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[:es]ACOLCHAR ARBOLES[:en]MULCHING TREES[:de]BÄUME MULCHEN[:]

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Loosing the earth around the tree
do a little berm to hold water to infiltrate
digging a little ditch if there is a steep slope
adding some manure and water it
covering the prepared soil with a thick layer of straw
building a little wall with stones if needed
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adding some manure and water it
digging a little ditch if there is a steep slope
building a little wall with stones if needed
covering the prepared soil with a thick layer of straw
Loosing the earth around the tree
do a little berm to hold water to infiltrate
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adding some manure and water it
digging a little ditch if there is a steep slope
building a little wall with stones if needed
covering the prepared soil with a thick layer of straw
Loosing the earth around the tree
do a little berm to hold water to infiltrate
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[:es]MOVIMIENTOS DE TIERRA EN MONTE ALEGRE[:en]EARTH MOVEMENT IN MONTE ALEGRE[:de]ERDBEWEGUNG IN MONTE ALEGRE[:]

[:es][Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”6″ gal_title=”Monte Alegre Retencion de Agua en Paisajes”][:en]Water is the very first element you think about when you start planning a permaculture garten. So we do earth movements to harvest every single drop falling on our land. With different measurements like a well, swales, a pond and terraces we have many possibilities to do this.

the well under construction. the gravel protected from the clay with geotextile.
the well almost finished. it’s 10m deep!
pouring gravel around the concrete rings
the terraces below the swlale
the excavator building the dam for harvesting about 400’000l rainwater
ant the swale after the same first rain (about 60mm)

After the earth movement is done, we start with green fertilizing. We seed broad beans, barley and a local wilde bean. Mixing it with soil and sand to give the seeds a good start and to protect it from the sun an getting dry we cover it all with a thin layer of straw.

Bringing straw to the side
and good fertile soil
mixing seed like broad beans and barley with the soil and sand,
seeding the seed mixture and…
cover it with straw
and…
waiting for the rain!

Still waiting for the rain, we startet with the preparation for planting the seedlings and seeded the seeds of the nitrogen fixing trees.
Soon we do the raindance!!!

At the measure
digging the zai-holes and connect them with trenches
mulch the tranches with straw
fill the holes with compost
hammering holes for seeding in the already prepared terraces
the with compost filled holes seeded
a little moon shaped water holding structure for an old almond tree
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the well under construction. the gravel protected from the clay with geotextile.
the well almost finished. it’s 10m deep!
pouring gravel around the concrete rings
the terraces below the swlale
the excavator building the dam for harvesting about 400’000l rainwater
ant the swale after the same first rain (about 60mm)

Bringing straw to the side
and good fertile soil
mixing seed like broad beans and barley with the soil and sand,
seeding the seed mixture and…
cover it with straw
and…
waiting for the rain!
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FOOD FOREST GARDENING WORKSHOP

Impressions of the curse:

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Thanks to all who help to realize this beautiful curse!

The Semilla Monte Alegre Team

Syllabus and time table, weekend , 04-06 March

Topics:Malaga-course

  • Observation and primary Preparations for an intensive garden within the food
    forest with swales, terraces and living fences.
  • Growing and integrating annual vegetables with perennial herbs and trees in a seasonal, intensive agro-ecological system.
  • Fertility and moisture retaining in the top soil through Zai-holes, Vermi-compost, Terra-preta, E.M, Green-manures and N-fixing plants.
  • The F.F.G weekend will be hosted the farm of Semilla Monte Alegre, learning and working in the newly raised food forest of Monte Alegre, and will include films, written material and field work.

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Course instructor: Chaym Feldman is an Israeli agro-ecologist since 2001, certified organic farmer; graduate of the AIES Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and the Stratford Ecological Center in Delware Ohio, U.S.A; working and teaching with Palestinian farmers and establishing agro-ecological gardens and food forests in Israel, Palestine, Tanzania and Portugal.
Living and working now in Portugal in the Varzea da Goncala eco-farm.

Project Monte Alegre
Monte Alegre is a sustainable Project in Alcaucín, Málaga, Spain. We, Semilla Monte Alegre, started in winter 2014 with planning the permaculture garden,  and since September 2015 we startet with the earth-movement to create water retention measurements to stop erosion.

Accommodation and food: 40.- €

Price for the 3 day course : 60.- €

Registration and information: 952916159 or semilla@semillamontealegre.org

More information about Monte Alegre