Permaculture Projects, Workshops & Courses (done since 2009)

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  • 2022

  • 31. May – 4. June 2022

    Implementation of the medicine wheel,
    Berufungsschule Suzanne Brunner-Zeltner, Wattwil, Switzerland

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    Realization and invocation of the medicine wheel at the “Berufungsschule” in Wattwil, Switzerland, together with some friends of Suzanne.

  • 2021

  • since 9. June 2021

    Into the Forest,
    Månesmedja Rödslyet, Storsund, Schweden

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    Building up our own self-sustainable small farm in the middle of the forest in the northern part of Sweden.

  • 28. – 30. May 2021

    introduction course: applied permaculture,
    Hotel “Dux”, Schaan, Liechtenstein

    Practical introduction course in applied permaculture. Basic principles and their practical application. Participants had the chance to plan their own gardens during the course.

  • 19. May 2021

    Consultation at the “Berufungsschule.ch”,
    Suzanne Brunner-Zeltner, Wattwil, Switzerland

    Consultation on site about how to realize a ritual space for the “Berufungsschule” in the shape of a medicine wheel.

  • 13. – 16. May 2021

    volunteer days: building a herbspiral,
    “zentrum RANFT”, Flüeli-Ranft, Switzerland

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    Building a big herbspiral in the entrance area of the zentrum RANFT.

  • 27. – 28. March 2021

    workshop: forest garden and outdoor mushroom cultivation,
    “besonders” Patric & Karen, Oberrindal, Switzerland

    practical workshop about forest gardens and outdoor mushroom cultivation.

  • 19. – 21. March 2021

    introduction course: applied permaculture,
    Hotel “Dux”, Schaan, Liechtenstein

    Practical introduction course in applied permaculture. Basic principles and their practical application. Participants had the chance to plan their own gardens during the course.

  • 2020

  • 2. – 4. September 2020

    introduction course: applied permaculture,
    Hotel “Dux”, Schaan, Liechtenstein

    Practical introduction course in applied permaculture. Basic principles and their practical application. Participants had the chance to plan their own gardens during the course.

  • 29. August 2020

    workshop: solart dehydrator,
    “besonders” Patric & Karen, Oberrindal, Switzerland

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    Leading a workshop about how to build a solar dehydrator and building with cob.

  • 2019

  • 12./13. October 2019

    workshop compost & mushroom garden,
    “besonders” Patric & Karen, Oberrindal, Switzerland

    Leading a workshop about compost gardens and outdoor mushroom cultivation together with Janick.

  • 26. – 30. August 2019

    Permaculture Diploma Course IV,
    Latvia

    Leading the fourth 5 days Permaculture Diploma Course in Latvia.

  • 17. – 21. June 2019

    Permaculture Diploma Course III,
    Latvia

    Leading the third 5 days Permaculture Diploma Course in Latvia.

  • 20. – 24. May 2019

    “Fairy meditation garden”,
    Simone & Heinz, Äugst am Albis, Switzerland

    Implementing a meditation space, small pathways and planting lots of perennial flowers and shrubs.

  • 14. – 16. April 2019

    project: M. Steinmann,
    Willisau, Switzerland

    Building terraces and raised beds for a kitchen garden.

  • 10. – 12. April 2019

    introduction course: applied permaculture,
    “SonnenSchmiede”, Huttwil, Switzerland

    Practical introduction course in applied permaculture. Basic principles and their practical application. Participants had the chance to plan their own gardens during the course.

  • 2018

  • 29./30. September 2018

    Kompost & Humus Symposium,
    “SonnenSchmiede”, Huttwil, Switzerland

    giving a lecture about mycoremediation.

  • 31. August – 2. September 2018

    permaculture diploma course,
    Ticino, Switzerland

    Leading a permaculture diploma course for the down to earth Akademie.

  • 13. – 17. August 2018

    Permaculture Diploma Course II,
    Latvia

    Leading the second 5 days Permaculture Diploma Course in Latvia together with Christian.

