Comments on: Arts Factory Backpackers – Photo Update

By: Øyvind Holmstad

Øyvind Holmstad — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:37:49 +0000

As these pictures were very inspiring, I want to inspire even more. I want to inform Geoff, the PRI-Institute and others that one of the greatest permaculture designers of Northern Europe, if not the greatest, now has finished his new permaculture design book. If you order before February 14 you get a discount. See:

- Aranya’s Permaculture Design “Step-by-Step” – Book is Soon Out: http://permaliv.blogspot.com/2012/02/aranyas-permaculture-design-step-by.html

By: Nicolas Netien

Nicolas Netien — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:20:59 +0000

Cheers for the update Geoff, im sure it will clear all doubt some had (see the 30 comments on old post) about costs and input/output

By: Daniel Parra Hensel

Daniel Parra Hensel — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:30:26 +0000

Great post Geoff. I noticed there were no photos of the food forest we installed behind all the fecund garden beds. How did the trees do? If you have any photos of that it would be great to see. Thanks for the post, I hope all is well at Zaytuna, still recovering from such and incredible 10 weeks;) Blessings!

By: Justine

Justine — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:15:58 +0000

After a visit to your farm last year Geoff you recommended I go and check out the installation at the Arts Factory…….this I did and was very impressed and it certainly is flourishing now. Thanks for sharing the update.

By: Janie

Janie — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:32:32 +0000

Awww, I stayed at The Arts Factory way back in the ‘94, such great memories! I drove their mini bus and lived in a tipi, right about where that garden now stands! Happy days ;o)

By: Heather Formaini

Heather Formaini — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:19:04 +0000

I love it and it inspires me to think of a plan for a good piece of land I have just cleared (in the north of Italy).
Immediately I had cleared it of the massive brambles the snow fell and we are now snowed in.
This means that the land underfoot will have had a good soaking and this is especially good as rainfall has been down by 75 per cent over the last year.