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Nuestra Casa

posted by The Paititi Team on September 18th, 2013

So, as you know we are currently on the transitional move to a mountain land, and in the meantime, have shifted focus to reaching out to a local school and its children. We have had three classes so far, one a week, and are focusing on using our facilities as educational launch points. Some things […]


Permaculture + Spirituality?

posted by The Paititi Team on January 23rd, 2012

There is quite an active debate in the Permaculture community currently regarding whether or not metaphysics should or should not be incorporated into Permaculture Design Courses and we feel that this is a very important conversation to share with our community. As many of you know we have created a course we call “Shamanic Permaculture” […]


Tropical Soils: less is more in fast carbon pathways, but only with standing forest

posted by The Paititi Team on May 7th, 2010

The Amazon rainforest is one of the most amazing displays of symbiotic relationships one can experience in the world. This complex and layered eco-system thrives through the many systems and cycles that interweave through the layers of canopy, creating one of the most bio-diverse displays of life on the planet. Nature designs the most magnificent […]


Permaculture as Systems Thinking

posted by The Paititi Team on April 13th, 2010

I just spent the weekend co-teaching at a Permaculture Design Certificate Course with Andrew Leslie Philips and Marie Grimaldi of the Hancock Permaculture Center. I always leave these weekends fueled and inspired – every time more convinced that Permaculture should be a required subject for a high school diploma! More on this in the future, […]