  • 10.-12. August 2018

    workshop @ Permaculture Festival 2018,
    Latvia

    Leading a spontaneous workshop on how to build a solar dehydrator and giving a presentation of about permaculture and some of my projects at the permaculture festival in Latvia.

  • 25.-30. June 2018

    Permaculture Diploma Course I,
    Latvia

    Leading the first 5 days Permaculture Diploma Course in Latvia together with Lukas.

  • 16. June 2018

    consultation about building a RocketMassHeater,
    Auenhof bei Feldbach, Switzerland

    Consultation on site about how a RMH could be installed in the small living house at the Auenhof in Feldbach.

  • 28. April – 4. May 2018

    Holidayhome Desgranges,
    Sicily, Italy

    Visit at Christians place on Sicily with the goal to develop a vision for the place.

  • 14. April 2018

    workshop about building a geodesic dome & RocketMassHeater,
    “Sonnenschmiede”, Huttwil, Switzerland

    Leading a workshop together with Michael.

  • 17. March 2018

    workshop about how to build a vermicomposter,
    “Sonnenschmiede”, Huttwil, Switzerland

    Leading a workshop together with Michael.

  • 2017

  • 22. – 29. November 2017

    “Ecole Vivante”,
    Atlas mountains, Morocco

    Helping to plant the forest garden, we planted over 800 trees along the prepared swales on the slope above the school.

  • 14. Oktober 2017

    project visit “Sparamoos”,
    Zweisimmen, Switzerland

    Visiting a probable project site at 1200m above sealevel just above Zweisimmen.

  • 9. – 13. October 2017

    “Belmont”,
    Wilderswil, Switzerland

    Helping with the realization of the terraces to cultivate herbs for the community housing project at Belmont.

  • 9. – 23. September 2017

    Intensive PDC Smiltene II,
    Latvia

    Running the second 2 weeks intensive PDC in Latvia, together with Denis.

  • 19. – 24. Juli 2017

    Pachamama Festival,
    Klingenmühle, Märstetten, Switzerland

    Leading a workshop to build a big herbspiral at the Pachamama Festival, together with Denis.

  • 26. – 27. June 2017

    house garden Simone & Heinz,
    Äugst am Albis, Switzerland

    building up a raised bed for herbs and some small hugelbeds.

  • 20.05. – 3. June 2017

    Intensive PDC Smiltene I,
    Latvia

    Running the first 2 weeks intensive PDC in Latvia, together with Janick.

  • 1. May 2017

    “Viva Vita”,
    Trogen, Switzerland

    Helping to build some raised beds for cultivating vegetables.

  • 15./16. April 2017

    composting workshop,
    “Sonnenschmiede”, Huttwil, Switzerland

    Leading a workshop about composting together with Michael.

  • 16. March 2017

    “Viva Vita”,
    Trogen, Switzerland

    Visit at project site, planting a quince tree.

  • 4. March 2017

    community garden “Ärdele”,
    Thun, Switzerland

    Leading a workshop to build up some hugelbeds in the community garden.

  • 1. – 15. February 2017

    “Ecole Vivante”,
    Atlas mountains, Morocco

    Helping at the site of Lukas’s permaculture project at a school in Morocco. We were building drystone walls, terraces,…

  • 2016

  • 26. – 30. September 2016

    “Heimatblick”,
    Bonn, Germany

    We helped with the attempt to seal the ponds by using thick layers of fresh cut grass.

  • 10./11. September 2016

    TeichbauFest,
    Zuzgen, Switzerland

    Taking part in the pond building party Lukas organized to lay a layer of clay into his small pond in his garden.

  • 29. August – 2. September 2016

    pergola and sitting area,
    Ringoldingen, Switzerland

    Helping with the restauration of a sitting area in the garden and building a pergola out of chestnut logs, together with Janick.

