Reversing Desertification with Permaculture

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Reversing Desertification with Permaculture

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Emilio manages the Danyadara (‘Blessed Earth’) permaculture project in Andalusia, Spain. One of our land partners, Danyadara’s mission is to reverse desertification, using permaculture principles, and sustainable land management.

In this Masterclass Series, Emilio invites you to create a New Earth together, through the principles of permaculture. He shows us how to regenerate depleted soil, restore fertility and create life, using local and affordable techniques such as: decompacting compacted soil, using green manure, composting, and mulching.

Other permaculture wisdom you will attain includes: agroforestry, plant communities, seed production, growing crops, and medicinal plants.

Emilio Gilabert

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Emilio trained as a yoga teacher in India and started combining his work with the land with organising meditation retreats. Emilio now manages the Danyadara permaculture project in Andalucia. See more

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Emilio Gilabert

Meet your expert
Emilio trained as a yoga teacher in India and started combining his work with the land with organising meditation retreats. Emilio now manages the Danyadara permaculture project in Andalucia. See more

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Masterclass One

Meet Emilio

Emilio manages the permaculture project in Andalusia, Spain. In this intro, he illustrates how living in harmony with the land has the potential to send you on a transformational journey and change your life.

Masterclass Two

Discover Danyadara Permaculture Farm

Emilio speaks about Danyadara’s (‘Blessed Earth’) mission, to reverse desertification. They are participating in this through the reforestation of the 22 hectares of depleted farmland surrounding Suryalila Retreat Centre in Andalusia, Spain.
Masterclass Three

Reverse Desertification through Fertilisation

Emilio shows how creating life in the context of desertification starts with soil regeneration and fertility. In this masterclass Emilio shows us how to work with depleted soil and prepare it for growing crops.

Masterclass Four

Regenerate the Soil for Seed

Emilio continues to answer the key question: How to regenerate soil and create life? In addition to fertilization, soil regeneration requires decompacting compacted soil before seeding crops.

Masterclass Five

Help Life to Thrive with ‘Lazy Compost’

Emilio continues to expand on ways to support life through restoring soil; this time by using green manure in between fruit trees, one of his favorite techniques. Each class of green manure has its own unique properties.
Masterclass Six

Protect the Soil with Mulching

Emilio shares; No mud, no lotus: to create a New Earth we need to learn the art of transformation - and turn waste into seeds for something new and beautiful. Emilio will transform the way you look at ‘waste.’

Masterclass Seven

Cultivate Life with Green Manure

Emilio introduces another technique to build up the soil, this time without using soil altering techniques, but by using the patterns observed in the forest.

Masterclass Eight

Regenerate the Soil by Mimicking the Forest

Emilio teaches that agroforestry refers to large areas in which trees are planted in between rows of crops - thus creating an ecosystem in which crops and trees support each other. Various crops provide different benefits to each other.
Masterclass Nine

Create Biodiverse Ecosystems: Agroforestry

Emilio shares his passion and wisdom on living in connection with Mother Earth - and is particularly excited to introduce you to a technique known as ‘fruit tree guilds.’

Masterclass Ten

Create Biodiverse Ecosystems: Fruit Tree Guilds

Emilio shows another simple yet powerful practice that regenerates and prepares the soil for seeding which is mulching - the focus of this masterclass. Soil, like skin, needs to be covered and protected from the sun.

Masterclass Twelve

Prepare Seed Trays for Thriving Seedlings

Emilio explains that sowing seeds in seed trays is important to speed up the growing process and prepare for summer. What kind of soil and preparation do we need to grow seedlings in the nursery?
Masterclass Thirteen

Be in Service to Seed Conservation for Future Life

Emilio gives an introduction to seed conservation and explains why it is important to join the big movement of seed conservation.

Masterclass Eleven

Make a Medicinal Salad with Edible Flowers

Emilio demonstrates how to prepare a healthy salad with edible flowers, which add a lot of vitamins and other nutrients, as well as colour. Wild plants and plants act as natural pharmacy offering many benefits.

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