Free PDC (Permaculture Design Course)

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

We would like to inform you that we are closing places this month to participate in a 6-month intensive PDC (Permacultural Design Cours), which is coordinated by our Daniel as a regular teacher.
Don't miss this UNIQUE opportunity to deepen your knowledge of this holistic science from March to August in a very practical way with the help of a Swiss permacultor who has been coordinating several holistic Permaculture projects in the Axarquia region of Malaga for more than 6 years.

 

More infos here...

BOOKINGS

by email:
semilla@semillamontealegre.org

by cell phone:

+34 / 661 420 391
+34 / 659 10 98 09

TUTOR

Daniel Stocker, from Switzerland, is working since more than five years on different Fincas in the Axarquía. His main project is Monte Alegre, where he applies his collected experience from working as a volunteer or attending as a student in workshops and seminars. For example in Tamera (Portugal), Lilleoru (Estonia), La Flessyer (France) amongst others. His main focus is on Water Retention Landscaping and reforestation, creating food forests in arid zones.

Eco-Learning Community Gaia from 11th September 2020 until June 2021

DETAILLED INFO ECO-LEARNING COMMUNITY GAIA FROM 11th September 2020 - June 2021

KEY VALUES

Gaia School Introduction here;
More detailed information here)
The Gaia Education curriculum that we follow here in this Gaia School pilot project in Malaga is in line with the following key values:
  • honoring unity through diversity;
  • celebrating the diversity of cultures;
  • promoting social justice and environmental awareness;
  • empowering individuals and local actors;
  • increasing awareness and human potential;
  • respecting the living Earth as our planetary home.

 

 

 

 

PERMACULTURE GARDEN SPACE

Our educational project Gaia, as you will have heard us say more than once ;), puts a lot of emphasis on sustainability and food sovereignty; how we feed ourselves. That's why we have started a school garden in our Almayate space, so that ALL THE FAMILY can participate and learn how to regenerate the land, grow food and process it.
You are invited to participate with your children in the activities related to agro-ecology and sustainability that we have scheduled for Mondays
coordinated by the Swiss permacultor Daniel Stocker
(Spanish / English and German lessons).

THE FOOD IN GAIA PROJECT

As healthy, ecological and km 0 food is one of the pillars of the project, along with learning to share them, our educational proposal includes breakfast and lunch in the price.

Providing food from the project is designed, on the one hand, to cover the needs of children to eat from time to time and, secondly, the need to do so in a structured way from the project; avoiding waste, comparisons and cravings to see their friends eating different things.

The idea is that this daily habit forms part of a ritual-celebration of coming together, giving thanks for the food and sharing it with our friends.

The food will always be balanced, in terms of protein and carbohydrates, with an abundance of legumes, vegetables, sprouts, quinoa, millet and whole grains. In the preparation of the meals, no refined food will be used, -no refined flour or oil, no salt, etc.- nor will fried food be served or prepared with palm oil, sunflower oil, etc.

Menus for diabetics and gluten intolerance kids also possible.

PROPOSALS

PROPOSAL OF FOOD:
Possibility of including individual needs in the menu.
 
Vegan breakfast: oats or home-made sour dough bread made with rye flour and/or gluten-free bread + olive oil and/or avocado, tahini, etc. + a glass of home-made vegetable milk or sugar-free juice

Fruits are available all morning,
Vegan lunch (without wheat) around 13:00h rich in vegetable protein.

 

SCHEDULE OF THE GAIA ECO-LEARNING COMMUNITY

  • Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 15:00h
  • Afternoons: music, languages and arts class on demand

 

WEEKLY PROPOSAL:

MONDAY: Piano and music lessons coordinated by Daniel Stocker + ago-ecology lessons (school garden) (Spanish, English and German lessons)


TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY:
various proposals according to weekly and monthly rhythms coordinated by Marta. (Spanish and English and lessons)


FRIDAY:
Excursions outside the space (in the Nature, museums, farms, etc.) to enrich the learning of the children in different contexts are coordinated by Rakel Domínguez . (Spanish, English, Italian and German lessons)

 

CONDITIONS AND PRICES


PRICES Promotion school year 2019/20 (with breakfast, fruit and lunch included):
 

Note: All parents have to become members of our association to participate in the project and be covered by the civil responsibility insurance that the association has for small and adults, excursions, etc.

Annual membership fee 50€ per year- Click here to see the  formulary and become a member!