  • 25.07. – 4. August 2016

    “Viva Vita”,
    Trogen, Switzerland

    Redesigning the garden together with Julia, Lukas and Marian. We were building terraces, drystone walls, put a layer of clay into the pond (replacing the plastic sheet), diged a drainage, build a dry stream bed and made a few more earthworks. All together with the community members of “Viva Vita”.

  • 9. – 12. June 2016

    “Heimatblick”,
    Bonn, Germany

    First visit at the project site together with Marian.

  • 23. – 27. May 2016

    forest garden,
    Bettola, Italy

    Planting trees and shrubs in the planned forest garden together with Janick.

  • 19./20. and 28./29. April 2016

    house garden Simone & Heinz,
    Äugst am Albis, Switzerland

    planting the plants for the pergola & building raised beds (palisades) together with Janick.

  • 2015

  • 19. – 22. October 2015

    project realization,
    Saarland, Germany

    Building natural ponds for swimming together with Janick and Marian.

  • 15. – 18. October 2015

    PIA Forum,
    Schwanberg, Austria

    participation at the PIA Forum and presentation of different projects together with Marian and Janick.

  • 12. – 14. October 2015

    preparations for the PIA Forum,
    Schwanberg, Austria

    Preparing presentations of different projects.

  • 3. October 2015

    Munt la Reita,
    Cimalmotto, Switzerland

    Taking part in the detailed project planning.

  • 30. September – 2. October 2015

    Munt la Reita,
    Cimalmotto, Switzerland

    Further work on the redesign of the access road leading to the farm, building of “Krainer”-walls and drystone walls, together with Janick.

  • 28. – 29. September 2015

    house garden Simone & Heinz,
    Äugst am Albis, Switzerland

    Building a pergola out of chestnut tree logs together with Janick.

  • 16. – 20. September 2015

    project permaculture demonstration farm,
    Hunza Valley, Pakistan

    Further work on the planing of the permaculture demonstration farm in the Hunza Valley.

  • 12./13. September 2015

    community garden Ärdëlë,
    Thun, Switzerland

    We built a huge herbspiral, which even is accessible by wheelchair, together with the members of the community garden project.

  • 8. – 11. September 2015

    project permaculture demonstration farm,
    Hunza Valley, Pakistan

    Further work on the planing of the permaculture demonstration farm in the Hunza Valley.

  • 2. – 4. September 2015

    Munt la Reita,
    Cimalmotto, Switzerland

    Further work on the redesign of the access road leading to the farm, building of “Krainer”-walls and drystone walls, together with Janick.

  • 27. August 2015

    Munt la Reita detail planning,
    San Bernardino, Switzerland

    Finishing the detailed planning of the kitchen garden in Munt la Reita, together with Julia.

  • 4. – 16. August 2015

    Munt la Reita,
    Cimalmotto, Switzerland

    First design of the kitchen garden, together with Julia.

  • 20. – 24. and 29. – 31. Juli 2015

    Munt la Reita,
    Cimalmotto, Switzerland

    Redesign of the access road leading to the farm, building of “Krainer”-walls and drystone walls, together with Janick.

  • 18. – 19. Juli 2015

    project meeting “Munt la Reita”,
    Contone, Switzerland

    project meeting “Munt la Reita”, together with Markus.

  • 13. – 15. Juli 2015

    Damvant Transition,
    Damvant, Switzerland

    Building raised beds in the greenhouse together with Janick.

  • 3. – 5. Juli 2015

    Munt la Reita,
    Cimalmotto, Switzerland

    Project planning together with Markus and Julia.

  • 2. Juli 2015

    project meeting “besonders”,
    Oberrindal, Switzerland

    Project meeting with Patric & Karen.

  • 1./2. Juli 2015

    house garden Simone & Heinz,
    Äugst am Albis, Switzerland

    Planting the forest garden and building a place to sit and relax.

  • 23. – 25. June 2015

    Zenklause,
    Schwarzwald, Germany

    Planning and realization of terraces & a forest garden together with Marian and Janick.

