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Sustainable Solutions Series launched

Sustainable Solutions Series launched

by Lucy Legan | Sep 30, 2021 | Conscious Green Mama, Ecocentro Ipec, Online Courses, Permaculture, Permaculture garden, Sustainable Living

The Sustainable Solution Series now has grown to six ebooks. The series is practical-based, with many recipes, DIY and tips. The booklets were first published in Brazil at the Ecocentro IPEC, a living and learning community that incorporates alternatives of...
What are Social Technologies?

What are Social Technologies?

by Lucy Legan | Sep 14, 2021 | Ecocentro Ipec, Ethics, Natural Building, Permaculture, Sustainable Living

In the late 1960s, Dr E. F. Shumacher, author of Small Is Beautiful, introduced the concept of appropriate technology. The famous introduction of this concept has had a significant impact on current thinking in development. Appropriate technology became better known...
How to make a Mandala Garden

How to make a Mandala Garden

by Lucy Legan | Aug 12, 2019 | Ecocentro Ipec, Homeschooling, Kids Gardening, Land Art, Permaculture, Sustainable Living

The word mandala comes from Sanskrit and means magical or sacred circle. Humans have always used mandalas. The Mayan calendar, the medicine wheel of the First Nation, Stone Henge, the Celtic spirals and the Tibetan wheel had symbols that originated in mandalas. The...
Our inspiration in Brazil –  Ecocentro IPEC

Our inspiration in Brazil – Ecocentro IPEC

by Lucy Legan | Apr 23, 2019 | Ecocentro Ipec, Natural Building, Permaculture, Sustainable Living

Ecocentro IPEC is an ecological centre that is snuggled in the valley of Mar de Guerra in Pirenopolis, Goais, the savannah of Brazil. It’s one of a kind. A giant dome of more than 200 unfired bricks will greet you. And if you’re lucky enough to spend the...
What are Social Technologies?

We make soil! The art of composting in a toilet

by Lucy Legan | Apr 19, 2019 | Ecocentro Ipec, Natural Building, Sustainable Living

It’s believed that the first toilets for human waste were created in an ancient settlement in Scotland dating back to 3000 B.C. That’s over 5000 years ago! Sadly enough, today about 2.4 billion people, or roughly one-third of the world’s population still lack access...
How to make a Keyhole Garden

How to make a Keyhole Garden

by Lucy Legan | Dec 20, 2015 | Ecocentro Ipec, Homeschooling, Permaculture, Permaculture garden, Sustainable Living

My mama started making keyhole beds after reading “Mandala gardens: a booklet for Permaculture gardeners” by Robyn Francis. At this time, we were living at Ecocentro IPEC, so we had lots of space to experiment with creating keyhole gardens. I have memories of munching...

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