices that continuously take without giving back, which is why it is now important to develop and use methods that prioritizes the Earth’s health and can provide security for...
Somewhere in Bacolod, a backyard that was once barren is turned into a flourishing food forest mostly filled with perennials.
It is spearheaded by Jo Anne V. Coruña, a writer, visual artist, permaculture practitioner and educator, and a podcast co-host.
If you haven’t read Coruña's...
Jo Anne V. Coruña is a writer and visual artist who juggles her career and family life while also cultivating a food forest within their 1,000 sqm residence.
She was raised in Metro Manila and one of her earliest memories linked to gardening is of her mother tending to purple orchids. Her...
Gardeners everywhere are reaping the benefits of growing plants. But in today’s world, with climate change as a pressing issue, it’s time to consider creating a garden that can give back to the local environment. And that can easily be done through permaculture gardening, a sustainable...
As told to Ellaine Kryss Hubilla
Permaculture is a design system that works with nature by observing how the environment works and interacting with it through responses that are in accordance with the law of nature. It is considered an important method to achieve a sustainable way of...
The world as we know it today wouldn’t be the same if it wasn’t for research. This creative and systematic process has increased the knowledge of humankind, thus providing us with new information, solutions to existing problems, as well as raise awareness about new ideas that we can try.
It...
There are many approaches to farming that implement natural practices to encourage the growth of fresh, healthy produce without the need for synthetic inputs. Such methods have been popular with farmers and urban gardeners for quite some time now.
But there’s one holistic approach that also...
“Permaculture, a design system that works with nature and could bridge the gap focusing on the ecosystem. In this case, a farming ecosystem in a very ordinary place in central Luzon,” was how Bert Peeters described the permaculture site he founded 20 years ago.
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