MONTHLY FEE from 2 to 6 years old (with breakfast, fruit and lunch included. If a child cannot come to the educational eco learning community a few days a month, he or she will not be charged for the extra meal):

2 days a week:    150€ + 5€/day for Food = 190€

3 days a week:    200€ + 5€/day for Food = 260€

4/5 days a week: 250€ + 5€/day for Food = 350€

 
Friday excursions can be an extra cost. The prize depend on the distances,  number of kids, entrance,  etc. 
 

Matriculation (semestral fee): 100€ (for materials)

MONTHLY FEE from 6 to 12 years old (with breakfast, fruit and lunch included. If a child cannot come to the educational eco learning community a few days a month, he or she will not be charged for the extra meal)

2 days a week:    150€ + 6€/day for Food  = 200€

3 days a week:    200€ + 6€/day for Food = 275€

4/5 days a week: 250€ + 6 €/day for Food = 370€

 
Friday excursions can be an extra cost. The prize depend on the distances,  number of kids, entrance,  etc. 
 
Matriculation (semestra fee): 250 Euros (100 € for the purchase of materials + 150 € for participation in the Gaia homeschooling program approved in Estonia + certificate accrediting Gaia School Estonia at the end of the course +  a descriptive report of observations and evolution made by the coordinator in Malaga).

PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT

Minimum participation/registration of children: 2 days a week.
Desired participation of parents (community work for the school: proposals for activities/classes/workshops, support for excursions, etc., various work in the garden, publicity for events, etc.: 2 hours a week or 8 hours a month (flexibility)

If the children come 3, 4 or 5 times a week 3, 4, or 5h/week
(so many hours per week like days)
IMPORTANT info for kids more than 6 years old:
Commitment of the families to do one skype before June 2020 with the director of Gaia School in Estonia and sign the attached contracts. (CONTRACT)
 
We remain at your disposal for any questions or doubts
by email: semilla@semillamontealegre.org
or telephone: +34 659 10 98 09

 

 

FoodCoop at wholesale prices

What do we do and what do we want?

Growing into a cooperative and avoiding waste

NEXT ORDER BIO WHOLESALER FROM BARCELONA: FEBRUARY 07.

Join our NEW CONSUMPTION GROUP TO OBTAIN ORGANIC PRODUCTS THAT ARE DIFFICULTURAL FROM LOCAL FARMERS (flours, pulses, cashew nuts, coconut oil, etc).

We order twice a year from an organic wholesale company in Barcelona, in February and September, and share the unpackaged products to benefit from discounts, while avoiding generating waste.

The prices of the Mapryser company list that we share with you here, are without VAT as in all bio-wholesalers.

ONLY 5 and 25kilos and multiples of these can be ordered. You cannot order loose kilos as we ARE NOT AND WILL NOT BE A STORE…THE IDEA IS TO GROW TO COOPERATIVA?.

DELIVERY POINT Our space in Almayate, Torre del Mar, or, we can arrange a delivery point in Malaga or surroundings and in Maro or surroundings if there is a minimum

Advantages of the Members

Join our extensive network

OFFERS ORGANIC, HANDMADE PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES TO OUR GROUP

If you are a member of Semilla Monte Alegre, the prices in our online store do not have any additional charge. And, in addition, you will be able to sell organic/craft products and services in the consumer group that we are creating, as well as benefit from multiple advantages and discounts.

If you want to become a member of our association -50 euros a year- click on the following link, print the form and give it to us by hand or send it to us by post to Semilla Monte Alegre, Raquel Dominguez Segura C/ Unidad n70 C.P.: 29018 (Malaga).

BECOME A MEMBER

More info: 659 10 98 09

Finally, if you are interested in ordering some products without becoming a member, bienvenid@…avísanos and we send you the link to order easily from our website.

25.01.2020 Open door day of Eco-Learnning Community Gaia

25.01.2020 OPEN DAY AND NON-VIOLENT CC WORKSHOP IN THE GAIA ECOCOMMUNITY OF LEARNING (ALMAYATE)

en la EcoComunidad de Aprendizaje GAIA

Defies the rain of the last Saturday, we spent a lovely day with the families around the fireplace in the little wooden houses of the school.

That’s why…we repeat this weekend, even if it rains 😉

It is a pleasure to invite you again to our Open Day this Saturday 25th JANUARY after the Practical Workshop on Nonviolent Communication that Delphine will give in our space in Almayate.

PROGRAM OF THE DAY:

11:30h Nonviolent Communication Workshop

14:00h Organic vegan meal with menus at 6, 8 and 10 euros to support Gaia educational project.

16:00h Informative talk about the educational project Gaia and the ecovillage project associated with it

 

 

 

ECO Educational Space GAIA ( ALMAYATE )

We open our GAIA space in Almayate on the weekends to workshops, activities and talks about healthy living, respectful breeding and communication, art and music, etc. and everything else that comes up…
WELCOME PROPOSALS!

