What does Permaculture Ask of Us and What Does it Give Back?
Porvenir Design Blog » Permaculture
by Scott Gallant
1y ago
“The whole history of our presence on earth could be gleaned from the witness and actions of hands.” John O’Donohue, Eternal Echoes I’m not interested in defending permaculture, nor defining it; not in an encompassing way at least. It is certainly not a silver bullet and it certainly has its flaws. It will not save the world. A cursory glance will lead you to both productive (Making Permaculture Stronger and Liberation Permaculture) and unproductive critiques of permaculture. I will spare you the latter.  What I am sharing here is why I believe permaculture and specifically permaculture e ..read more
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Vanilla Cultivation: A Practical Guide for the Tropical Homestead
Porvenir Design Blog » Permaculture
by Scott Gallant
1y ago
Scott Gallant and Laura Killingbeck The vanilla orchid (Vanilla planifolia) is one of the world’s most interesting plants. Of the nearly 35,000 species of orchid, the second largest botanical family of plants, vanilla is the only species that produces an edible fruit. True vanilla is a sought after product, usually the second most expensive spice in the world, yet we associate the word vanilla with plain, boring, and commonplace. Native to Mexico and Central America, the vanilla vine is well suited for any tropical homestead. Yet vanilla is a particular plant requiring special care, in particu ..read more
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Corn Nixtamalization Recipes and Recommendations for Efficiency
Porvenir Design Blog » Permaculture
by Scott Gallant
1y ago
Laura Killingbeck, Food System Designer This article was originally published at the Round the Bend Farm blog. Round the Bend Farm: A Center for Restorative Community is a working farm and place based education center located in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. There’s nothing like the smell and flavor of real corn, baked into cornbread or roasted on a skillet as a tortilla. Corn has been grown and eaten in these ways for thousands of years throughout the Americas. Unfortunately, in many areas, genetically modified, chemical-dependent corn monocultures have given this plant a dicey reputation ..read more
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Getting the House in Order: Prioritizing Decision Making and Goal Setting in Project Development
Porvenir Design Blog » Permaculture
by Sam Kenworthy
1y ago
Author: Sam Kenworthy Every project starts with a goal in mind. Regardless of scale or time line, the inception of a project revolves around achieving a goal of some sort. Despite how seemingly simple it is to set a goal for a project, even the best of plans are often sidetracked, delayed, or made overly expensive because of a lack of clear vision for the completed project. Purposeful planning that steers projects in the right direction, coupled with accurate goal setting, is one effective way to avoid hiccups and get from point A to point B faster. Goal setting and a matching planning process ..read more
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Costa Rica: Premio para Proyectos de Permacultura
Porvenir Design Blog » Permaculture
by Scott Gallant
1y ago
En Porvenir Design estamos comprometidos a apoyar a la comunidad de permacultura costarricense, y como parte de esta iniciativa, queremos ofrecer un premio de $1000 con junto con AVER y tres premios de $500 (USD) cada uno para proyectos activos de permacultura ubicados en Costa Rica.        El éxito de nuestro trabajo profesional está ligado de muchas maneras al éxito de nuestros colegas, estudiantes y la gran red que formamos. Estamos muy agradecidos con todas las personas que comparten sus conocimientos y recursos de manera tan abierta y priorizando la ética de la abun ..read more
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The Tropical Permaculture Homestead: a Case Study with Porvenir Design
Porvenir Design Blog » Permaculture
by Scott Gallant
1y ago
“One must begin in one’s own life the private solutions that can only in turn become public solutions.” Wendell Berry It is with this in mind that I personally explore the problem of economics. I have a university degree in economics, but my studies did not touch upon the etymology of that word—derived from the Greek oikonomia meaning “management of the household.” My studies set me to master Microsoft Excel, to calculate complex regression analysis, and prepared me for a job in finance. They did not, though, prepare me for what to do with so many bananas.  And that is where I find my ..read more
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Where to Buy Trees, Seeds, and Compost in Costa Rica?
Porvenir Design Blog » Permaculture
by Scott Gallant
1y ago
The third principle of permaculture is fair share. This implies an open source ethic with regard to knowledge and information. It is with that in mind that our team at Porvenir Design is has put together this guide for sourcing plants, seeds, soil amendments, consultants in all fields, and much more. It is a guide that has been compiled over our four years in operation as a permaculture design firm based in Costa Rica. It has been put together with the help of many colleagues and deserves to be a free resources for everyone working in Costa Rica on building soil, improving water cycles and gr ..read more
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Agricultura Sintrópica: Estudio de Caso, Cacao en Costa Rica
Porvenir Design Blog » Permaculture
by Scott Gallant
1y ago
Scott Gallant Luego de organizar y participar en nuestro primer taller de agricultura sintrópica en el 2019, nuestro equipo en Porvenir Design sabía que necesitaba encontrar al cliente adecuado para implementar un sistema a una escala mayor y aprender más acerca de estos conceptos. Finca Luna Nueva nos presentó esta oportunidad pues buscaban expandir sus plantaciones de cacao y recientemente habíamos empezado a administrar por completo su finca. Como parte de este trabajo nos dedicamos a documentar la transformación de esta parcela durante el primer año y medio, desde el diseño y planeamiento ..read more
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Syntropic Agriculture: Cacao, Costa Rica, Case Study
Porvenir Design Blog » Permaculture
by Scott Gallant
1y ago
Scott Gallant After organizing and attending our first syntropic farming workshop in 2019, our team at Porvenir Design knew that we were looking for just the right client to implement a larger scale system to learn more about these ideas. Finca Luna Nueva presented that opportunity as they were seeking to expand their existing cacao orchards and we had recently taken over full administration of their farm.  As part of this work we documented the transformation of the space during its first year and a half, from design and planning to implementation and feedback. This blog seeks to explain ..read more
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Porvenir Design Holistic Context (Eng/Esp)
Porvenir Design Blog » Permaculture
by Scott Gallant
1y ago
This article is about Holistic Management and decision making as a tool and how we use it in our business, Porvenir Design. Desplácese hacia abajo para leer en español “Hi, I found your website researching vanilla. I want to know if you think my property would be good for growing vanilla to sell. I don’t need to get rich, I just need for it to cover the property expenses. I’m located near Quepos. Please let me know if you can help me set up my vanilla farm? Thank you!” What to make of a client inquiry such as this? In some ways it is quite a simple question: can we help them set up this farm ..read more
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