  • 15. – 19. June 2015

    retention basins,
    Bettola, Italy

    Earthworks done to redesign the garden around the house, building swales, retention basins and a small pond to clean the gray water with the help of plants, together with Markus and Janick.

  • 10. – 12. June 2015

    Damvant Transition,
    Damvant, Switzerland

    Building of a semi attached greenhouse, together with Janick and Marian.

  • 7. June 2015

    permaculture day,
    Luzern, Switzerland

    Presentation of projects for the down to earth Akademie, together with Angelika and Janick.

  • 3. June 2015

    house garden Simone & Heinz,
    Äugst am Albis, Switzerland

    project meeting.

  • 31. May 2015

    community project,
    Jura, Switzerland

    Helping to build a herbspiral together with Angelika and Janick.

  • 30. May 2015

    Damvant Transition,
    Damvant, Switzerland

    first visit on site.

  • 6. April – 28. May 2015

    project Hunza,
    Hunza Valley, Pakistan

    Spending two months in the Hunza valley in the himalaya in Pakistan. The goal was to find land to establish a permaculture demonstration farm in this area. At the same time we visited different villages in the valley to inform them about our planed project and about the concept of permaculture.

  • 28. March 2015

    hugelbed,
    Stettlen, Switzerland

    Helping participant of my PDC course to build up a hugelbed.

  • 26. March 2015

    Visit at “Camping Trin”,
    Trin, Switzerland

    Project meeting with the aim to start a permaculture movement group in the Canton Grisons in Switzerland. The camping site should be converted to a permaculture site by interested people during workshops.

  • 26. March 2015

    design consultation for a balcony,
    Chur, Switzerland

    Visit and consultation for a design of a balcony in an urban area.

  • 25. March 2015

    greencube,
    Zürich, Switzerland

    Meeting with Richard Vögeli from greencube, specialized in offgrid solutions for remote areas. Preparation for the project in the Hunza Valley, in Pakistan.

  • 24. March 2015

    house garden Simone & Heinz,
    Äugst am Albis, Switzerland

    First visit and consultation on site.

  • 24. March 2015

    visit at the “Wasserwirbelkraftwerk”,
    Schöftland, Switzerland

    Visit at the demonstration site of the water vortex power plant and talk with one of the developers, Daniel Styger. Preparation for the project in the Hunza Valley, in Pakistan.

  • 20. March 2015

    project “besonders” Patric & Karen,
    Oberrindal, Switzerland

    First visit and consultation on site.

  • 9. March 2015

    community project,
    Jura, Switzerland

    first visit at the community project of a friend, Angelika, in the Swiss Jura.

  • 28. February – 8. March 2015

    house garden,
    Neidlingen, Germany

    Helping a friend with the implementation of his permaculture design plan. Building terraces, drystone walls, planting wild hedges and building a small pond together with Marian and Janick.

  • 2014

  • September 2014 – April 2017

    permaculture design diploma course,
    down to earth Akademie, Switzerland

    participation in the permaculture design diploma course.

  • August 2014

    realizing a wild permaculture garden,
    Davos, Switzerland

    The idea was to convert a small urban garden in Davos, which consisted mainly of lawn, one cherry tree and some ornamental shrubs, into a wild(life) permaculture garden.

  • 18. April – 6. June 2014

    PDC Schweibenalp,
    Brienz, Switzerland

    participation in the PDC course held by down to earth Akademie bei Markus on the “Schweibenalp”.

  • 2009

  • 2009 until 2016

    Garden “im Höhrain”,
    Küblis, Switzerland

    This was my first station in experimenting with Permaculture at a hight of 1000m in the Swiss Alps. Over the time I built up hugelbeds, terraces, compost garden, vertical gardens, and many more things. And tried out vermicomposting, different mushroom cultivation, mulching, composting and irrigation techniques, mycorrhiza, terra preta.