The Talk – practical workshop on Nonviolent Communication will be facilitated by Delphine from 11:30h to 14:00h

FOOD AND INFORMATIVE TALK ABOUT EDUCATIONAL PROJECT: From the Gaia space we will offer organic vegan menu for 6, 8 and 10 euros from 14:00h and a small informative talk at 16:00h.

WELCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN to the whole day

Free workshop / by conscious contribution to cover expenses.

Confirm attendance at 659 10 98 09

 

Last briefing before the start!

ANNUAL TRAINNING IN NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION COSTA TROPICAL

The Annual Training -certified by the Center for NonViolent Communication-? and planned for 1 Saturday a month starting in February-, in which we will train more deeply in this tool so that the Gaia project can grow with it, is about to close registration. More info: here

DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN YOU AND YOUR RELATIONSHIPS!
LAST PLACES!

…we could share a trip once a month if you join the cours ;)!

✨✨… unique transformative opportunity in southern Spain to develop your emotional intelligence, acquire powerful tools to connect with yourself and others, integrate keys to conflict resolution, and create a world where the needs of all count. ??????

 

EL RENACER DE LA MADRE GAIA

 

Our Gaia educational project began to take shape more than a year and a half ago when we started with the family meetings.

It has been a very very long pregnancy, with several attempts to give birth that didn’t finish blooming; apparently GAIA was premature, that’s why the space we wanted to buy, Nidolea, didn’t come out.
…Now, after several months of hard work and adaptations to the unforeseen events that occurred in August with the other space 1 month before we moved in, our baby GAIA is now mature and has decided to be born in our home in Almayate. Luckily, the mango farm where we live has more than 2 hectares , already had several small wooden houses, etc.. ideal for a small educational project ;

Thanks to the families that continue to believe in GAIA and make the effort to also start contributing economically so that the project takes shape and try to be sustainable economically also!

We are happy to start small and very very grateful for all the contributions and learning we have experienced so far in this TRIP?

 

 

RESERVAS

por correo electrónico:
semilla@semillamontealegre.org

por móvil:
+34 / 659 10 98 09

29th of December: Christmas Marked “SAYALONGA ECOLÓGICA”

ORGANIC WINTER MARKET

Write in the calendar this Christmas:
Next Sunday, December 29th, from 10:00 to 18:00h in Rafael Alcoba Square in Sayalonga, third edition of the "SAYALONGA ECOLOGICAL" MARKET.

Visitors who come to know this beautiful village of the Axarquia can taste organic products, vegetarian and vegan food, fruits and vegetables of the region, teas and infusions, and take samples of seeds and medicinal plants, and crafts and much more.
A unique event in La Axarquía organized by the Asociación Semilla Monte Alegre with the collaboration of the Sayalonga Town Hall and funds from Diputación de Málaga to enjoy with the whole family a unique market that promotes agro-ecology and sustainability.

 

Autumn Market Parade

PROGRAMM

En su tercera edición, esta iniciativa municipal para promover el consumo ecológico  y dar a conocer a los productores ecológicos en la comarca, contará con:

In its third edition, this municipal initiative to promote organic consumption and raise awareness of organic producers in the region, will have
FREE PROGRAMMING OF THE DAY:
12:00h: Worm Compost Workshop (ASOC. SEMILLA MONTE ALEGRE)
The renowned Swiss permacultor Daniel Stocker will teach young and old how to build a small vermicompost. (Spanish/English and German)
13:00h: Yolanda Valle and SÉSAMO TEATRO present: "Magia muy potágica" An unforgettable theatre for the whole family to enjoy with the 5 senses of magic (Spanish).
15:00h: Home perfume workshop where Berta will teach us how to make our own solid perfume from raw materials such as olive oil, sweet almond oil and beeswax, adding natural and macerated essences.
15:00h to 17:00h: Storytelling Days with Eli and Jesus https://www.facebook.com/255401641953038/posts/564341464392386/
1) "Ada's storyteller, trust you" Workshop with activities and drawing games (Eli)
2) Christmas Story: "Rusty, the Husky who wanted to pull Santa's sleigh" (Eli)
https://www.falsaria.com/2016/11/rusty-husky-sonaba-tirar-del-trineo-papa-noel/
3) Finally, the well-known story "Who has done this to my head"
17:00h: Alonsi Navarro -PLANTAROMED- will offer a very original workshop for the whole family "Connect with your ancient seeds of your ancestors" .

