The Valley of New Beginnings-Permaculture Health+Fitness Adventure Retreat

23/11/2017

Hanging out with the neighbours 😁

02/11/2017

Good morning all u beautiful people! I apologise for my extended absence and would like to share where i have been and where im going. First off this had been one of the hardest years of my life but it has ultimately made me much stronger, wiser, more mature, patient, compassionate and more loving than ever before!
The first year and a half of owning the valley i was working full time and going up on weekends to do work on the land, literally spending all my free time and money on my projects and this was simply not sustainable long term. So i decided to take some time off 2 focus on work and build up the necessary funds to create space around myself so I can make much much larger impact than i had been able to with limited time (weekends only) and money.
I'm still not quite ready to go 100% again but there is some very exciting things underway that I will share with u all once they r complete! 😁 Thank u to everyone for the the support I have received and I will post updates as i go along 💓

20/08/2017

13/12/2016

Construction has begun! Foundations are set! First structure will be a straw bale cottage/workshop! 😄 most photos are from our midday break from working and going for an adventure on the river 😁

22/10/2016

http://reflectionofmind.org/cost-iphone-can-now-buy-wind-turbine-can-power-entire-house-lifetime/

Indian startup Avant Garde Innovations has developed a low-cost wind turbine that can generate 3-5 kW hours of electricity daily Soon after assuming office, Kerala [...]

21/09/2016

Life at the valley 😊

20/09/2016

Day and night at the valley 💗

06/09/2016

👌booya

Loess Plateau is a lush green paradise today, but it was a barren disaster only 10 years ago. This permaculture project lifted 2.5 million out of poverty

03/08/2016

Swimming pools in fresh water! Will definitely build 1 and a spa 💗

Natural pools provide a swimming area where the water is cleaned by circulation through a planted ecosystem, eliminating the need for any chemicals in your water. How does it work? The pool itself has 2 separate parts: 1) the swimming area, that looks similar to a normal pool, but where the sides are submerged, and 2) a shallow vegetated area (where plants & microorganisms clean the water). The vegetated area needs to be at least as large as the swimming are (though can be larger).

System Components:
For the natural pool to function properly (ie, keep the swimming water clean), it needs to have the following components:
1) perforated pipe under the planted area
2) well draining stone covering the perforated pipe
3) a pump (can be solar powered) - perforated pipe feeds to the pump location; which needs to be inside something protective but that allows access for repairs etc.
4) some kind of water feature (fountain, mini waterfall, etc.) to provide aeration of the water - exiting the pump
5) an overflow area (it could look like a dry stream bed or the vegetated area could dip down slightly, providing overflow all the way around the pond

These examples were posted on Landscape Architects Network

14/07/2016

Good morning beautiful people!
Just a heads up that I will be holding the next event on the long weekend 1-3rd October to celebrate the beginning of spring! 😉
Event page will be posted closer to the date!
Much love everyone and stay warm!! ✌

02/07/2016

Some beautiful examples of natural lighting

posts on passive solar design, well-daylit spaces, and natural ventilation
For more information on passive solar design strategies, see: http://buildnaturally.blogspot.com/2013/05/collaborate-with-sunpassive-solar.html