The art of living and working in harmony with nature is called Permaculture.
Permaculture is a modern scientific system of principles and practices that integrates multiple disciplines into one system, combining the latest advancements in contemporary technology with the wisdom of ancient cultures. It uses time-tested strategies and techniques, as well as insights from the experiences of people from all corners of the planet.
Permaculture embodies three ethics: Care for the Earth, Care for People, and Care for the Future
It also encompasses 12 core principles: Observe and interact; Catch and store energy; Obtain a yield; Apply self-regulation and accept feedback; Use and value renewable resources and services; Produce no waste; Design from patterns to details; Integrate rather than segregate; Use small and slow solutions; Use and value diversity; Use edges and value the marginal; Creatively use and respond to change.
Plants are at the heart of life on Earth. They form the foundation of all food chains and provide oxygen. Plants are more than just food. They heal, regenerate, and enrich the soil and life within it. They can be divided into the following groups: pioneers (heal and regenerate the soil and damaged ecosystems); dynamic accumulators (generate useful substances and elements and release them into the soil); hyperaccumulators (cleanse the soil and air by feeding on toxic chemicals within them); and partners (communities of different plant species that have the ability to support each other chemically and mechanically).
Fruit trees, berry bushes, and living fences are an integral part of life in the garden.
The invisible gardeners are microorganisms and bacteria, worms and subterranean inhabitants, insects, birds, and other animals.
Chickens and roosters, the garden’s tractors, serve multiple functions. They till, loosen, and mix the soil with their feet, clean up the garden from remnants at the end of the season, weed instead of us, eat the eggs and larvae of pests, and turn garden waste into eggs.
A food forest is a highly productive, intensive food production system that has all the benefits of natural forests. It is a living ecosystem that supports biodiversity of various forms of life, including birds, animals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and plants.
The educational biogarden is a green classroom where children learn to grow not only their food but also explore the qualities and properties of natural materials and elements through hands-on experience.
It is extremely beneficial and interesting for every child, as well as for adults, to trace the complete life cycle of a natural material—from growing, for example, a cereal crop and its full utilization, from turning the grains into flour and bread for meals, the straw into straw bales used for building, to composting the residues and turning them into fertile soil. Creating and cultivating an educational biogarden is based on the philosophy and principles of Permaculture design and biodynamic farming.
Our team includes experts who provide consultation and assistance in establishing educational gardens.