 

STORYTELLING FROM 15:00 TO 17:00

Impressions of the past market

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INFORMATION FOR SELLERS

TO PROMOTE ECOLOGICAL CONSUMPTION with economic support

28 stand places for ecological market with 30 € minimum purchase assured to each stand to participate.

Sayalonga Town Council will pay 30 € to each stand to give tastings/promotions of our products.

The Town Hall will shade the street but it is necessary to bring tables and it's recommended to bring tents.

PLACE: Rafael Alcoba Square, Sayalonga

DATES:
December 29th

100 % Craftsmen also welcome to complete places.

Applications until by calling 659 10 98 09 or by mail semilla@semillamontealegre.org

Thank you for sharing with small organic producers

MARKET “SAYALONGA ECOLÓGICA”

Next Sunday June 30 you’re very welcome to taste in the square Rafael Alcoba, SAYALONGA all kinds of organic products and see handicrafts of the Axarquia and throughout the province of Malaga.

The Council of this municipality of the Axarquia with charm and tradition bets for the agroecology and the sustainability, and has dedicated a budgetary item to promote the consumption of ecological products through 3 ecological markets:

June 30th,
September 29th
December 29th

with the vision of subsequently establishing a monthly market in the municipality.

Our association Semilla Monte Alegre, in charge of the organization of this wonderful initiative, has already started with the preparations. We are working on promoting the event so that as many people as possible can enjoy a unique market where they can taste a wide variety of local and seasonal organic products.

 

INFORMACIÓN PARA INTERESADOS EN VENDER

TO PROMOTE ECOLOGICAL CONSUMPTION by receiving??

?28 stands for ecological market???? with a minimum purchase of 30 € ? insured by Sayalonga Town Hall for tasting/promotion.

Town hall will put shade for us!

LOCATION: plaza Rafael Alcoba

FREE KITCHEN WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN over 4 years old, WITH NISPEROS. PRIOR REGISTRATION required from June 17 in Aymto de Sayalonga -only 40 places-.

DATES:
Next Sunday, June 30th,
September 29th and
December 29th

Necessary commitment to participate on all 3 dates.

100 % Craftsmen also welcome to complete places.

Solicitudes hasta próximo 25 de junio llamando al 659 10 98 09 o por correo semilla@semillamontealegre.org

Gracias por compartir con pequeños productores ecológicos?

16.06.2019 WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE

16.06.2019 WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE

Paisaje de retención de aguas / Bosque comestible / Microorganismos

Some impressions of the beautiful course

A very BIIIG THANK YOU to all participants!

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In this workshop held by Daniel Stocker, coordinator of different permaculture projects in and around the Axarquía in Málaga (Monte Alegre, Los Rosales...), you will learn about Permaculture, its philosophy and ethics. We show you all the work which has be done in the last years on the site and explain the interconnectedness of the components.

16th of June 2019
held on the Finca La Sacristía close to Macharaviaya, Málaga, Spain.
Location: GoogleMaps

PROGRAM

Sunday 16.06.2019 (15:00 - 20:00h)

  • Opening the course
  • Tour through the "Finca la Sacristía"
    • Water Retention Landscape
    • Composting / Worm-composting
    • Greenhouse of pioneers
    • Food Forest
    • ...
  • What is PERMACULTURE?
    • A little history about PERMACULTURE
    • The philosophy of  PERMACULTURE
    • The ethics of PERMACULTURE
    • What is sustainability?
  • How to create our own bio - fertilizer? (Practical part)
    • Recipe of  Jairo Restrepo

During the workshop we will serve you a very tasty vegan organic snack.

INDICATIVE PRICES (all based on donations):

    • Workshop 20.-€
    • Food 5.-€

BOOKINGS

by email:
semilla@semillamontealegre.org

by cell phone:

+34 / 661 420 391
+34 / 659 10 98 09

TUTOR

Daniel Stocker, from Switzerland, is working since more than five years on different Fincas in the Axarquía. His main project is Monte Alegre, where he applies his collected experience from working as a volunteer or attending as a student in workshops and seminars. For example in Tamera (Portugal), Lilleoru (Estonia), La Flessyer (France) amongst others. His main focus is on Water Retention Landscaping and reforestation, creating food forests in arid zones.

CROWDFUNDING FOR GAIA

CROWDFUNDING FOR GAIA

Hello Tribe

I hope your lives are full of happiness and your most profound dreams are coming true. Ours are at the point of coming true - “to start living in a Tribe- from the September!! There are still some apartments available so hurry up!

This summer we are preparing a crowdfunding campaign. We are editing a video that we are going to share next month in order  to advertise the project and to get contributions from people, associations and companies, related to our values ,​​that would like to contribute to this great common dream.

