Tag Archives: permaculture

The German Mound Garden

Posted on November 6, 2011 by hollybeck27

As a 31st birthday present to myself I decided to build a garden. I’ve been reading through The Permaculture Garden by Graham Bell and thought the design for a German Mound looked interesting.

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Building in Nicaragua – Palm Fronds for the Thatch Roof

Posted on August 26, 2011 by hollybeck27

Accessing the palm fronds for the thatch roof turned out to be one of the easiest things we’ve had to do so far. There’s a property nearby owned by a friend full of the right kinds of palms, so we … Continue reading →

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Building in Nicaragua – Eucalyptus Plantation and Roof Assembly Video

Posted on August 15, 2011 by hollybeck27

The video footage of the Eucalyptus plantation experience and the start of the roof assembly.

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Building in Nicaragua – Eucalyptus Plantation Politics

Posted on August 11, 2011 by hollybeck27

The house progresses rapidly. It’s amazing how quickly the eucalyptus posts can be assembled into home shape. Our nine supporting pillars were bought, cut, delivered, and cemented into place within four days. For the rest of the roof structure we … Continue reading →

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Building in Nicaragua – Shopping for Eucalyptus Video

Posted on August 10, 2011 by hollybeck27

A video summary of shopping for the eucalyptus posts that will become the pillars for our cabana in Nicaragua.

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Bamboo: Hip-E habitat?

Posted on July 6, 2011 by kobermeyer

The search for a sustainably built home has led us all over the place in the past months.  We’ve been learning a lot about various green building methods and materials, from hay bales, to clay, earth ships and bamboo.   … Continue reading →

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Hiking the Jama-Coque Ecological Reserve in Ecuador

Posted on June 21, 2011 by hollybeck27

While visiting the Rio Muchacho farm we met a silvaculturalist (tree specialist) named Noah who suggested we check out the Jama-Coque Ecological Reserve. He gave us some vague directions and we followed a dirt road through some squishy mud, left … Continue reading →

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Rio Muchacho Organic Farm Tour

Posted on June 19, 2011 by hollybeck27

Holly Beck and Kim Obermeyer tour the Rio Muchacho Organic Farm in Ecuador, milking cows to make cheese, carving mate bowls, climbing huge trees, and checking out the bamboo structures. http://www.riomuchacho.com

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