AIMS:

  1. get grants / sponsorships and offer at least 10 scholarships for this first year; since the La Caixa grant of 20,000 euros has been denied. We already have 1 scholarship. A friend    has offered us to sponsor a child for 10 months, so the fee for child with food included will go for 200 euros instead of 350 euros / month.
  2. Get PATRONS and donations through the “GOTEO” platform, Triodos, etc. for:
    1. lower the monthly fees and/or subsidize ecological canteen
    2. construction of the clasroom dome
  3. construction of a greenhouse for school
    1. And, most of all - to find Investors interested in     the project so that we would be able to buy the farm and develop the project in our own place

 

THE PROJECT NEEDS YOU

 

We need to establish this wonderful and so needed educational project in our OWN SPACE that  would allow us to grow and develop in order to develop and inspire our environment.

We want to promote the RURAL REPOPULATION and the replication of the model of coexistence project in the environment of  an educational space co-created by several families across the country. In the short-medium term, the vision is to obtain homologation also in Spain, and to help to replicate this model, to avoid the massive rural depopulation caused, among other factors, by the centralization of education and the absence of educational services in rural zones.

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We want to help many other alternative educational projects that end up dying in the first 2 or 3 years of existence because of the lack of human and economic resources, and, above all, because of the legal situation of the alternative education in Spain.

Because of this reason, many parents of the children who turn 6, abandon projects like this, as they are afraid to continue with project without homologation.

We are urgently looking for investors who identify with  the project, and who want to support this model of sustainable holistic education and contribute to a real change in the current education system.

 

For more information, business plan, call us on 659109809

 

More information about educational project...

If you can make a contribution NOW !, before the official crowdfunding campaigns  of GOTEO start helping, we would really appreciate it.

 

With your help we could start paying the materials for the school, contracts,  lawyers and cover the other costs that are necessary to start a project in the new place.

 

Beneficient: Asociación Semilla Monte Alegre

IBAN: ES56 3058 0769 4427 2002 7693

Concept: donation Gaia

Or click on donate below to use your credit card!

If you are interested to be an investor of the eco educational project, please feel welcome- we really need you, and do not hesitate- tell us of how much you could help us and on what terms.

All help counts at this moment.

We also need a lot of hands and hearts for a project like this. We are open to receive volunteers for long and short term. For more information about the volunteer program please call us on 0034659109809

We are also looking for campers for the volunteers’ accommodation,  materials, yurts, non-permanent structures to create classroom dome and workshops for the school.

All the little pieces that would sum up for the project….

 

GUARANTEE of the refund of the investors. 

Given that the space has 10 apartments that are rented to families interested in actively participating in the Eco-learning community, the payment of monthly fees would be guaranteed, without this impeding the need to generate savings for the project itself through events, courses and festivals that we have planned for the next course.

 

TRIBU HEART

Let me share this text about TRIBE by Laura Posada -with some touches of mine- that reflect the heart of this project and inspired me to write this post and ask for your help.

"When we stopped being tribes, the unity split.

We believed that the couple, or the family nucleus, would be enough, while friendships and circles of belonging gave us the crumbs of ephemeral coexistence.

The tribe is much more than friends and blood brothers. The tribe is the spiritual belonging to a brotherhood that sustains and invites us to sustain.

The tribe is where natural roles are shared, exchanged and interacted. Mothers today mother alone without the containment and support group. The children have siblings who are always the same, the blood brothers. What about the spiritual brothers with whom they should be playing together, co-creating?

We separate into small private properties, running from one side to the other in search of sustenance for the family nucleus.

The natural thing is to group ourselves and, while some sow, others educate, others build, some cook, and at the right moment we gather to eat, to celebrate, to continue the tribe.

The love that we seek so much, besides the love for oneself that is cultivated, is not that of couple, children, family... Rather, having no tribe to practice love in infinite facets, we overload the idea that the couple, the children, and the family, will give us the ground to channel love.

Without tribe we are like a dismembered human body trying to function, each member separately.

We have to go back to the tribes where grandparents are dignified and you are all.

Trade, private property, and individualism ripped us off as branches of the trunk that unites us.

In the tribe all gifts are welcome, and roles, being rotational, do not create boredom or saturation. In the tribes there are so many brothers and sisters that sharing is very rich and models alternate.

Now we begin to use the term grow old among friends, and that is to appreciate the tribe.

We can start earlier, from YA and give our children a healthy environment where sharing is natural and where there are many references from whom to learn.

The tribe: It is to create love.

SaLUZ